International Integration in the “Digital Age” and Some Issues Posed for Vietnam

The term “digital age” has been adopted by most international organizations and many nations worldwide. The digital age possesses new characteristics, with an unprecedented nature and level of profound impact. First, the driving force behind the formation of the digital age is the global digital transformation process aimed at completely and comprehensively changing the mode of societal development, lifestyle, and activities based on digital platforms. The United Nations believes that digital technologies are developing faster than any innovation in human history. Second, for the first time, a global-scale virtual space is being shaped, existing, and increasingly interwoven with the real space, offering strong connectivity that transcends geographical limits and is less subject to governmental control. The data created and stored globally in the last five years is said to be greater than all the data humanity created before that. Third, the development and evolution of the world, as well as of each nation, business, and individual, for the next few decades, or even the next century, are predicted to be strongly affected by the digital age. The affected sectors include politics, security, economy, culture, and society.

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Dr. Le Trung Kien, Director of the Center for Security and Development Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies