The training program to improve digital competence in each province was divided into tailored sessions for three different target groups: local authorities, businesses and citizens.
For local government leaders and officials, experts from RMIT University and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications talked through the concepts of digital transformation and e-government, as well as the strategies related to managing digital transformation and the latest solutions for fostering digital government at the local level.
For participants from small and medium enterprises, business households and cooperatives in each province, the program provided the latest knowledge of enterprise digital transformation. The content focused on digitalising business data, applying digital technologies to automate and optimise business processes, transforming business models, and creating new values for businesses.
Notably, the training also enhanced the digital competence in the post-Covid era for thousands of citizens, providing instructions on how to use online public services and sharing around the themes "Live - Work - Play" with many insights on information security.
Mr Nguyen Minh Quang, Director of the Binh Phuoc Department of Information and Communications, explained that the province chose RMIT University to co-organise the training program because the latter has extensive experience in teaching and research and development in digital transformation. The university previously cooperated with the People's Committee of Dak Nong province to successfully organise a similar program, the content of which was praised for being practical and highly relevant to the present situation in the country and each locality.
RMIT School of Business & Management Senior Lecturer and HDR Coordinator Dr Duy Dang-Pham said: “Our team designed the training content to reflect the specific needs of the local authorities as well as the digitisation levels of each province. For example, for the training program in Binh Phuoc, we shared digital transformation models and lessons that are specifically applicable to the small and medium-sized enterprises here.”
Representing Binh Phuoc Province’s Digital Agricultural Services Cooperative, Mr Nguyen Minh Hieu said that he intended to use the knowledge gained from the program to re-assess the current state of digital transformation in the cooperative. “From there we can make updates in order to improve the digital transformation of the cooperative’s members, as well as reach out to the wider community, helping farmers and other businesses in the province with their own digital transformation,” he said.
