On September 25, 2024, in Ha Nam, National Economics University (NEU) organized a scientific conference on “The Impact of Digital Economy Development on Ha Nam Province’s Economy” as part of a research project agreed upon between the Ha Nam Department of Science and Technology and NEU.

An overview of the conference

Representing Ha Nam Province at the conference were Pham Minh Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications; Truong Tuan Luc, Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs; Do Thi Thu Uyen, Deputy Director of the Tax Department; Nguyen Van Thuy, Deputy Director of the Statistics Office; Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet, Vice President of the Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Association; Tran Dinh Bien, Head of the Division of Scientific Management under the Department of Science and Technology; leadership representatives from the Department of Industry and Trade and other departments and agencies; and leadership representatives from businesses operating in the province.

Representing NEU were Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Chairman of the Scientific and Training Council; Dr. Vu Tuan Anh, Director of the Center for Economic and Business Research and Consulting; Dr. Cao Quoc Quang, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Statistics; leadership representatives from several faculties and institutes; University lecturers; and the project research team.

In Vietnam, the digital economy is one of the three pillars of national digital transformation, alongside digital government and digital society. Developing the digital economy is a high-priority task in formulating national strategies. Localities across the country are making determined efforts to achieve the targets of the digital economy accounting for 20% of GDP by 2025 and 30% by 2030, as set out in the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 411/QĐ-TTg, “Approving the National Strategy for Digital Economy and Digital Society Development by 2025, with Orientations Toward 2030.”

As a province with an important position in regional and national economic development strategies, Ha Nam ranks fifth in the Red River Delta and eighth nationwide in economic growth. In 2023, the province’s GRDP reached VND 50,201.9 billion, up 9.41% from 2022. The digital economy accounted for 13.25% of GRDP in 2023, placing Ha Nam among the top 10 localities nationwide and sixth in the Red River Delta in terms of the digital economy’s share of GRDP. Its economic structure is shifting toward industrialization and modernization. Ha Nam is among the localities attracting substantial foreign direct investment nationwide. With the goal of becoming one of the region’s high-tech industrial centers by 2030, Ha Nam Province gives particular priority to digital economy development and has considerable room for further growth in this area.

Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Chairman of the Scientific and Training Council, delivers the opening remarks at the conference

In his opening remarks, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Chairman of NEU’s Scientific and Training Council, commended Ha Nam Province’s efforts to implement measures to develop the digital economy. Compared with other localities nationwide, Ha Nam still has considerable room for digital economy development. The province has attracted many electronics, telecommunications, and high-tech enterprises to operate locally. This provides a sound foundation for spreading knowledge and technology, particularly digital transformation activities and digital transactions, to expand the digital economy.

Prof. Tran Tho Dat noted that Ha Nam Province still has considerable room for digital economy development. The scientific conference held in Ha Nam Province serves as a meaningful, open forum for discussion and an opportunity for researchers and administrators to exchange and share analyses and assessments of the current state of digital economy development, its impact on Ha Nam Province’s economy, room for further digital economy development, and lessons learned from other localities. These discussions provide a basis for developing solutions to advance Ha Nam’s digital economy toward the targets of accounting for 15–25% of GRDP by 2025 and 25%–30% of GRDP by 2030, as set out in Resolution No. 24/NQ-TU dated May 26, 2022, on Digital Transformation in Ha Nam Province by 2025, with Orientations Toward 2030, and Decision No. 1686/QĐ-TTg Approving the Ha Nam Provincial Master Plan for the 2021–2030 Period, with a Vision to 2050.

Dr. Vu Tuan Anh, Director of NEU’s Center for Economic and Business Research and Consulting, presents a paper on “Solutions to Expand the Scale of Ha Nam Province’s Digital Economy”

Dr. Cao Quoc Quang, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Statistics, College of Technology, NEU, presents a paper on “The Current State of Ha Nam’s Digital Economy: Lessons from Selected Localities and Solutions for Digital Economy Development in Ha Nam Province”

Speaker Dinh Nguyen Sinh, Deputy Head of the Division of Information Collection, Ha Nam Statistics Office, presents a paper on “Attracting Investment in Electronics and Information Technology in Ha Nam Province in the Context of Digital Economy Development”

Dr. Pham Minh Hoan from NEU’s College of Technology presents a paper

Delegates discussed and shared insights into the difficulties and challenges in implementing several measures for digital economy development in Ha Nam Province, such as developing telecommunications infrastructure, improving the quality of the digital workforce, and ensuring cybersecurity and safety, to create a sustainable foundation for attracting FDI projects in information technology, electronics, telecommunications, and other fields.

The conference’s contributions will provide a basis for proposals and advice to the province on the coordinated implementation of measures to develop Ha Nam’s digital economy in the coming period.

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Article and photos: Center for Economic and Business Research and Consulting

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