Over the past period, the two-tier local government model has been operating steadily within the overall three-tier governance system spanning the central, provincial and communal levels. Throughout this process, digital transformation has served not merely as a technical support tool, but as an essential means of ensuring the smooth operation of the new model.

Amid rapid digital transformation, digital competence has become an imperative prerequisite for every citizen. For older people, mastering technological skills empowers them to adapt more easily and their lives in the digital environment.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan reaffirmed its commitment to serving as a trusted bridge connecting Gunma with Vietnamese ministries, localities, universities and businesses to promote concrete cooperation in investment, trade, science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and human resources development.

Politburo Resolution 57 identifies science and technology, innovation and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs and key drivers for developing modern productive forces, renewing the growth model and improving labour productivity.

Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Chairman of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee's Organisation Commission and Chairman of the Viet Nam-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group, hosted a reception in Ha Noi on July 22 for Executive Acting Secretary-General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Hagiuda Koichi and his delegation.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has called on ASEAN and Russia to achieve breakthroughs in economic cooperation, expand collaboration in emerging sectors and strengthen people-to-people connections to translate commitments of both sides' leaders into tangible outcomes.

Viet Nam’s national digital transformation is advancing at an unprecedented pace. Data, digital platforms, and information systems have become crucial assets of the State, businesses, and citizens. Ensuring the security of digital assets is not only a technical requirement but also a core factor in safeguarding digital sovereignty, ensuring national security, and strengthening digital trust.

After a year and a half of implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, science and technology, innovation and digital transformation have been placed at the centre of the new growth model. The next stage requires a sharper focus on delivering results, with a decisive shift from building mechanisms to creating products; from completing tasks to generating value; and from preparing conditions to making direct contributions to national development.

Viet Nam stands ready to share its experience with Timor-Leste as the ASEAN newest member prepares to assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2029, Chargé d'Affaires of Viet Nam to Timor-Leste Pham Binh Dam said during a meeting with Timor-Leste's Deputy Prime Minister Francisco Kalbuadi Lay in Dili, Timor-Leste, on July 13.

A 100-day action plan has been launched aimed at removing long-standing bottlenecks in digital transformation across the country's political system.

The Steering Committee for Digital Transformation in Party agencies held a conference on July 9 to summarise the digital transformation work in Party agencies during the first six months of the year and to implement tasks for the last six months of 2026. Tran Cam Tu, Politburo Member, Permanent Member of Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, and Head of the Steering Committee, presided over the conference.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 6 called on the legislature's agencies to renew their thinking to improve the quality of policy advice, take more decisive action to enhance effectiveness, and maintain discipline to strengthen trust to better serve the people.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a ceremony to announce the agricultural product traceability system, officially putting it into operation nationwide from July 1. This is an important step forward in the digital transformation of the agricultural sector, contributing to making the value chain more transparent and improving the quality, reputation and competitiveness of Vietnamese farm produce.

Charge d'Affaires of Viet Nam to Timor-Leste Pham Binh Dam recently held a working session with Timor-Leste Minister of Justice Sergio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai in Dili to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in legal affairs, judicial reform, digital transformation, and to facilitate investment and business activities of Vietnamese enterprises in the country.

French newswire Inforadar has flagged tangible advances in Viet Nam’s digital transformation, citing a rapid expansion of digital infrastructure, improved online public services and the nationwide rollout of digital identity.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on July 2 called on the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to accelerate institutional reform and digital transformation while maintaining growth momentum across the agriculture and environment sectors.

At a recent working session with the Central Policy and Strategy Commission and relevant agencies on the project to renew the national development model, General Secretary and President To Lam stated that the new development model should be founded on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to support between 150,000 and 200,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with at least 100,000 adopting digital technology platforms and digital transformation solutions under its 2026–2030 SME Digital Transformation Project unveiled on June 30.

The introduction of Viet Nam's national agricultural product traceability system is a major step in the digital transformation of the agriculture and environment sector, helping enhance the quality, transparency and global competitiveness of the country's farm produce, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung said at the launch ceremony in Ha Noi on June 30.

As digital transformation accelerates in all sectors, demand for highly skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to grow rapidly.