Digital Transformation in Mining Sector in Vietnam

Digital transformation is one of the inevitable trends in today's world. Vietnam is one of the pioneer countries following this trend and has launched a national digital transformation program. Digital transformation has attracted great interest from both the community of scientists and managers in general and in the field of coal mining and other minerals. Currently, researchers have been focusing on issues, such as the theory of digital transformation in both state and the business sector, the relationships between digital transformation and the building of e-government or digital government, and between digital transformation and effective national administration. In this study, the method of document-based analysis (Desk review) was used to analyze and evaluate the current situation of digital transformation of the coal and mineral mining industry and identify achievements as well as limitations of the digital transformation process in the coal and mineral mining industry in Vietnam. The study presents the following issues: (1) Some general issues about digital transformation, in which the concept of digital transformation is clarified; Meaning of digital transformation in the field of coal and mineral mining; Requirements for digital transformation in the field of coal-mineral mining. (2) The current status of digital transformation in coal-mineral mining in Vietnam, including applying advanced technologies in exploration and mining, and application of advanced technologies in mining and environmental protection.