Can Tho City aims to shift its digital transformation from a piecemeal implementation approach to data-driven governance and management, with citizens and businesses at the center of its service delivery.
In the last three months of 2026, Can Tho city will focus on removing bottlenecks in data, infrastructure, and human resources, and accelerating the implementation of digital transformation tasks.
The city aims to shift its digital transformation from a piecemeal approach to data-driven governance and administration, with citizens and businesses at the center of its service delivery.
Accelerate progress, and use tangible results as the benchmark.
At the conference summarizing the first nine months and outlining key tasks for the last three months of 2026 of the Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation of Can Tho City, Can Tho City Party Secretary Do Thanh Binh emphasized that the implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo must be linked to the reform of governance methods and socio-economic development.
The city needs to shift significantly from a piecemeal approach to data-driven governance and administration; while simultaneously accelerating the completion of outstanding tasks and improving the effectiveness of technology application in the operations of government agencies.
The Party Secretary of the City Committee requested that units not evaluate results based on formal indicators such as the number of training courses or the number of documents issued, but rather on actual products and results. Emphasis should be placed on the quality of cleaned data, the operational efficiency of systems, the number of files processed, the progress of capital disbursement, and the applicability of scientific and technological products to practice.
To achieve this goal, Can Tho prioritizes completing the Data Governance Framework and the Shared Data Dictionary; accelerating the development of digital infrastructure, data centers, intelligent operations centers (IOCs), and implementing smart city initiatives. The city also focuses on restructuring administrative procedures, enhancing the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in state management, developing the digital economy and e-commerce, and ensuring information security.
The Party Secretary outlined seven key tasks, requiring the entire political system to focus on implementing them in the coming period. Initially, agencies must urgently resolve the five overdue tasks, while closely monitoring the progress of the remaining tasks, clearly identifying the responsible parties and completion deadlines.
Departments and agencies are tasked with reviewing, cleaning up, and improving the rate of connection and reconciliation of specialized data, especially land, tax, social insurance, health insurance, social security, and electronic health records on the VNeID application.
Investment and disbursement efforts also need to be accelerated, difficulties and obstacles promptly addressed, and the allocation and use of 3% of the local budget for science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation activities must be ensured in accordance with regulations.
The city simultaneously selects 3 to 5 key problems to focus on solving, with specific requirements regarding solutions, resources, deadlines, and measurable outputs. Limitations in infrastructure and equipment at the commune-level Public Administrative Service Centers need to be addressed immediately to improve the quality of service for citizens and businesses.
Regarding implementation, Mr. Do Thanh Binh requested increased accountability from leaders based on the "six clear principles": clear person, clear task, clear schedule, clear product, clear responsibility, and clear results. Members of the Steering Committee must proactively inspect, monitor, and update progress weekly and promptly propose solutions to any arising difficulties. The year-end performance evaluation must be based on completed documents, data, and products.
While digital infrastructure is evolving, data remains a bottleneck.
According to the report presented at the conference, as of September 30, 2026, Can Tho had completed 177 out of 282 tasks assigned by the Central Government, achieving over 62.7%; the remaining 105 tasks are in progress. Regarding the tasks assigned by the City Steering Committee, the locality has completed 40 out of 108 tasks.
Digital infrastructure and applications have yielded many positive results. All communes and wards are equipped with computers and information technology equipment; 4G network coverage reaches 100% of the population, while 5G coverage has reached 96%.
The three-tiered Interconnected Document Management and Operational System currently serves 16,300 accounts across 108 agencies and units, with 100% of work files processed electronically. The IOC Center has integrated a shared data warehouse with 11 subsystems, containing over 270 million data lines, creating a foundation for management, operation, and information exploitation.
In implementing Project 06, the rate of issuing citizen identification cards reached 97.38%, and the rate of electronic identification accounts reached 85.76%. The rate of receiving and resolving online applications for essential public services reached 98.55%; the city has implemented 49 out of 60 models under Project 06.
The features on VNeID continue to expand, integrating information on health insurance, social insurance, driver's licenses, vehicle registration, and electronic health records. Notably, the city has integrated 1,169,464 electronic health records; 100% of public medical facilities have adopted chip-embedded citizen identification cards for health insurance-covered medical examinations and treatments.
In the digital economy sector, Can Tho currently has over 702 information technology businesses, with an average annual revenue of nearly 7,000 billion VND. All markets in the city have implemented cashless payment systems, with 25% being Type 4.0 markets. The city also continues to implement scientific research tasks, perfect the startup ecosystem, promote innovation, and support the development of digital technology businesses.
However, the digital transformation process still faces limitations that need to be addressed in the fourth quarter. According to the report, 30 tasks with deadlines remain uncompleted; data infrastructure and connectivity between specialized databases are not yet synchronized. The rate of land data verification has only reached 72.18%, personal tax identification numbers 59.16%, while the rate of electronic health records on VNeID is 28.40%. There is also a shortage of highly skilled human resources in data, AI, and information security at the local level.
These limitations necessitate that Can Tho accelerate the standardization, connection, and exploitation of data, while simultaneously enhancing the capacity of the staff directly involved in implementing digital transformation.
The implementation of Project 06 and administrative procedure reform needs to be substantive, leveraging data to reduce time and costs for citizens and businesses, while ensuring cybersecurity and protecting state secrets.
With a focus on resolving outstanding issues, completing infrastructure, and improving data quality, Can Tho aims to make digital transformation a practical tool in governance, administration, and socio-economic development, creating significant changes in the remaining months of 2026.
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