Vietnam’s Cultural Sector Harnesses Digital Transformation to Enhance Soft Power and Sustainable Development

via Vietnam Plus, 06 July 2023: The cultural sector of Vietnam is utilizing digital transformation as a means to establish itself as a source of soft power and contribute to the country’s sustainable development, with initiatives such as digitalizing cultural heritages, implementing digital platforms for tourism, and applying technology like VR in monument restoration.

With the Politburo’s issuance of Resolution 52-NQ/TW, which highlights the urgent requirements in speeding up digital transformation, along with the formation of a national committee on digital transformation, digital transformation has become a must of all sectors.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung, head of the Steering Committee for Digital Transformation of the ministry, has signed a decision to launch a Digital Transformation Programme of the sector until 2025 with a vision to 2030, with an aim to fundamentally and comprehensively overhaul the ministry’s management, build and develop digital culture, contributing to forming a digital economy and society.

Several digital transformation programmes of the ministry have been approved by the Prime Minister, including those to digitalise Vietnam’s cultural heritages’ data in the 2021-2030 period, promote digital transformation in the library sector until 2025, digitalise data on Vietnam’s festivals in the 2021-2025 period, and develop an online movie distribution centre. Besides, many cultural and art activities in Vietnam have been conducted on the digital platform since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, winning much applause from the public.

Source: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONTRIBUTES TO TURNING CULTURE INTO NATIONAL SOFT POWER – Mega Story