Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung responds to legislators' questions on November 4. (Photo: VNA) At the ongoing fourth session of the 15th NationalAssembly, a number of deputies drew attention to digital transformation, whichwas identified by the Party and State as a new mode of development helpingaccelerate national industrialisation and modernisation. However, they pointedout that regulations, management, culture, human resources, citizens, enforcement,and budget for this regard are still lagging behind.
MinisterHung said if Vietnam doesn’t quickly narrow this gap, it will not only fail tocapitalise on chances of digital transformation but also face considerablerisks during this process.
He noted that digital platforms are a breakthrough measurefor promoting the national digital transformation. As digital data is considered atype of resource, his ministry (MIC) has focused on developing digitalplatforms.
In 2022, 52 digital platforms at the national level have beenput into use. It is encouraging that they have recorded hundreds of millions ofdownloads this year, he went on.
Regardingthe IT talent drain, the official said many countries view talent as the fundamentalresource and the decisive factor of the mastery and application of science and technology.
To boost humanresources in this field, it is necessary to develop digital universities, whichwill be a measure for quickly creating digital technology human resources, heopined.
Another measure being taken by MIC is to form online trainingplatforms for different groups of learners. Among those platforms, “One Touch”has operated for six months, and 10 million Vietnamese people have used it tostudy, according to Hung.
Replyingto a question about solutions to fake news in cyberspace, the minister saidthis is a hard nut to crack to not only Vietnam but also many other countries.
Authorities haveissued regulations stipulating acts and responsibility of relevant sides, reducedthe time limits for internet service providers to remove fake news and harmful contentto 24 hours from 48 hours, and increased fines for fake news spreading bythree-fold. However, the fines are equivalent to just one-tenth of those inother countries.
Inthe time ahead, MIC will propose the Government consider heavier fines toenhance deterrence against the act of spreading fake news, he said, noting themost fundamental solution is that the entire society, from ministries, sectors,organisations to individuals and families, takes an active and proactive part inthis work./.
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