Digital Society

The Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) 2022 report shows that the rate of people accessing and using online public administrative services remains limited. Compared to businesses, citizens – those who carry out administrative procedures for individuals or households – are still "lagging behind" by a significant margin.

Digital content is the future of the global digital economy. Managing the digital content industry on the Internet is a crucial test for the government if it wants to realize its 4.0 ambitions.

Internet users in Vietnam, especially children, are facing many risks from excessive time spent online.

• Female-gendered virtual assistant technologies contribute to reinforcing stereotypes about women in the labor market and within families.

• While digital assistants are often programmed as female, digital advisors (legal, financial, medical) are typically programmed as male.

• Most believe that addressing biases in AI systems must start with tackling the deep-rooted gender biases in society.

• Achieving a balance between protecting data copyrights and encouraging AI development is a challenge.

• Many AI companies have proactively negotiated commercial agreements with news publishers to obtain licensed content.

• Vietnam needs to closely monitor technological and legal trends in AI to draw lessons for itself.