Circular No. 13/2021/TT-BKHĐT stipulates the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics

 

CIRCULAR

Regulations on the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics

Pursuant to the Law on Statistics dated November 23, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles and the National Statistical Indicator Catalogue of the Law on Statistics dated November 12, 2021;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 94/2016/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2016 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Statistics;

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2017/NĐ-CP dated July 25, 2017 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Planning and Investment;

At the proposal of the General Statistics Office Director;

prescribing the model tender documents for selecting investors to implement PPP investment projects and business investment projects; providing, publishing information on these regulations stipulate the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics.

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. This Circular stipulates the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics including:

a) The list of indicators for digital economy statistics as specified in Appendix I attached hereto;

b) The contents of indicators for digital economy statistics as specified in Appendix II attached hereto.

2. This Circular applies to agencies, organizations, and individuals providing, producing, and using digital economy statistics information.

Article 2. Implementation

1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (General Statistics Office) shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and agencies:

a) Collecting and compiling statistical information for the assigned digital economy statistics indicators to ensure the provision of complete, accurate, timely data that meets international comparison requirements;

b) Implementing the application of information technology in the process of integrating, storing, and exploiting digital economy statistics data;

c) Directing, inspecting, and reporting on the implementation results of the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics;

d) Coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors, agencies, and units to review the list and content of statistical indicators as prescribed in this Circular to promptly propose amendments and supplements to suit practical needs.

2. The Ministry of Information and Communications and related ministries and sectors

a) Based on the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics, integrate, collect, and compile the assigned indicators and provide them to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (General Statistics Office) for consolidation and compilation;

b) Closely coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (General Statistics Office) in amending and supplementing the System of Indicators for Digital Economy Statistics when required by management agencies of the Party and Government.

3. Provincial People's Committees and municipal people's committees directly under the central government shall coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (General Statistics Office) and direct and manage local departments to collect and compile the assigned statistical indicators (or sub-indicators) of the digital economy within their designated scope.

Article 3. Effectiveness

1. This Circular takes effect from March 15, 2022.

Article 2. During the implementation, if there are any difficulties, agencies and units shall send their opinions to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (General Statistics Office) for timely guidance, research, and amendment or supplementation./.

APPENDIX I: LIST OF INDICATORS FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY STATISTICS

(Annexed to Circular No.: 13/2021/TT-BKHĐT dated December 31, 2021)1 A. Revenue Plan

 

APPENDIX II: CONTENT OF INDICATORS FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY STATISTICS

(Annexed to Circular No. 13/2021/TT-BKHĐT dated December 31, 2021 of the Minister of Planning and Investment) 12 The proportion of added value of the digital economy in gross domestic product is the percentage ratio between the total added value created by the digital economy and the gross domestic product during the reporting period.

 

01. Scale of Digital Economy

0101. Proportion of added value of the digital economy in gross domestic product

1. Definition, calculation method

Proportion of added value of the digital economy in gross domestic product (%)

Calculation formula:

The digital economy includes the following service activities: digital infrastructure, digital platforms, and digital applications.

Digital economy includes the following service provision activities: digital infrastructure, digital platforms, and digital applications.

Digital infrastructure is the physical technical infrastructure (telecommunications - information technology infrastructure) for transmitting digital information and data, and for providing digital platform services and digital application services, such as fixed telecommunications services, mobile telecommunications services, Internet connection services, Internet access services, etc.

A digital platform is a service developed based on digital infrastructure to create an environment for digital application services, such as electronic commerce marketplace services (Shopee, Sendo, Amazon, Alibaba, etc.), securities trading platforms, social networking services (Zalo, Facebook, YouTube, etc.), mobile application services provided on a platform (Uber, Grab, etc.).

Digital applications are general information technology services - developed and operated based on digital infrastructure or digital platforms to enable businesses, organizations, and individuals to promote their production, business, sales of goods, and provision of services.

The added value (VA) of the digital economy is calculated from the portion of VA generated by activities providing, applying digital infrastructure services, digital platform services, and digital application services in production and business.

2. Main categories:

- Economic sector;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data Sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

 

0102. Expenditure for Digital Transformation

1. Definition, calculation method

Expenditure for digital transformation includes expenditures for digital transformation from the following sources:

- From the state budget (including all sources with the nature of the state budget), divided into central government budget and local government budget. The central government budget includes funds from the Ministry of Information and Communications and other ministries and sectors. The local government budget is sourced from the provincial/local budgets of provinces/cities directly under the Central Government;

- From non-state budget sources, including from enterprises, organizations, and individuals;

- Foreign sources.

2. Main categories:

- Economic sector;

- Funding source.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information and Communications.

0103. Ratio of Research and Development Expenditure on Digital Technology by Enterprises

1. Definition, calculation method

The ratio of research and development expenditure on digital technology by enterprises is the percentage of costs spent on digital technology research and development activities by enterprises compared to the total revenue of the enterprise during the reporting period.

2. Main categories:

- Enterprise scale according to number of employees;

- Type of enterprise;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Science and Technology.

0104. Number of Digital Technology Enterprises

1. Definition, calculation method

Digital technology enterprises include:

- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Telecommunication Enterprises are enterprises whose main business is in hardware, software, information technology, and telecommunication services;

- Enterprises based on ICT Platforms are enterprises whose main business is selling goods through ICT platforms (e-commerce) and providing services through ICT platforms (digital business);

- Other enterprises that apply digital technology in their production and business activities.

2. Main categories:

- Type of enterprise;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0105. Revenue from Telecommunication Services

1. Definition, calculation method

Revenue from telecommunication services is the total amount of money received from enterprises, organizations, and individuals for providing telecommunication services during the reporting period.

Revenue from telecommunication services includes: (a) Revenue from providing telecommunication services to telecommunication service users; (b) Revenue from providing telecommunication services to domestic telecommunication enterprises; (c) Revenue from providing telecommunication services to foreign partners operating outside Vietnam's territory; (d) Revenue from providing public telecommunication services to users who are beneficiaries of public telecommunication services. (According to the guidance in Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BTTTT dated December 31, 2019 of the Ministry of Information and Communications on explaining telecommunication revenue).

Telecommunication services are services for sending, transmitting, receiving, and processing information between two or more groups of telecommunication service users.

2. Main categories:

- Sector of activity;

- Type of economic activity.

3. Year of publication: Quarter, year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting system.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

 

0106. Revenue from Information Technology Services

1. Definition, calculation method

Revenue from information technology services is the total amount of money received from enterprises, organizations, and individuals providing various types of information technology services.

Types of information technology services include:

- Market research, investigation, and analysis related to information technology.

- Consulting, analysis, planning, classification, design in the field of information technology.

- System integration, testing, application management services, updates,
security.

- Designing, storing, maintaining web pages.

- Warranty, maintenance, network and information security assurance.

- Updating, searching, storing, processing data, and database exploitation.

- Distribution of information technology products.

- Information technology training.

- Electronic signature authentication.

- Other services.

2. Main categories:

- Sector of activity;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Quarter, year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0107. Revenue from Hardware Production and Business

1. Definition, calculation method

Revenue from hardware production and business is the total amount of money received from the production and business activities of hardware by all enterprises, organizations, and individuals nationwide.

Hardware is a complete digital equipment product; a component set; a component; a part of a digital device, component set, or component.

Digital equipment is electronic devices, computers, telecommunications, transmission, radio wave reception and emission equipment, and other integrated devices used to produce, transmit, collect, process, store, and exchange digital information.

2. Main categories:

- Economic form;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating: Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Finance (General Department of Taxation).

0108. Revenue from software production and processing

1. Definition, calculation method

Revenue from software production and processing is the total amount of money received from the activities of producing and processing software by all enterprises, organizations, and individuals throughout the country.

Software is a computer program described by a system of symbols, code, or language to control a digital device to perform a specific function.

2. Main categories:

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Leading: General Statistics Office

- Coordinating: Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Finance (General Department of Taxation).

0109. Revenue from production and trading of telecommunication equipment

1. Definition, calculation method

Revenue from production and trading of telecommunication equipment is the total amount of money received from the activities of producing and trading telecommunication equipment by all enterprises, organizations, and individuals throughout the country.

Telecommunication equipment is technical equipment including hardware and software used for telecommunication purposes.

2. Main categories:

- Economic form;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating: Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Finance (General Department of Taxation).

0110. Revenue from digital platform services and online business

1. Definition, calculation method

Revenue from digital platform services and online business is revenue from all enterprises, organizations, and individuals providing digital platform services and online business on the Internet, including:

- Revenue from online search platforms, online intermediary platforms, social networking platforms, video sharing platforms, non-phone-based communication platforms, cloud computing services, online advertising services, online ride-hailing platform services, online sharing platform services, online work platform services, and expert activities;

- Revenue from other activities related to digital platforms and online business.

2. Major classification

Economic form.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

1. network

0201. International Internet bandwidth capacity

1. Definition, calculation method

International Internet bandwidth capacity is the total capacity of international Internet connection lines provided by telecommunications enterprises offering Internet access services in Vietnam.

Total international bandwidth includes connections through optical cable, radio wave, and satellite transmission methods accumulated until the end of the reporting period (unit: Gbit/s). If the inbound traffic (from international to Vietnam) and outbound traffic (from Vietnam to international) are not equal, the higher traffic volume is used for statistical purposes.

2. Major classification: Form of enterprise providing services.

3. Year of publication: Quarter, year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting system.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0202. Proportion of households with computers

1. Definition, calculation method

Proportion of households with computers is the percentage of households with operational computers compared to the total number of households at the observation time during the reporting period.

Calculation formula:

A household with a computer is a household that has a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet for household members to use.

2. Main categories:

- Urban/rural;

- Internet-connected/not Internet-connected;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Authority responsible for collecting and compiling: General Statistics Office.

0203. Mobile Network Coverage Population Ratio

1. Definition, calculation method

The mobile network coverage population ratio is the percentage of the population within the range of mobile information coverage compared to the average population for the corresponding year.

Calculation formula:

The population within mobile information coverage range refers to the population within the area with cellular mobile information signals (2G/3G/4G/5G...) meeting current standards.

2. Main categories:

- Technology (2G/3G/4G/5G...);

- Urban/rural;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Publication Period:N |||Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Lead Agency: Ministry of Information and Communications.

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0204. Broadband Internet Cable Network Coverage Population Ratio

1. Definition, calculation method

The broadband Internet cable network coverage population ratio is the percentage of the population within the range of broadband Internet cable networks compared to the average population for the corresponding year.

Calculation formula:

The population within broadband Internet cable network coverage range refers to the population within the area with optical fiber Internet signals meeting current standards.

2. Main categories:

- Department of Housing Management and Real Estate Market.

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0205. Broadband Internet Traffic

1. Definition, calculation method

Broadband Internet traffic is the total volume of information transmitted on the Internet (measured in bytes or multiples of bytes) generated by mobile broadband Internet subscribers and fixed broadband Internet subscribers during the reporting period.

2. Main Classification: Service Group.

3. Year of publication: Six months; year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

Ministry of Information and Communications.

0206. Mobile Network Coverage Range

1. Definition, calculation method

The mobile network coverage range is the geographic area covered by the mobile network.

2. Main Classification: Urban/Rural.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Administrative Data.

5. Authority responsible for collecting and compiling: Ministry of Information and
Communications.

 

 

 

0207. Number of enterprises and production and business establishments applying cybersecurity measures

1. Definition, calculation method

It is the number of enterprises and production and business establishments equipped, installed, and applied safety and security measures for computer systems and information technology equipment according to current regulations.

2. Major classification

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

 

03. Level of Pervasiveness of Digital Means

0301. Number of Telephone Subscribers

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of telephone subscribers includes the number of active fixed-line telephone subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers generating voice, message, and data traffic that are two-way operational and one-way suspended subscribers at the time of data collection.

For apartment buildings:

For fixed-line telephone subscribers: Use statistical data from the enterprise's system at the time of data collection.

For mobile telephone subscribers, it is the total number of subscribers generating voice, message, and data traffic that are two-way operational and one-way suspended at the time of data collection.

2. Main categories:

- Type of Subscriber;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0302. Number of Broadband Internet Access Subscribers

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of broadband Internet access subscribers includes the number of fixed broadband Internet access subscribers and mobile broadband Internet access subscribers.

2. Main categories:

a) Monthly Classification According to: Connection Method;

b) Annual Classification According to:

- Connection Method;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Month, Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting system.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0303. Number of products in the field of cybersecurity produced in Vietnam

1. Definition, calculation method

It is the number of products in the field of cybersecurity produced and supplied by Vietnamese companies to partners and users based on sales, fees, or free provision.

2. Main categories:

- Product Type.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Administrative Data

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

Ministry of Information and Communications.

0304. Number of Mobile Applications Produced in Vietnam

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of mobile applications produced in Vietnam is the number of mobile applications produced in the year and circulated on the network.

A mobile application (Mobile application or mobile app or app) is software designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.

2. Major classification: Application Type.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0305. Number of fishing vessels engaged in marine fisheries equipped with voyage monitoring devices

1. Definition, calculation method

It is the number of fishing vessels engaged in marine fisheries exploitation that have been installed with voyage monitoring equipment connected to the Fisheries General Administration's server, ensuring compliance with national standards and technical regulations of Vietnam.

Fisheries exploitation is the activity of catching or providing support services for catching aquatic resources.

Support services for fisheries exploitation are activities such as exploration, searching, attracting, and transporting natural water resources caught.

Fishing vessels are watercraft with engines or without engines, including fishing vessels and support vessels for fisheries exploitation.

Voyage monitoring equipment installed on fishing vessels is terminal equipment for receiving, storing, and transmitting information related to the operation of fishing vessels; activated and configured to transmit data to the fishing vessel monitoring data center.

2. Main categories:

- Length of Fishing Vessel;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordination: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

0306. Mobile Phone Usage Rate

1. Definition, calculation method

The mobile phone usage rate is the percentage of people using mobile phones compared to the average population for the corresponding year.

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Type of Phone (smartphone/regular);

- Urban/rural;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0307. Internet Usage Rate

1. Definition, calculation method

The Internet usage rate is the percentage of people using the Internet compared to the average population for the corresponding year.

An Internet user is someone who accesses the Internet to read news, search for information, participate in social networks, online shopping, use online public administrative services, etc., through computers, mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, digital TVs.

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Urban/rural;

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0308. Population with Digital Identity Card Ratio

1. Definition, calculation method

The population with digital identity card ratio is the percentage of people issued digital identity cards compared to the average population for the corresponding year.

A digital identity card (e-Identity) is a set of electronic information serving to uniquely identify an individual or organization.

2. Main categories:

- Issuing Authority Type;

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative Data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Coordination: General Statistics Office, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Public Security.

0309. Personal Internet of Things Device Usage Rate

1. Definition, calculation method

The personal Internet of Things device usage rate is the percentage of people using personal Internet of Things devices compared to the average population for the corresponding year.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term describing a network of objects connected to the Internet, provided with unique identifiers (UIDs), and capable of automatically transmitting data over a network without human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. In short, IoT simply connects all things in the world to the Internet.

Internet of Things devices are any items equipped with sensors and capable of connecting and transmitting data over the Internet.

2. Main categories:

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

Ministry of Information and Communications.

0310. Proportion of people aged 15 years and above with bank transaction accounts or accounts at other authorized organizations

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of people aged 15 years and above with bank transaction accounts or accounts at other authorized organizations is the percentage of individuals aged 15 years and above who have active transaction accounts at banks or other authorized organizations relative to the total population aged 15 years and above.

Calculation formula:

Accounts include demand deposit accounts, bank cards issued by credit institutions, foreign bank branches, or telecommunication payment accounts for small-value goods and services (Mobile-Money).

+ Demand deposit account is a non-term deposit account opened by customers at banks for use in bank-provided payment services.
opened at a bank to use payment services provided by the bank.

+ Bank card is a payment instrument issued by card issuers to conduct card transactions under agreed terms and conditions, excluding cards issued by organizations solely for their own goods and service payments.
agreement to conduct card transactions according to the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties.
does not include cards issued by organizations supplying goods and services solely for use in paying for those organizations' own goods and services.

+ Telecommunication payment account for small-value goods and services (Mobile-Money) is a telecommunication payment account for small-value goods and services provided by telecommunications enterprises to customers.

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Age group.

3. Publication Period:Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordination: State Bank of Vietnam, Ministry of Public Security.

0311. Proportion of households with Internet access

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of households with Internet access is the percentage of households connected to the Internet at the time of observation relative to the total number of households at the time of observation.

Households with Internet access are those households provided with Internet access services.

2. Main categories:

- Gender of household head;

- Urban/rural;

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.                            

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Lead: General Statistics Office.

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0312. Proportion of businesses with websites

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of businesses with websites is the percentage of businesses with websites relative to the total number of businesses at the time of observation.

Website is an information page or a set of information pages on the internet for providing and exchanging information.

2. Main categories:

- Enterprise scale according to number of employees;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source:

- Statistical survey;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0313. Proportion of businesses with fiber-optic Internet connection

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of businesses with fiber-optic Internet connection is the percentage of businesses with fiber-optic Internet connection relative to the total number of businesses at the time of observation.

2. Main categories:

- Business scale according to number of employees;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0314. Proportion of businesses applying digital technology in production
business

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of businesses applying digital technology in production and business is the percentage of businesses applying digital technologies in production and business relative to the total number of businesses at the time of observation.

2. Main categories:

- Economic sector;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0315. Proportion of businesses applying digital platforms in production
business

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of businesses applying digital platforms in production and business is the percentage of businesses applying digital platforms in production and business relative to the total number of businesses at the time of observation.

2. Main categories:

- Economic sector;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0316. Proportion of businesses implementing digital transformation

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of businesses implementing digital transformation is the percentage of businesses that have implemented digital transformation relative to the total number of businesses at the time of observation.

2. Main categories:

- Economic sector;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0317. Proportion of schools using Internet for teaching and learning purposes

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of schools using Internet for teaching and learning purposes is the percentage of schools using Internet services for teaching and learning purposes relative to the total number of schools in the reporting period.

Internet for teaching and learning purposes is Internet available to enhance teaching, prepare educational materials, lectures, learning, teachers and students can access it. Access may be through fixed bandwidth, broadband fixed or mobile networks.

2. Main categories:

- Education level;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Publication Period:Year.

4. Data source: Reporting system of the Ministry of Education and Training.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing: Ministry of Education and
Training.

0318. Proportion of schools organizing online learning

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of schools organizing online learning is the percentage of schools organizing online learning relative to the total number of schools in the reporting period.

Schools organizing online learning are those with an online teaching system supporting direct teaching or replacing direct teaching to help educational institutions improve teaching quality and complete educational programs.

Online learning (also known as e-learning/online learning) is a method of learning that uses network connections to facilitate learning, retrieve learning materials, and communicate between learners and instructors.

2. Main categories:

- Education level;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Publication Period:Year.

4. Data source: Reporting system of the Ministry of Education and Training.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing: Ministry of Education and
Training.

0319. Proportion of healthcare facilities implementing remote consultation and treatment

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of healthcare facilities implementing remote consultation and treatment is the percentage of healthcare facilities implementing remote consultation and treatment systems relative to the total number of healthcare facilities in the reporting period.

Remote consultation and treatment includes activities such as: remote medical consultation; remote consultation and treatment for diagnosis; remote consultation and testing for clinical laboratory and pathology; remote surgical consultation; and other related activities.

2. Main categories:

- Upper/lower tier;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Administrative Data.

5. Authority responsible for collecting and compiling: Ministry of Health.

04. Level of Pervasiveness of Online Services

0401. Total number of active digital certificates

1. Definition, calculation method

The total number of active digital certificates is the quantity of digital certificates issued by organizations providing public digital signature verification services; organizations providing specialized digital signature verification services for the Government and organizations providing specialized digital signature verification services for agencies and organizations, which have been issued to individuals and organizations and remain valid up to the reporting period's end date.

A digital certificate is an electronic certificate issued by an organization providing digital signature verification services to provide identification information for the public key of an agency, organization, or individual, thereby confirming that the agency, organization, or individual is the signer of the digital signature using the corresponding private key.

2. Major classification: Type of digital certificate (public/specialized for government/specialized for agencies and organizations);

3. Year of publication: Quarter, year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

Ministry of Information and Communications.

0402. Number of administrative public services with online dossier generation

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of administrative public services with online dossier generation is the number of administrative public services provided online at level 3 and level 4 by ministries, sectors, provincial People's Committees that generate online dossiers.

Level 3 online public service: Ensures the provision of complete information about administrative procedures and related documents concerning such procedures, allowing users to fill out and submit online forms to the service-providing agencies or organizations. Transactions during the dossier processing and service provision are conducted over the internet. Payment of fees (if applicable) and receipt of results are carried out directly at the service-providing agencies or organizations.

Level 4 online public service: Is a level 3 online public service that allows users to make fee payments (if applicable) online. Delivery of results can be done online, delivered directly, or sent via postal mail to the user.

2. Main categories:

- Ministries, sectors, Provincial People's Committees;

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Quarter, year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical reporting systems;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

Ministry of Information and Communications.

0403. Proportion of people using online public services

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of people using online public services is the percentage of individuals using level 3 and level 4 online public services compared to those who have used administrative public services (including all four levels of public services as stipulated in Decree No. 43/2011/NĐ-CP) at the observation time within the reporting period.

An online public service user is an individual who has used online administrative public services provided by state agencies within a 12-month period from the survey date.

Administrative public services are services related to the enforcement of laws, not aimed at profit, provided by authorized state agencies to organizations and individuals in the form of legal documents in fields managed by such state agencies.

Online public services are administrative public services and other services of state agencies provided to organizations and individuals over the internet.
network environment.

2. Main categories:

- Urban/rural areas;

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

Ministry of Information and Communications.

0404. Proportion of people using online health consultation and remote medical examination services

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of people using online health consultation and remote medical examination services is the percentage of people using online health consultation services and remote medical examinations at licensed healthcare facilities compared to the average population in the corresponding year.

Percentage of inner-city/inner-town population supplied with clean water through centralized water supply systems (%)

2. Main categories:

- Form (consultation, medical examination);

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: Ministry of Health;

- Coordinating with: General Statistics Office.

0405. Proportion of people participating in social networks

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of people participating in social networks is the percentage of individuals participating in social networks compared to the average population in the corresponding year.

Calculation formula:

Social network (social network) is an information system providing community members with services for storing, providing, using, searching, sharing, and exchanging information among themselves, including personal webpage creation services, forums (fora), online chat, audio and image sharing, and similar services.

- Group of social networks (domestic/foreign);

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Cashless payment means include bank accounts

- Urban/rural;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0406.  Individual and organization electronic payment usage ratio through electronic payment channels

1. Definition, calculation method

and bank cards issued by credit institutions, foreign bank branches (credit institutions) or e-wallets provided by e-wallet service providers or mobile money accounts piloted by telecommunications enterprises for customers to use financial services such as payment, money transfer, etc. Specifically:
Bank accounts are opened at credit institutions to use payment services provided by banks. Accounts here are those still in operation at the reporting date (excluding canceled, closed, or unactivated accounts).

+ Demand deposit account is a non-term deposit account opened by customers at banks for use in bank-provided payment services.
+ Bank cards are payment instruments issued by credit institutions to conduct card transactions under agreed terms and conditions between the parties. Cards are counted as those still in circulation at the reporting date (or those still usable), excluding cards reported by credit institutions as issued but not activated, expired, closed, or canceled at the request of the cardholder or by the credit institution.

+ E-wallet service provides customers with a uniquely identifiable electronic account established on a carrier device (such as an electronic chip, mobile SIM card, computer...) that allows the storage of monetary value guaranteed by equivalent funds transferred from the customer's bank account to the e-wallet provider's guarantee account at a ratio of 1:1. E-wallets are counted as those still operational at the reporting date, excluding accounts supplied by e-wallet service providers that have not been activated, closed, or canceled at the request of the wallet holder or reported by the e-wallet service provider.

+ Mobile Money account is a telecommunication payment account for various transactions.
electronic identification created by electronic wallet service providers established on portable storage media (such as electronic chips, mobile phone SIM cards, computers...), allowing the retention of a monetary value guaranteed by an equivalent deposit amount transferred from the customer's payment account at the bank to the guarantee account of the electronic wallet service provider at a ratio of 1:1. Electronic wallets are registered as active electronic wallets up to the reporting date, excluding accounts supplied by electronic wallet service providers that have not been activated, closed, or terminated at the request of the wallet owner or reported by the electronic wallet service provider as having been closed or terminated.
(such as electronic chips, mobile phone SIM cards, computers...), allowing the retention of a monetary value guaranteed by an equivalent deposit amount transferred from the customer's payment account at the bank to the guarantee account of the electronic wallet service provider at a ratio of 1:1.
Mobile-Money account is a telecommunications payment account provided by electronic wallet service providers, telecommunications enterprises, or other organizations to customers for conducting cashless transactions such as: ATM, POS, Internet, mobile phones, email, QR Code...
Mobile-Money account opened by telecommunications enterprises to use financial services.

(such as printers);
Mobile-Money accounts refer to accounts provided by telecommunications enterprises for small-value services. The number of active Mobile-Money accounts at the reporting date does not include accounts issued but not activated, accounts closed/cancelled upon request of the account holder, or accounts closed/cancelled by the telecommunications enterprise.

- Electronic payment channels here are understood as channels provided by commercial banks, organizations, electronic wallet service providers, telecommunications enterprises, or other organizations for customers to conduct cashless transactions such as: ATMs, POS, Internet, mobile phones, emails, QR Codes...
providing e-wallet services, telecommunications enterprises or other organizations provide to customers for conducting cashless payment transactions, such as: ATM, POS, Internet, mobile phone, email, QR Code...

- The ratio of individuals and organizations using cashless payment instruments through electronic payment channels is the percentage of individuals and organizations with accounts at commercial banks or other organizations (electronic wallet service providers, telecommunications enterprises) who use cashless payment instruments through electronic payment channels to conduct financial transactions such as: payments, money transfers, cash deposits/withdrawals, inquiries, disputes... during the reporting period compared to the total number of individuals and organizations permitted to have accounts at commercial banks or other organizations.

Calculation formula:

+ Number of individuals and organizations with accounts at commercial banks or other organizations (electronic wallet service providers, telecommunications enterprises) who use cashless payment instruments through electronic payment channels to conduct financial transactions such as: payments, money transfers, cash deposits/withdrawals, inquiries, disputes... during the reporting period.

+ Total number of individuals and organizations (businesses, households) having settlement accounts, bank cards opened/issued by commercial banks or Mobile-Money accounts opened by telecommunications enterprises for use in financial services.
Mobile-Money is provided by telecommunications enterprises for the use of financial services.

+ Account refers to settlement accounts, bank cards issued by commercial banks
or Mobile-Money accounts piloted by telecommunications enterprises
to open/issue for customers to use in financial services such as: payments,
money transfers, cash deposits/withdrawals, inquiries, disputes.

2. Major classification: Per individual/organization.

3. Year of publication: 2 Years.

4. Data sources

- Statistical survey;

- Administrative data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Chair: State Bank of Vietnam;

- Coordination: General Statistics Office, Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Public Security.

0407. Non-cash transaction value compared to GDP

1. Definition, calculation method

Cashless payment value is understood as the total value of domestic payment transactions between organizations and individuals to fulfill payment obligations or transfer funds. It does not include transactions of depositing or withdrawing money from accounts via checks, cards, or fund transfers where the sender and receiver are the same (a customer with one or more accounts at the same bank). It also excludes payments between reporting credit institutions and their clients (such as loans, loan repayments, interest or fee payments). For batch or lot payment orders, each individual transaction within them is counted as a separate transaction.

The ratio of cashless payment value to GDP is the proportion of the value of cashless payments to GDP measured on the same unit.

Cashless payment services (hereinafter referred to as payment services) include payment services through settlement accounts and some payment services not through settlement accounts of customers.

2. Main categories:

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Administrative Data.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordination: State Bank of Vietnam.

0408. Number of agricultural, forestry, and fishery production households engaging in e-commerce

1. Definition, calculation method

Households engaged in e-commerce in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are households/farms producing agricultural, forestry, and fishery products satisfying both of the following conditions simultaneously:

- Having sales accounts and shops on at least one operating e-commerce platform (or social networking sites with e-commerce characteristics) in Vietnam;

- Generating sales revenue from selling agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and providing related services on e-commerce platforms within a maximum of one month up to the observation date.

E-commerce transactions are activities of buying or selling goods/services conducted over the internet through special methods designed for the purpose of ordering or placing orders.

- Payment and delivery do not necessarily need to be done directly.

- Does not include orders made by phone calls, faxes, or manually typed emails.

2. Main categories:

- Scale;

- Economic sector;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: 5 Years.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordination: Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

0409. Ratio of individual business households using e-commerce

1. Definition, calculation method

The ratio of individual business households using e-commerce is the percentage of non-agricultural individual business households using e-commerce out of the total number of non-agricultural individual business households in the reporting period.

Individual business households using e-commerce are those satisfying both of the following conditions simultaneously:

- Having sales accounts and shops on at least one operating e-commerce platform (or social networking sites with e-commerce characteristics) in Vietnam;

- Generating sales revenue from selling goods on e-commerce platforms within a maximum of one month up to the observation date.

2. Main categories:

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordination: Ministry of Industry and Trade.

0410. Ratio of cooperatives using e-commerce

1. Definition, calculation method

The ratio of cooperatives using e-commerce is the percentage of cooperatives using e-commerce out of the total number of cooperatives in the reporting period.

Cooperatives using e-commerce are those satisfying both of the following conditions simultaneously:

- Having sales accounts and shops on at least one operating e-commerce platform (or social networking sites with e-commerce characteristics) in Vietnam;

- Generating sales revenue from selling goods on e-commerce platforms within a maximum of one month up to the observation date.

2. Main categories:

- Province/City under Central Administration;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordination: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations.

0411. Number of traders engaging in e-commerce

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of traders engaging in e-commerce is the total number of traders conducting part or all of the trading process through e-commerce websites or mobile applications connected to the Internet, mobile telecommunication networks, or other open networks.

- An electronic commerce website is an electronic information website established to serve part or all of the process of purchasing and selling goods or providing services, from displaying and introducing goods and services to concluding contracts, providing services, payment, and post-sales services. There are two types of electronic commerce websites: an electronic commerce sales website and an electronic commerce service provision website.

+ An electronic commerce sales website is an electronic commerce website set up by traders to promote their commercial activities, sell goods, or provide services.

+ An electronic commerce service provision website is an electronic commerce website set up by traders to provide an environment for other traders, organizations, individuals, and businesses to conduct commercial activities, including: Electronic commerce trading platforms, online auction websites, online promotion websites, and other types of websites as prescribed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

- Mobile electronic commerce applications are applications installed on mobile devices that allow users to access databases of traders, organizations, or individuals to buy and sell goods, provide or use services, including sales applications and electronic commerce service provision applications (electronic commerce trading platform applications, online promotion applications, and online auction applications).

Formula: X =

 

(tonnes CO

Xi: The number of traders surveyed who have conducted electronic commerce transactions in province i

Yi: The number of traders surveyed in province i

Zi: The total number of traders in province i

X: The total number of traders conducting electronic commerce transactions nationwide.

2. Main categories:

- Economic sector;

- Type of economic activity;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: 2 years.

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Authority responsible for collecting and compiling: Ministry of Industry and Trade.

05. Digital Skills and Digital Human Resources

0501. Number of graduates in computer science and information technology and communication training programs

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of graduates majoring in computer science and information technology, telecommunications is the number of people holding a degree in computer science and information technology, telecommunications at the college level or above.

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Level of education;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- The statistical reporting system of the Ministry of Education and Training collects information on higher education (university, master's, doctoral degrees);

- The statistical reporting system of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs collects information on vocational education (college, university).

5. Agency responsible for collecting and summarizing

- Main responsibility: Ministry of Education and Training.

- Coordination: Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

 

0502. Digital economy workforce

1. Definition, calculation method

The number of digital economy workers is the total number of workers currently employed in enterprises and institutions in the information and communication sector and those with ICT, digital technology, AI, cloud computing, automation, digital application, digital platform... skills.

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Professional technical qualifications;

- Economic sector;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year.

4. Data sources

- Statistical surveys;

- Administrative data.

5. Unit responsible for collecting and compiling

- Headed by: General Statistics Office;

- Coordinating with: Ministry of Information and Communications.

0503. Proportion of population with information and communication technology skills

1. Definition, calculation method

The proportion of population with information and communication technology skills is the percentage of people with such skills compared to the average population in the corresponding year.

People with information and communication technology skills (ICT skills) are those possessing at least one of the following skills:

a) Knowing how to turn on a machine, log in, and use a keyboard and mouse;

b) Knowing how to copy, transfer files or folders;

c) Knowing how to open existing text, create new text, save, and delete content in text;
text;

d) Knowing how to send emails with attached files (text, images, videos, etc.);

e) Knowing how to use some common applications (for example: reading online newspapers, making phone calls over the Internet, online learning, online conferences, online health declarations, etc.);

g) Knowing how to purchase goods over the Internet;

h) Knowing how to use some common office tools like spreadsheets (Excel), presentation software (PowerPoint, etc.);

i) Having used online public services (at least once);

k) Having participated in commenting on draft documents of state agencies over the Internet (laws, decrees, circulars, etc. - at least once);

l) Knowing how to connect and install new devices (for example: screens, projectors, printers);
printer);

m) Knowing how to use search tools, download, install, and configure software;

n) Knowing how to transfer files between computers and other devices (for example: memory cards, phones, USB drives, etc.);

o) Knowing how to write computer programs using programming languages.

Among them: Skills from a to g are basic, from h to o are advanced.

2. Main categories:

- Gender;

- Skill (basic/advanced);

- Urban/rural;

- Province/Central City;

- Region.

3. Year of publication: Year

4. Data source: Statistical Investigation.

5. Authority responsible for collecting and compiling: General Statistics Office.