The fourth meeting of the Government Steering Committee on Science, Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06
On the afternoon of September 24, the Government Steering Committee on Science, Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06 (the Steering Committee) held its fourth meeting. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister, Head of the Government Steering Committee chaired the meeting.
At the provincial bridge point, the conference drew the attendance of comrades: Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee; Pham Van Nghiem, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; leaders of departments and branches that are members of the Provincial Steering Committee.
Comrades Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Khac Than, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Van Nghiem and delegates attend the meeting at the provincial bridge point.
The meeting focused on assessing the implementation of tasks for science, technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06 in the first 9 months of 2025 and the key directions and tasks in the coming time. According to the report of the Ministry of Science and Technology, on the implementation of the Government's Action Program and the Conclusion Notices of the Central Steering Committee, in 2025, there are a total of 679 tasks assigned to 22 ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government and 34 provinces and cities. As of September 23, 270 tasks have been completed, of which 180 tasks were completed on time; 382 tasks were being carried out and 27 tasks were overdue or delayed. From the third meeting of the Government Steering Committee to September 23 alone, ministries, branches and localities were assigned 73 tasks, of which 50 tasks have been completed.
Regarding the implementation of Plan No. 02-KH/BCĐTW dated June 19, 2025 of the Central Steering Committee on Science, Technology Development, Innovation and Digital Transformation on promoting interconnected, synchronous, fast and effective digital transformation to meet the requirements of restructuring the political system's apparatus, in 2025, there are a total of 70 tasks assigned to 56 ministries, branches and localities to implement. As of September 23, 45 tasks have been completed, of which 27 tasks were completed on time, 23 tasks are being implemented and 2 tasks are overdue or delayed. From the third meeting of the Steering Committee to September 23 alone, ministries, branches and localities were assigned 12 tasks, of which 10 tasks have been completed. Regarding the implementation of 16 criteria at the commune level, most of the criteria have been completed by provinces and cities at a high rate.
Regarding the implementation of Project No. 06, from July 1, 2024 to present, the Ministry of Public Security has issued 21.1 million ID cards to citizens; coordinated with the Central Organization Commission to deploy the process and procedures for exchanging Party membership cards; collected 5.2 million chip-embedded Party membership cards; printed 1.2 million cards. To collect over 90 million electronic identification records, activate over 65 million accounts.
At the meeting, delegates from ministries, branches and localities focused on discussing, analyzing and evaluating the results achieved, the shortcomings, limitations and obstacles that need to be resolved and proposed solutions to boost the development of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06 in the coming time.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested ministries, branches and localities to urgently set major problems for their sectors, fields and localities, propose key tasks and projects with widespread nature for the sectors and localities, create breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation for the period 2026 - 2030, closely follow the Party's policies, the State's laws, and the direction of the Central Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation...
The ministries, branches and localities are requested to focus on building databases for sectors and levels, considering this an urgent issue with specific completion milestones, especially land and housing data; complete digital transformation in the operation of two-tier local governments, especially at the grassroots level, immediately overcome obstacles and bottlenecks, ensure smoothness, synchronization, and connection from the grassroots to the Central level and from one grassroots to another; at the same time, promote the digital literacy movement to build digital government, digital citizens, digital society, and develop the digital economy.
