A customer makes payment via a QR code at a supermarket. (Illustrative photo: baotintuc.vn)Thecity in the northern province of Quang Ninh recently held a teleconference onthe implementation of a project on non-cash payment development for the 2022 -2025 period across its 33 communes and wards.
Inthis project, it looks to record fast growth of cashless payment in the localeconomy, turn the use of cashless payment methods into a habit of urban residents,gradually develop this type of payment in rural areas, and reduce social costs relatedto cash.
Amongthe tasks to be performed, Ha Long will work to guarantee security and safetyfor cashless payments, improve the banking system’s operational efficiency andstate authorities’ supervision and management effectiveness, and strongly applyachievements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to develop a convenient andeffective payment infrastructure system, thereby helping build a digitaladministration, economy, and society.
Itexpects that by 2025, at least 90 percent of the residents aged 15 and abovewill have cashless transaction accounts, cashless payments in e-commerceaccount for 50 percent of the total, and the number and value of non-cashtransactions increase by 20 - 25 percent annually on average.
Upto 99 percent of contributions to the State budget and 100 percent of tuitionfees at local schools and educational establishments are hoped to be paidwithout using cash.
InApril this year, the Quang Ninh People’s Committee agreed on a proposal forpiloting a smart tourism model without cash at the Tuan Chau internationaltourism complex in Ha Long city. The proposal was jointly submitted by the provincialdepartments of tourism, industry and trade, and information and communications,along with the State Bank of Vietnam branch in Quang Ninh.
Accordingly,the committee permitted relevant units to work with the Viettel MilitaryIndustry and Telecoms Group to carry out this model on a trial basis for 12months, starting in May 2022.
InFebruary, Ha Long put into use the HaLong Smart app with a view to boost digital transformation and smart citybuilding.
Via this app, part of the intelligent operations centre (IOC) in Ha Long,people can easily report problems to authorities, access online publicservices, and seek routes to agency and departmental headquarters, touristattractions, hotels, schools, healthcare facilities and pharmacies, whilestaying up-to-date with information from local administrations and mediaoutlets.
The app also provides contact details for health stations from grassroots toprovincial levels so people can access COVID-19 treatment advice, localauthorities said.
All public opinions given via Ha Long Smart will be sent to the IOC and then tothe agencies in charge of the issues mentioned for settlement. Settlementresults will also be publicised on the app so that people can check and assessstate agencies’ performance.
Authorities said the app will help increase state agencies’ interaction withlocals, thereby contributing to a civilised, modern, open, transparent, andfriendly living environment in the city. More functions will be added to theapp in order to further connect people with one another and the administration.
The moves by Ha Long are part of Quang Ninh’s efforts to strongly develop thedigital economy and establish itself as a role model in comprehensive digitaltransformation at a provincial level.
Among the targets for 2030, the province hopes the digital economy will accountfor about 30 percent of GDRP and labour productivity increase by over 13percent annually.
Besides, it targets 100 percent of the papers at the district and communallevels be handled digitally, 99 percent of the local adults having e-paymentaccounts, and 90 percent of state agencies’ monitoring and examinationactivities be conducted in the digital environment and their informationsystems. It also eyes at least 500 digital businesses by 2030.
Quang Ninh ranked fourth among the country's 63 provinces and cities inthe 2020 Digital Transformation Index rankings, released last October,following Da Nang city and the provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Bac Ninh./.
VNA
