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Vietnam is moving very quickly in the digital transformation journey, but the speed is not enough to create sustainable strength if the human resource base is still weak. According to Associate Professor, PhD. Luu Bich Ngoc - Chief of Office of the National Council for Education and Human Development, going fast but not steady is the paradox of Vietnams digital economy today. When education and training have not yet innovated to form digital capabilities for citizens, all efforts to invest in infrastructure and technology may only stop at the shell of development. The scale of Vietnams digital economy has reached about 30 billion USD by 2023, ranking second in the region in terms of growth rate. In the picture of Southeast Asias digital economic development, Vietnam is considered a bright spot in terms of speed. According to international reports, the scale of Vietnams digital economy has reached about 30 billion USD by 2023, ranking second in the region in terms of growth rate. Telecommunications infrastructure, e-government, digital payments and online services have developed strongly in recent years. Along with that, many major policies have been issued: Resolution 52-NQ/TW (2019) on the policy of participating in the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Decision 749/QD-TTg (2020) approving the National Digital Transformation Program; and Resolution 57-NQ/TW (2024) identifies science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as one of three strategic breakthroughs. However, behind the impressive growth rate is a reality worth thinking about. Associate Professor, PhD. Luu Bich Ngoc, Chief of Office of the National Council for Education and Human Development, commented: Vietnam is developing rapidly in infrastructure and policy, but is weak in the human resources pillar. If the problem of digital human resources cannot be solved, all efforts in infrastructure and technology will not promote their full value. Associate Professor, Dr. Luu Bich Ngoc said: Digital transformation requires human resources who are both good at technology, able to think and learn constantly. Going fast but not going steady According to public statistics, more than 70% of the Vietnamese workforce has not undergone formal training. ASEAN regional surveys also show that the average digital skills of Vietnamese workers are still lower than average. Meanwhile, many businesses - especially in the manufacturing, processing, and digital service industries, are seriously lacking human resources capable of operating, analyzing, and innovating on technology platforms. Associate Professor, PhD. Ngoc said: Digital transformation requires human resources not only to have technical knowledge but also to have the ability to think, analyze and lifelong learning. Those are qualities formed from education. She pointed out that the big bottleneck lies in the adaptive capacity of the education system. While the world has shifted strongly to a flexible, personalized training model, combining academics and practical skills, Vietnam is still heavy on theory, less connected to business reality. We have the program, the technology, the infrastructure, but we do not have enough people to operate and create in the digital environment. Education must be one step ahead for the digital economy to have a solid foundation, she said. Education is the main engine of digital development. According to the World Bank Report, to realize the goal of becoming a high-income country based on technology, Vietnam needs to increase investment in quality education and develop digital skills, especially focusing on improving Enhance the capacity of a highly qualified workforce and promote links between schools and businesses. Courseras report shows that the field of artificial intelligence (Generative AI) also recorded the highest growth rate in learners - an increase of 195% compared to the previous year - showing that the demand for training in AI and data skills is exploding globally, putting pressure on the education and human resources training system. In Vietnam, to form a digital society, the digital economy must start from the digital capacity of citizens and the workforce, not just the digital capacity of businesses or institutions. management agency. In particular, digital education - from high school, vocational training to university - is the key step in creating digital human resources for the country. Associate Professor, PhD. Ngoc compared: If you consider the digital economy as a machine, then education is the machine. Only if the machine is good, then other parts can operate effectively. In fact, although the rate of people accessing the Internet is over 75% and nearly 100% of schools have network connections, the application of technology in teaching and learning is only at the tool level. Most teachers still lack basic digital skills, while pedagogical training programs do not focus on developing digital competencies for learners. Education not only provides human resources, but also forms citizens with the ability to adapt, create and master the future. Teachers are the ones who inspire and lead students into the digital world. If they are not fully equipped, it will be very difficult to create a generation of capable digital citizens, Ms. Ngoc emphasized. Looking deeper, this is not only a matter of skills, but also a matter of mechanism. Teacher training, equipment investment or program updates are still dominated by centralized management mechanisms, lack of autonomy and lack of innovation motivation. When education is not innovated from the ground up, digital human resources will always lag behind the needs of the digital economy. The gap between training and market demandAnother reality is explained by Associate Professor, PhD. Save BIch Ngoc pointed out the lack of connection between educational institutions and businesses. Many universities and colleges still train according to old programs, not updating the human resources needs
