Resolution No. 52-NQ/TW 2019 some policies to actively participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

 RESOLUTION

OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU

on a number of guidelines and policies to actively participate in

the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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I- THE SITUATION AND CAUSES

The Fourth Industrial Revolution not only opens many opportunities but also poses challenges for each nation, organization and individual while strongly affecting all sectors of our economy and society. Over the past time, our Party and State have directed agencies and units at all levels to step up scientific and technological application and development as well as to enhance the creativity and improve the capacity to research, access and actively participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Prime Minister issued a directive on improving the capacity to access the Fourth Industrial Revolution and approved the Scheme to promote shared economic model. On that basis, ministries, branches and local authorities have built and implemented a number of policies to promote the development of information technology, electronics and telecommunications industries. Telecommunication infrastructure is synchronously developed. The digital economy has been formed and developing rapidly, becoming an increasingly important part of the economy. Digital technologies have been applied in industry, agriculture and services. There have been more and more new and cross-border business and service forms based on digital technology and the Internet, thus creating numerous job opportunities, income and utilities, and improving the living standards of the people. The development of e-government towards the digital government has been drastically implemented, initially achieving many positive results.

However, the activeness of the participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution of our country remains low. Institutions and policies still include limitations and shortcomings. The structure and quality of human resources have not met the requirements. Science, technology and innovation have not considered dynamics for socio-economic development. The national innovation system has been newly established, not yet synchronized and effectively operated. The process of national digitalization remains slow and lack the sense of initiative due to the limitations in the necessary infrastructure. Various enterprises remain passive and lack the ability to access, apply and develop modern technology. The digital economy remains small-scaled. The fight against crimes and the protection of cyber security face with numerous difficulties.

There are subjective and objective causes leading to the abovementioned limitations, in which subjective causes accounted for the most. The awareness of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the political and social system is still limited, inadequate and inconsistent. The ability of analyzing and forecasting strategies on scientific and technological development trends affecting the socio-economic life of the country is also limited. The way of thinking in planning and organizing the implementation of institutions in accordance with the requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution remains old-fashioned and is slowly renewed. The State governance is still inadequate and not in line with the real situation. The coordination among the ministries, agencies, branches and between the Central Government and the localities remains not close while many difficulties and obstacles are slowly solved.

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