Residents and state workers at the office of Thu Duc City People’s Committee in HCMC in 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran HCMC ranked second out of 63 Vietnamese provinces and cities in the 2022 digital transformation index (DTI), the Ministry of Information and Communications has announced. According to the ministry’s report, the digital economy contributed to about 18.7% of the city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) last year. This is the third consecutive year that HCMC is highly evaluated based on its effective digital transformation programs. It earned first position in digital institutions and digital infrastructure, second position in digital government, and fourth position in digital economy. HCMC has successfully launched a centralized IT infrastructure for state agencies on the cloud computing platform at the city’s database center. Security has been ensured for valuable information and network facilities of the State agencies and Party units. The quality of both telecoms networks and the Internet via broadband fiber optic cables in the city has improved so that these networks cover all households of all wards and communes citywide. The city’s Local Government Service Platform (HCM LGSP) is linked to the counterparts in other nations for smoother connections. The city is […]