(HBO) – The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has determined digital transformation as an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, and issued a series of resolutions and decisions on digital transformation for the 2022-2025 period with vision to 2030.


Officials in Tan Lac district apply information technology to improve work efficiency

In 2022, the provincial People's Committee and the provincial Digital Transformation Steering Committee issued documents directing the implementation of digital economy and digital society in the province.

Accordingly, the document management and administration system has been deployed to all state administrative agencies at all three levels of province, district and commune. State agencies processed electronic documents online through document management and administration system with digital signature.

The province's online video conferencing system operates efficiently, ensuring communication, sound quality, clear images, and organising meetings in a timely fashion to help save time and costs.

Over the past time, along with the shift of e-government, digital economy has also been promoted and deployed in all economic fields with a highlight of agricultural and rural digital economy which has developed sustainably on the e-commerce platforms such as Portmart.vn and Voso.vn.

The development of digital economy has gradually changed the perception and traditional ways of doing business of people and households about selling products on the digital space, e-commerce platforms, expanding product consumption to foreign markets.

In order to effectively implement the province’s digital transformation plan in 2023, the provincial People’s Committee has proposed five key solutions, namely promoting communication and raising awareness and digital skills; enhancing interaction with people and businesses;researching and cooperating to master and effectively apply technologies; attracting information technology resources; and strengthening international cooperation.

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