Digital transformation of ethnic minority areas

Digital transformation is an important task, contributing to the effective implementation of the National Target Program (NTP) on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Thereby, helping ethnic minorities improve their ability to use information technology for socio-economic development...

Actively promote digital transformation application

According to the Plan for implementing the Digital Transformation and Information Technology (IT) Project in implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2025 period, which was just signed and issued by Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai, the goal is to support and improve the ability of ethnic minorities to access information on the support policies of the Program in the province. Thereby, helping ethnic minorities access information on science and technology and promote local products to domestic and foreign friends. At the same time, improving the ability to apply and use IT to support socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. The application of IT and digital transformation in implementing the Program will enhance two-way communication between people and State management agencies on ethnic affairs and Program management organizations from the central to local levels. At the same time, deploy the application of digital technology and digital data to innovate and enhance the effectiveness of management, direction, operation, inspection, supervision and evaluation of the Program. Innovate methods and digital transformation in communication and propaganda for the Program.

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Specifically, by 2025, 100% of the agencies managing and implementing the Program from the provincial to the communal level will deploy information systems to serve management, direction, operation, capacity building, communication, monitoring and evaluation. All periodic reports, monitoring reports, summary reports, and the Program's indicator system will be implemented in a synchronized digital environment from the central to local levels, aiming to replace traditional reports. The plan requires 100% of managers at all levels implementing the Program to be trained, fostered, and have their capacity improved in digital transformation, and to regularly share information on digital skills, digital technology, and IT applications in handling operations in the digital environment. All agencies and organizations managing and implementing the Program from the provincial to communal level will be automatically informed about the contents, tasks, and implementation results. Establish and publish open data sets on the results of the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Program for public disclosure to organizations and people. Strive for 100% of published data to be exploitable in the digital environment. Strive for management agencies and organizations implementing the Program from the provincial to local levels to be provided with infrastructure and equipment to operate online meeting rooms. 100% of ethnic minority management agencies implementing the plan will have their IT infrastructure upgraded to ensure information security and stable, smooth operation, meeting the requirements in management and implementation. Strive for 100% of prestigious people and ethnic minorities in the province to understand the Party's guidelines and viewpoints, the State's policies and laws, and have full access to information on health, education, science and technology, markets; security and order information to proactively ensure the maintenance of stable lives and socio-economic development of the region through the implementation of the plan. Gradually preserve festivals and customs of ethnic minorities in the form of digital data, multimedia and widely disseminate and introduce them...

Implementation solutions

The province will promote propaganda, raise awareness, and change the mindset of digital transformation for officials implementing the Program at all levels and the people, linking and integrating with propaganda activities in implementing the Program's activities. Strengthen the application of IT in propaganda work; diversify forms of communication on digital technology platforms. Organize training, raise awareness and skills on digital transformation for beneficiaries and project implementers.

Implement the overall architecture of the application system and digital database (DB) to serve the management, direction, operation, inspection, supervision and evaluation of the Program, as a core foundation for integrating information systems that have been and are being deployed. Standardize the management process, standardize the evaluation criteria system of each task in the management, direction, operation and implementation of the Program at all levels from the central to the grassroots level. Complete the mechanism, policies, institutionalize the management processes into guiding documents; develop and promulgate regulations and operating procedures for the application system and digital database. Organize training courses, coaching, fostering, improving knowledge and skills on digital transformation, exploiting safe digital services in cyberspace for management agencies, implementing agencies and officers implementing the Program at all levels, relevant departments and branches through conferences, seminars, etc. Actively deploy programs, training documents on digital transformation, and documents guiding the application of digital transformation compiled and implemented by the Ethnic Committee.

Coordinate with the Ethnic Committee to study and pilot the digital transformation of some activities of the Program that are likely to be effective and have high spread. Pilot a number of digital transformation models in the management, organization, and synthesis of the Program in 1 district, 1 commune, and 1 industry of the province. From there, create a basis for replicating the model and a basis for implementation in the next phase. Invest in upgrading or renting IT infrastructure services at the Program management agency to perform tasks serving digital transformation in Program management. The province creates favorable conditions and investment environment to attract enterprises, telecommunications and IT corporations to invest in digital infrastructure and internet connection to the commune level, especially disadvantaged villages and hamlets in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; technology infrastructure associated with service development in the fields of: Agriculture, education, health, culture, tourism and e-commerce. At the same time, mobilize resources, especially effectively integrate national target programs, projects, socio-economic development projects, and legally mobilized resources from economic sectors and people to implement digital transformation.

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