What benefits does digital transformation bring to people?
(Baonghean.vn) - Digital transformation helps people have equal access to services, training, and knowledge, thereby helping to narrow the digital gap through the development of digital government, digital economy, and digital society.
What benefits does digital government bring to people?
Digital government, thanks to digital data and digital technology, understands people better, thus providing better digital services and taking better care of people.
A child is given a unique identification code when born, when the time comes, the family receives a vaccination notice from the government, when they reach school age, the government decides to allocate educational facilities based on population data, avoiding places with excess and places with shortage, when they reach adulthood, they automatically receive a citizen identification card. When an epidemic breaks out, they receive timely warnings and medical care.
At around 5:00 p.m. on August 21, 2020, a 2-year-old boy in Bac Ninh was kidnapped by a criminal while going to the park with his family. Using digital technology such as smart surveillance cameras and data analysis, the authorities quickly isolated, identified and tracked the suspect. On August 22, 2020, less than 24 hours later, the authorities quickly chased the suspect to Tuyen Quang, arrested him and returned the child to his family. Thanks to digital technology, the government operates more effectively, efficiently and transparently, and also helps protect the people better.
What benefits does the digital economy bring to people?
The digital economy allows each citizen to quickly access the entire market in an unprecedented way. In the past, people brought goods to the market to sell, only reaching a few dozen to a few hundred people in their limited geographical area. But now, with e-commerce, people can sell to millions of people, all over the world.
Every citizen with a smartphone, every household with a fiber optic cable can become a business, can reach the whole world.
In the past, fishermen used to take their daily catch to the market and watch it rot when there were no buyers. Now, they can keep the fish in the river and wait for customers to place orders. When they receive an online order, the fish are taken out of the water and prepared for shipping to the customer. The postal and courier system will deliver the goods to the buyer. There is no need to buy a freezer, no risk of selling rotten fish at low prices that could poison customers, and there will be less overfishing.
What benefits does digital society bring to people?
Digital transformation can help eliminate geographical distances, provide equal opportunities for people to access services, and bring about a series of major improvements in the quality of life. People can live healthier lives thanks to timely medical care, happier lives with more diverse and safer forms of entertainment.
A Vietnamese worker abroad can receive remote medical advice and care from the best doctors at Thu Duc Hospital through the VOVBacsi24 application in Vietnamese, with the service price many times cheaper than using medical advice services in the host country. A high school student in Ha Giang can study online for university entrance exams with the best teachers in Hanoi like high school students in Hanoi through the Viettel Study or VnEdu platforms.
