On August 13 and 14, 2024, in Hanoi, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), in collaboration with the Digital Transformation Strategy Institute (DTSI), organized a training program on digital transformation for public leaders and managers. The program was conducted online, connecting to the NAPA campuses in Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam Province, and Dak Lak Province.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien, NAPA President, delivered the opening remarks for the training program.
An overview of the program.
Attending the program were the NAPA Vice Presidents: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luong Thanh Cuong, Dr. Nguyen Dang Que, Dr. Lai Duc Vuong, along with 220 participants who are leaders of NAPA departments and units.
Mr. Le Nguyen Truong Giang, DTSI Director, directly presented the program content.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien, NAPA President, at the program.
In his opening remarks, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien emphasized that digital transformation has become an inevitable trend. Digital transformation is currently a topic of significant interest to various agencies in Viet Nam, especially in the context of the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution globally. Many government agencies and businesses have clearly recognized the importance of digital transformation in enhancing operational efficiency, optimizing processes, and improving service quality. The Vietnamese government has also issued numerous policies, programs, and projects to promote the digital transformation process, aiming to build a sustainable digital economy and digital society. Agencies are focusing on applying digital technology in areas such as management, administration, public service delivery, and training human resources to meet the demands of the digital age. For the digital transformation strategy to be effective, human factors play a crucial role, where equipping individuals with awareness, mindset, vision, and methods for implementing digital transformation are the fundamental, essential conditions that lay the foundation for the success of the digital revolution.
The training program was conducted online, connecting to NAPA Campuses in Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam Province, and Dak Lak Province.
NAPA organized the training program to renew the awareness and mindset of the NAPA leadership and management team. This aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative management and internal governance in the context of the ongoing digital transformation. Additionally, the program seeks to align thinking, creating a unified foundation of reasoning and action for all NAPA staff, particularly the public leaders and managers, thereby contributing to effectively advancing the digital transformation process towards the goal of building a digital Academy.
Mr. Le Nguyen Truong Giang, DTSI Director, at the training program.
Mr. Le Nguyen Truong Giang, DTSI Director, covered the following main topics:
- Why is digital transformation necessary? What is truly being transformed in digital transformation?
- The mechanism of the digital transformation process; The roadmap of digital transformation
- Leading the digital transformation process; Methods for setting goals and plans for digital transformation
- Basic understanding of digital technologies; Transitioning to a digital mindset to effectively lead the digital transformation process.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien at the program.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien expressed sincere thanks to DTSI and Mr. Le Nguyen Truong Giang, DTSI Director, for their collaboration and support in organizing the training program. He also urged the participants to attend all sessions fully, and to seriously and thoroughly engage with the program content to effectively apply digital technology to their work.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien, on behalf of NAPA leaders, presented flowers to thank the speaker, Mr. Le Nguyen Truong Giang, DTSI Director.
The training program took place over two days, covering four main themes and 20 core topics related to digital transformation. These topics clarified many issues related to awareness, theory, and practice.
