The annual Report on Digital Transformation 2023 was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 9, providing enterprises with an insight into the twin green and digital transition trend in the world.
At the press conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The annual Report on Digital Transformation 2023 waslaunched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agencyfor International Cooperation (GIZ) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 9,providing enterprises with an insight into the twin green and digital transitiontrend in the world.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of the MPI’s Enterprise DevelopmentDepartment Nguyen Duc trung said that the report is an update of the digitaltransformation in the world and Vietnam in particular, while highlighting thetwin transition that has been carried out by enterprises across the globe.
With valuable information as well as digital and green transition stories, the reportwill help the business community make right choices during the process, hesaid, adding it is also expected to offer ministries, agencies and localitiesnew approaches to support enterprises.
As part of the programme to support businesses to go digital during2021-2025, various activities were implemented by the MPI and competentdomestic and international parties, with a focus being raising digitaltransformation awareness of enterprises across 63 cities and provinces.
Firms have understood the significance of digital transformation, with many proactivelyintegrating digital transformation target into their development strategy aswell as mobilising necessary resources for digital transformation projects, thereport revealed.
It stated that the twin transition has become increasingly important on aglobal scale, with initiatives revolving around improving productivity andeconomic efficiency in a sustainable manner, enhancing climate change resilience,and cutting or eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.
In Vietnam, digital technology and digital transformation are expected to be amotivation to bolster green economic transition and realise strategic targets ongreen growth.
According to Director for Sustainable Economic Development at GIZ Vietnam DennisQuennet, although enterprises are well aware of digital transformation, theyneed supporting policies and programmes to make breakthroughs in the process inthe coming time./.
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