An OCOP product display point combined with a livestream sales space at the “Nhân Cơ E-commerce Commune” model in Lâm Đồng Province helps promote and sell local agricultural and OCOP products on digital platforms. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Huy Thành

LÂM ĐỒNG — Lâm Đồng Province aims to raise the added value of its digital economy to 30 per cent of its overall economy by 2030 under a plan to implement the Politburo’s Resolution No 57 on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation issued in December 2024.

By then, the province, spanning the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) and south-central coastal regions, expects to have more than 60 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) applying digital technologies and develop a comprehensive, safe, and inclusive digital society.

Under its 2026–30 plan for the development of the digital economy and digital society, it aims to make cashless payments equivalent to 30 times the value of its economy and raise the proportion of university training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to 40 per cent.

In developing a digital society, 100 per cent of households are expected to have access to fibre-optic broadband at speeds of 1Gbps.

Everyone aged 14 and above are expected to have identity cards and electronic identification accounts.

The province also targets at least 95 per cent of people aged 15 and above having bank or authorised financial transaction accounts, and more than 70 per cent of people aged 18 and above possessing personal digital or electronic signatures.

At least 50,000 people of working age are expected to receive basic digital skills training, while 95 per cent of residents are targeted to have electronic health records.

In agriculture, the province aims for 70 per cent of communes to have co-operatives using digital technology solutions and for at least 70 per cent of high-tech agricultural products to meet quality standards and have recognised brands and QR-code traceability.

It plans to digitalise all products recognised under the country’s “One Commune – One Product” programme, and assist at least 1,900 entities with more than 4,000 agricultural and OCOP products with joining domestic and international e-commerce platforms.

The province will prioritise digital and data infrastructure, including expanding fibre-optic and 5G networks and developing shared databases.

Its intelligent operations centre is expected to move towards data analysis, forecasting, and early warning using big data and artificial intelligence.

The province plans to issue an AI application plan for State agencies in 2027, pilot AI for management and data analysis in 2027–28, and deploy AI virtual assistants and chatbots to support the public and businesses with administrative procedures and online public services from 2027 to 2029.

It will also strengthen information security, cybersecurity and data protection, while supporting SMEs in digital transformation and expanding digital commerce and payments.

Community digital technology teams will continue to help people, particularly in rural, mountainous, and ethnic minority areas, access essential digital platforms. — VNS