Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Department of Information and Communications focuses on digital transformation on 5 main tasks

On the afternoon of September 20, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with the Department of Information and Communications to evaluate the performance of the industry in the first 8 months of 2022, the operational plan for the last 4 months of 2022 and the focus of work until 2024.

Overview of the working session of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung with the Department of Information and Communications. Photo: Pham Bang

ENSURING EFFECTIVE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

Reporting to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications Phan Nguyen Hao said that from 2021 to now, the Department has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue many important plans and decisions. In particular, the Department has advised the issuance of the Resolution of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on Digital Transformation of Nghe An Province to 2025, with a vision to 2030 and the Digital Transformation Plan of Nghe An Province to 2025.

Information technology infrastructure has been continuously expanded to all regions and areas with increasingly improved service quality; investment has been made in building a basic information technology infrastructure system for state agencies at the provincial and district levels, meeting the deployment of information systems serving operations, directing and providing public services to people and businesses. The deployment and application of information technology in Nghe An province has achieved many positive results from the provincial to district and commune levels.

Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications Phan Nguyen Hao reported on the industry's performance over the past time. Photo: Pham Bang

Through review and evaluation, Nghe An province has completed 22/22 tasks on digital transformation in 2022 as required by the Ministry of Information and Communications. External information and grassroots information work has been promoted. The direction of developing communication and information infrastructure continues to receive attention. The communication system ensures to meet the requirements of leadership, management and social needs. Continue to maintain and develop orderly press, publishing, printing and distribution activities.

The Department of Information and Communications also frankly admitted that the organization and implementation of the plan to bury and renovate the telecommunications cable network is still difficult. The number of electronic information sites in the area is large, so monitoring and management is difficult, and detecting violating electronic information sites is sometimes not timely.

Deputy Director of the Department of Health Tran Minh Tue spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

On the other hand, the information network infrastructure of agencies and units in the province is still weak and not synchronized. Information technology and broadcasting infrastructure is not developed evenly among regions. The facilities of the grassroots radio system are still lacking and weak. The operation of the Center for Monitoring and Operation of Smart Cities in Nghe An province faces many difficulties in terms of human resources, finance, equipment, etc.

At the meeting, leaders of departments, branches, sectors and telecommunications enterprises reported on the results of coordination in performing tasks with the Department of Information and Communications; at the same time, proposed coordination solutions in the coming time, and gave opinions on the proposals and recommendations of the Department.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Agencies Nguyen Thi Kim Chi shared the difficulties and heavy tasks of the Department of Information and Communications and agreed with and highly appreciated the results and efforts of the Party Committee, Board of Directors, civil servants and public employees of the Department in the past time.

Secretary of the Provincial Agencies Party Committee Nguyen Thi Kim Chi spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

In the coming time, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc requested the Department to pay attention to and create conditions for young cadres in the agency to develop; do a good job of ideological work so that cadres, civil servants and public employees can strive, promote their intelligence and enthusiasm, and serve the development of the province.

FOCUS ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCE

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that information and communication is a specific and broad field, but requires deep expertise, rapid movement, and continuous change to adapt. At the same time, he acknowledged and highly appreciated the results achieved by the Department in the past time, contributing positively to the overall socio-economic development results of the province, especially in the period of Covid-19 epidemic prevention, 2021 and 8 months of 2022.

Reviewing some outstanding results of the Department of Information and Communications, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the Department has done a good job of advising the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and Provincial People's Committee in directing, operating, and implementing tasks in a timely and effective manner; actively supporting and meeting the requirements of performing the tasks of agencies. Actively training cadres and civil servants in the field of information technology.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung concluded the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

The Department has actively advised on the promulgation of mechanisms and policies related to professional tasks, especially the Resolution of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on Digital Transformation of Nghe An Province to 2025, with a vision to 2030 and the Digital Transformation Plan of Nghe An Province to 2025; ensuring good information security and network security; Organizing and maintaining basically stable press and publishing activities...

Based on the existing problems and difficulties, in the coming time, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested the Department to closely follow the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress and the Resolution of the Department Party Congress to implement the set targets, goals and tasks; review, re-evaluate, propose appropriate adjustments; pay attention to perfecting the planning work of the industry. Focus on implementing comprehensive digital transformation on 5 main tasks: Digital government, digital infrastructure, digital human resources, step by step digital economy and network information security and safety.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, departments and branches attended the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

In particular, it is necessary to build a shared database warehouse. This issue is not the responsibility of the Department of Information and Communications alone but of all departments and branches; Effectively deploy the Smart Operation Center, the Smart City Construction Project, and the Network Safety and Security Operation Center.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Department to focus on effectively implementing the tasks and fields of the industry, including adjusting and supplementing the functions of the Department; continuing to ensure the maintenance and creation of the most favorable conditions in communication to serve the direction and administration of the Party Committee, government, and major events of the province.

Strengthen management and development of broadcasting systems applying information technology, towards new generation broadcasting, applying artificial intelligence (AI). Continue to coordinate with telecommunications enterprises to develop infrastructure to serve the maximum number of people, so that people in remote and isolated areas can access.

Leaders of departments and branches attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The Department of Information and Communications also needs to continue to pay attention to effectively managing press, publishing, electronic information, and distribution activities, contributing to changing the social network environment and electronic information sites to be more positive. Continue to do a good job of inspection and examination, especially in areas of public concern and areas that hinder the province's development.

Pay attention to arranging and organizing the apparatus, perfecting the Board of Directors, leaders of departments and divisions; enhancing staff training, raising awareness and responsibility of staff and civil servants in performing assigned tasks.

Director of the Department of Information and Communications Le Ba Hung spoke and received instructions from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Pham Bang

At the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also gave the policy to resolve the proposals and recommendations of the Department of Information and Communications; at the same time assigned relevant departments and branches to pay attention and create favorable conditions for the Department to develop, thereby contributing more to the development of the province.