Consolidated Document No. 10/VBHN-BKHCN: Circular Guiding ICT Implementation Under the National Target Program for New Rural Development 2021-2025
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Consolidated Document No. 10/VBHN-BKHCN (dated December 31, 2025, certified by the Ministry of Science and Technology) merges Circular No. 05/2022/TT-BTTTT with its amending Circular No. 02/2025/TT-BTTTT, both originally issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications. It provides detailed guidance for implementing the information and communications technology (ICT) component (Content 09 of Sub-Component 02 and Content 02 of Sub-Component 08) of the National Target Program for New Rural Development 2021-2025. The main content covers establishing and upgrading commune-level loudspeaker broadcasting stations and digitizing production equipment for district-level radio-television facilities; developing broadband telecom infrastructure and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity for agriculture and rural areas; expanding online public administrative services and inter-agency data sharing; training commune officials in digital skills and information security; popularizing digital literacy among rural residents; and assigning digital address codes to homes and government offices. This is a public-investment program and internal implementation guideline for ministries and provincial People's Committees carrying out the rural development program. It does not impose tax, accounting, invoicing, labor, or customs compliance obligations on businesses, so it has little direct relevance to SME owners, accountants, or foreign investors, although it does touch indirectly on developing digital platforms for e-commerce and electronic payments in rural areas.
Overview
- Document: Consolidated Document No. 10/VBHN-BKHCN, certified December 31, 2025 by Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong (Ministry of Science and Technology)
- Consolidates: Circular No. 05/2022/TT-BTTTT (effective August 14, 2022) and amending Circular No. 02/2025/TT-BTTTT (effective April 5, 2025)
- Originally issued by: Ministry of Information and Communications
Scope and Applicability (Article 1)
Provides operational guidance for implementing Content 09 (Sub-Component 02) and Content 02 (Sub-Component 08) on information and communications within the National Target Program for New Rural Development 2021-2025. Applies to relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals.
Strengthening Grassroots Broadcasting Facilities (Article 3)
- Modernizes commune-level loudspeaker broadcasting stations reaching villages and hamlets; digitizes equipment for district-level radio-television production.
- Excludes especially disadvantaged coastal/island communes and ethnic minority/mountainous communes, which are funded instead under the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program.
- The minimum technical equipment list (computers, video cameras, still cameras, audio recorders, editing software) is set out in Appendix 01, added by Circular 02/2025.
Digital Infrastructure and Digital Transformation in Agriculture (Article 4)
- Develops fiber-optic infrastructure, 4G/5G mobile networks, and IoT connectivity for smart rural areas.
- Develops digital platforms for residents' essential needs (communication, shopping, healthcare, education) and platforms supporting socio-economic development (e-commerce, transportation, e-payments, e-contracts).
Online Public Administrative Services (Article 5)
Expands online information and public services and strengthens data connectivity and sharing between databases per Decree 42/2022/ND-CP and Decree 47/2020/ND-CP, aiming for once-only data submission by citizens.
Digital Skills Training for Commune Officials (Article 6)
Targets at least 80% of officials in ethnic-minority, mountainous, and island communes, and 100% elsewhere, trained in digital skills and information security. Training is delivered online, maximum 3 days per course, with an assessment.
Digital Literacy for Rural Residents (Article 7)
Target by 2025: over 70% of working-age residents in every commune receive basic digital skills training (device use, information search, social media, e-commerce, online payments, public services, information security). Priority goes to training local union/cooperative staff and teachers as multipliers.
Digital Address Codes (Article 8)
By 2025, digital address codes are assigned to homes and government offices already bearing house numbers under Circular 08/2024/TT-BXD; an address database is built and its benefits are publicized.
Planning, Monitoring, and Reporting (Articles 9-11)
The Ministry of Information and Communications and program-managing agencies must prepare 5-year/annual plans, monitor implementation, and report periodically per Decree No. 27/2022/ND-CP.
Implementation (Article 12)
The Ministry of Information and Communications leads, coordinating with the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Finance, and Planning and Investment. Provincial People's Committees assign provincial Departments of Information and Communications to lead local implementation.
Effective Date (Article 13)
The original circular took effect August 14, 2022. Amendments introduced by Circular 02/2025/TT-BTTTT took effect April 5, 2025; tasks already approved before that date continue under their original approval decisions.
Scope Note
This is an implementation guideline for a central-to-local public investment program on rural telecom infrastructure, digitization, and digital skills. It does not set tax, accounting, invoicing, labor, or customs requirements for businesses.