Prime Minister: Resolutely cut out cumbersome procedures that cause trouble for people and businesses

On the morning of May 17, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Government's Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06, chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee.

Co-chairing the meeting were Deputy Heads of the Steering Committee: Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc; Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies and a number of universities, corporations and large enterprises.

Attending the meeting at the 63 local bridge points were leaders of provinces and centrally-run cities. The meeting focused on assessing the implementation situation in the first months of 2025 and the key directions and tasks in the coming time.

Deploy decisively, rapidly, achieve positive results

The reports and opinions at the meeting unanimously assessed the general results achieved in the past time.

First, leadership and directionbe deployed vigorously and organized synchronously with high determination from the Central to the grassroots level.

The Government has revised, supplemented and updated Resolution No. 03/NQ-CP and issued Resolution No. 71/NQ-CP on the Government's Action Program to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW (63/63 localities and 22/22 ministries and branches have issued action plans to implement the Resolution).

Strengthening the Government's Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation, and Digital Transformation (Decision No. 929/QD-TTg dated May 15, 2025). Establishing 3 working groups to assist the Steering Committee.

In the first 4 months of 2025, the Government and the Prime Minister issued 26 resolutions, 31 decisions, 9 directives, 13 dispatches on digital transformation, administrative reform and implementation of Project 06. Organized 6 national online meetings and conferences on science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and implementation of Project 06. Launched the movements "The whole country competes in innovation, digital transformation" and "Digital education for all".

Second, institutions, mechanisms, policiesrelated to science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06 continue to be focused on completion. In particular, the National Assembly has issued Resolution No. 193/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of special mechanisms and policies to create breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation. Presenting to the National Assembly at the 9th session, 15th tenure are 19 draft laws and 3 resolutions.

The Government has issued 11 decrees. The Vietnam Digital Government Architecture Framework, version 4.0, has been issued.

Third, digital transformation continues to develop strongly. Accelerate the deployment of 5G services nationwide (11,500 BTS stations were built in the first 4 months of 2025). Mobile internet speed increased sharply, entering the top 20 in the world. License and pilot satellite internet deployment.

E-commerce continues to grow strongly (increased by 22% in the first 4 months of 2025). Cashless payments are widely deployed, increasing by 28.7%; POS machines and card acceptance devices are strongly deployed, increasing by 29.8%; 70% of consumers in major cities use cashless payments daily.

The ICT industry has developed quite well (digital technology product exports in the first 4 months of 2025 reached 49.4 billion USD, up 16.2%; ICT industry revenue is estimated at 423,300 billion VND, up 44.4%).

Tax management and e-invoices have been implemented drastically and effectively, contributing to increasing state budget revenue (1.3 billion invoices were processed in the first 4 months of 2025, an increase of 15%); tax collection from e-commerce activities increased sharply (34,500 billion VND in the first 4 months of 2025, an increase of 19%).

Fourth, implementing Project 06strongly promoted, spread, bringing practical effects to people and businesses, strengthening social management and serving socio-economic development.

The national population database has been promoted, bringing practical results (completing the issuance of 100% of chip-embedded citizen identification cards for eligible citizens; activating over 63.4 million electronic identification accounts; providing 43 utilities on the VNeID application, an increase of 12 utilities compared to the end of 2024; cleaning 12.8 million driver's license data).

Online public services serving people and businesses are increasingly being improved, gradually building a professional and modern administration (58/76 essential online public services have been deployed; 200 administrative procedures can have their file components reduced).

Integrated Electronic Health Book and Electronic Medical Record with over 15.5 million citizen information; put into operation the Medical Data Coordination System (with 172 medical examination and treatment facilities in 29 localities using Electronic Medical Record); expanded the implementation of Digital School Records. Over 2.9 million policy beneficiaries have received social security benefits and 80% of people receive pensions and social insurance benefits through accounts.

Fifth, administrative reform workhas been strongly implemented, especially the arrangement and streamlining of the state administrative apparatus (the arrangement and streamlining of the Government apparatus has been completed to 14 ministries and 3 ministerial-level agencies; at the same time, the arrangement and reorganization of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a 2-level local government organization model have been quickly and drastically implemented).

The leader must be close to the job, decisive, and deterrent.

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Government Office, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate, absorb opinions, complete and submit for promulgation the Conclusion of the Prime Minister and the Head of the Steering Committee for unified implementation in the coming time.

On behalf of the Government leaders, the Prime Minister commended the efforts, endeavors and achievements of ministries, branches and localities that have done well, especially the Ministry of National Defense in developing the defense industry, researching, producing and mastering high-tech, advanced and modern weapons and technical equipment, the Ministry of Public Security in implementing Project 06, the Ministry of Science and Technology in implementing common tasks; the consensus, support and active participation of people and businesses.

In addition to the achievements, the Prime Minister pointed out the shortcomings and limitations, such as incomplete decentralization and delegation of power; many tasks are still behind schedule and have not seen clear changes. Many ministries, branches and localities have not proactively registered their funding needs for investment and regular expenditures for science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06.

Not being resolute, not paying due attention to administrative reform, cutting and simplifying administrative procedures is still slow; the quality of providing online public services is not high. Awareness in some places and at some times is not at the right level, so leadership and direction are not resolute and timely; slow implementation of national single window for investment promotion and attraction and public administrative service centers at provincial and communal levels in some places...

Analyzing the causes of the existence and limitations, the Prime Minister said that it was mainly due to the leaders and emphasized that the leaders must be close to the work, resolute, inspect, urge, and worry about the work. Where the Party Committee, government, and leaders spend a lot of time and effort on this work, the work will progress and have clear results. Where the leaders have a low sense of responsibility, do not make great efforts, are negligent, or even perfunctory, the work will be slow.

The Prime Minister emphasized the consistent guiding viewpoint:Promoting the development of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation must be associated with simplification and determination to cut out cumbersome and troublesome administrative procedures, eliminate the request-grant mechanism, reduce time, costs, and compliance for people and businesses; take people and businesses as the center, subject, driving force, and development resources; promote public-private partnership to mobilize resources; leadership, direction, operation, and implementation must be faster, bolder, and more effective; strengthen inspection, supervision, and handling of obstacles and arising issues.

Promoting 3 digital strategy breakthroughs

Regarding the orientation for the coming time, the Prime Minister stated that we must be determined to "accelerate and break through", change the state, turn the situation around, to achieve the socio-economic development target of 2025 (GDP growth reaching at least 8%) and the entire 2021-2025 term, creating momentum, creating momentum, creating force for double-digit growth. We must strongly innovate the leadership, direction, operation, working style and manner in a scientific, professional and modern direction with the motto "Slim apparatus - Connected data - Modern management".

Along with that, promote 3 strategic digital breakthroughs, including digital institutions, digital infrastructure, and digital human resources. Promote resources for implementing science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, increase spending on science and technology to 3% of the state budget. Ministries, branches, and localities must submit projects and programs approved by competent authorities.

Emphasizing the need to promote public-private cooperation, the Prime Minister called for more active participation of businesses, especially private enterprises, in terms of resources, building and perfecting institutions, creating motivation and inspiration.

Regarding key tasks and solutions in the coming time,The Prime Minister requested that we continue to raise awareness, make breakthroughs in innovative thinking, determine strong political determination, resolutely lead and direct, create new impulses, new motivations, and new momentum in the whole society.

Continue to promote extensive propaganda, raise social awareness of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06. Continue to implement and organize substantial and widespread emulation movements nationwide to promote the combined strength of the entire political system, the active participation of businesses and people (especially the movements "The whole country competes in innovation, digital transformation" and "Digital education for all").

Along with that, step up the review, construction, and improvement of institutions, mechanisms, and policies; ensure resources for science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and have priority mechanisms to mobilize resources.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Public Security to promptly complete and submit to the Government for promulgation a Decree detailing and implementing measures for the Law on Data; a Decree regulating the National Data Development Fund and a Decree regulating scientific, technological, innovation activities and data products and services, to be completed in June 2025; and assigned Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung to monitor and direct.

Ministries and sectors, according to their assigned functions and tasks, urgently develop decrees guiding the implementation of 19 laws and 3 resolutions related to science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation, which are being submitted to the National Assembly at the 9th session; assign the Ministry of Justice to urge and assign Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long to monitor and direct.

Ministries, branches and localities shall promptly register projects and tasks of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation to report to competent authorities for approval and funding allocation; and assign Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to monitor and direct.

The Ministry of Finance shall develop and submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation a list and codes of Vietnamese administrative units in accordance with the plan to reorganize the provincial merger apparatus and organize two-level government, to be completed in June 2025; assign Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to monitor and direct.

Ministries and sectors, according to their assigned functions and tasks, urgently develop projects to implement policy testing mechanisms to promote research, development, application, and transfer of strategic technology in sectors and fields; assign the Ministry of Science and Technology to urge and assign Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to monitor and direct.

Regarding the development of digital infrastructure, digital economy and digital government, the Prime Minister requested the development of synchronous and modern digital infrastructure; ministries, localities and enterprises build their own databases, connect with the national database. Organize controlled testing with new technology industries and develop smart manufacturing. The Ministry of Finance will soon complete and submit to competent authorities the pilot policy for the crypto asset market. Ministries, sectors and localities need to focus on comprehensive digitalization and promote the application of artificial intelligence in state management activities.

The Prime Minister also requested to promote administrative reform, build a professional and modern administration; continue to promote the provision, improve the quality and efficiency of online public services, associated with the arrangement of administrative units; accelerate the implementation of Project 06; assign Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh to monitor and direct.

The Ministry of Public Security coordinated with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Bank of Vietnam and relevant agencies and enterprises to launch a campaign to comprehensively review bank accounts and phone SIM cards to strengthen state management and prevent online fraud crimes.

The Prime Minister emphasized the requirement of "thinking truly, doing truly, achieving real results, and benefiting the people truly" so that the development of science and technology, innovation, national digital transformation, administrative reform, and the implementation of Project 06 will continue to have strong, comprehensive, and sustainable changes, contributing significantly to promoting socio-economic development and constantly improving the prosperous and happy life of the people.