Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council - Dang Thi Ngoc Mai supervises digital transformation at the Department of Agriculture and Environment, promotes digital agriculture, smart resource management, amming for a comprehensive digital Long An
Innovation in management, administrative reform
Recognizing the importance of taking people and businesses as the center, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Long An province focuses on innovating management and promoting administrative reform through the application of digital technology. To date, the department has provided 212 administrative procedures on the province's online public service portal.
Notably, 100% of the dossier and the results at the Provincial Public Administration Service Center are digitized, stored and monitored through the electronic One-Stop system. This result helped rank the Department of Agriculture and Environment as "Good" in terms of service quality for people and businesses in handling administrative procedures (as of December 31, 2024).
The fact that 100% of administrative documents are digitally signed and processed, sent and received via cyberspace, along with the issuance of 378 official email accounts, has significantly shortened the time for processing work, reduced costs and improved work efficiency.
The land database system (VBDLIS) with 1,812,036 spatial land plots and 1,603,993 attribute land plots (as of April 28, 2025) has been maintained stably, effectively serving the work of handling administrative procedures on land, making information transparent and creating convenience for people.
Smart agriculture, resource management, environmental protection
Digital transformation in agriculture - a breakthrough in bringing 4.0 technology to the fields, from smart fields to modern greenhouses, enhancing the value of agricultural products and improving farmers' lives
Applying digital technology in agriculture is considered a breakthrough, helping to improve productivity, quality and competitiveness of agricultural products. The Department actively supports the traceability of agricultural products with 2,061,000 electronic traceability stamps via QR codes issued to 17 safe food supply chain establishments and 247 OCOP products (including 51 4-star products).
E-commerce for agricultural products has also recorded significant progress. More than 800 establishments have been instructed to create accounts on the nongsanantoanlongan.vn platform and more than 350 establishments have posted products. The province has 66,426 organizations and individuals selling on Postmart.vn and Voso.vn with 8,385 products, along with 180 booths with 478 products on longantrade.com.
High-tech agricultural models such as smart rice cultivation using Rynan Mekong software, Agritask application for recording field diaries, smart pest monitoring system, or the 2-phase white-leg shrimp farming model applying 4.0 technology are gradually affirming their effectiveness, opening up a new direction for farmers. In particular, the development of software for managing and consuming durian products has effectively supported the production, traceability and market connection stages.
Resource and environmental management has also witnessed strong innovation thanks to digital transformation. The department has effectively operated 3 air monitoring stations, 3 automatic surface water monitoring stations, along with 35 water level measuring stations and 13 automatic salinity measuring stations.
These stations provide continuous data, helping with early warning, serving the work of monitoring, hydrological forecasting, regulating irrigation works and environmental protection. Data from 12 surface water, groundwater and air quality monitoring stations are continuously sent and received on Envisoft software and forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, contributing to the national environmental management system.
The implementation of the project "System for public disclosure of information on natural resources and environment" and the pilot model of digital transformation in waste management in Tan An City are expected to further improve the effectiveness of state management in this important field.
In particular, the digital transformation program in building new rural areas, towards smart new rural areas, is being strongly implemented with 3 pillars: digital government, digital economy and digital society in rural areas. Up to now, the province has deployed the smart new rural hamlet model in 7 communes meeting the model new rural standards with practical applications such as water-saving irrigation control by phone, security camera and wifi/4G/5G coverage.
The public disclosure of land use planning for each plot of land on the Internet and smartphones for 15 districts, towns and cities is also a big step forward, directly serving the interests of the people.
The province strives for digital transformation in land management: From traditional paper maps to modern satellite images, creating a foundation for effective planning and green development
Promoting the achieved results, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has determined to focus on completing specialized databases, ensuring connectivity, interoperability and effective data sharing with the province's shared data system. Upgrading the public information system on water resources and the environment and continuing to deploy applications serving industry management are key tasks.
In addition, the department also recommended that the province study, develop and promulgate specific policies to promote the development of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, especially mechanisms to attract high-quality human resources in information technology and information security. Raising awareness and digital skills for officials, people and businesses, overcoming the fear of using online public services and online payments will also be focused on.
The digital transformation journey of the Department of Agriculture and Environment has been bringing practical values, not only changing working methods, improving management efficiency but more importantly, serving the needs of people and businesses better and better, contributing to the sustainable development of the province./.
Reported by Bach Viet
Translated by NT