Diversifying information channels in Front work

On the morning of August 6th, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province held its 2nd Conference - 14th term, 2019-2024, to evaluate the implementation of Fatherland Front work in the first six months of the year and to deploy key tasks for the last six months of 2019.

Attending the conference were: Ms. Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; and Mr. Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee - presided over the conference. Photo: My Nga

Conducted 320 monitoring activities.

In the first six months of 2019, upholding its role in uniting the entire nation, the Fatherland Front Committees at all levels continued to play a core role in disseminating information and mobilizing all strata of the people to implement the Party's guidelines, the State's policies and laws, as well as programs and campaigns launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Dialogue activities between Party committees, district-level and grassroots authorities with the people have received attention. In the first six months of the year, 543 dialogues were organized at the commune and hamlet/village levels, and 29 dialogues were held at the district level. The dialogues mainly focused on issues such as land management and site clearance, policies and regulations, and administrative reform.

Through the propaganda and mobilization efforts of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the movement to help each other develop the economy and reduce poverty at the grassroots level has proven effective. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Fatherland Front Committees at the district and grassroots levels organized 320 monitoring sessions and 355 social feedback and criticism sessions.

Besides the achievements, the delegates focused on analyzing the shortcomings and limitations. The emulation movements initiated and led by the Fatherland Front at all levels have created dynamism and attracted the participation of many segments of the population.

However, the Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Vo Thi Minh Sinh, pointed out that the campaigns were still too general, the movements did not closely follow the results of the campaigns; they had not gathered charitable and volunteer groups, nor had they connected and assembled them into a large force for the Front; and the Front's responsibility in replicating good models and exemplary practices was still limited.

Similarly, in social monitoring and criticism, considered a "deep" area of ​​the Fatherland Front's work, the intellectual capacity of committee members and experts in all fields has not been fully utilized. Furthermore, there is a lack of a comprehensive database of voters' opinions and suggestions, and insufficient follow-up on the responses to those suggestions from relevant levels and sectors.

Diversify information channels.

To orient the activities of the Fatherland Front in the last six months of 2019, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee has set out 26 key solutions, focusing on improving the effectiveness of propaganda, mobilization, and gathering of all strata of the people; consolidating and promoting the strength of national unity; promoting democracy, representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people; social supervision and criticism, participating in building a strong Party and government; continuing to expand and improve the effectiveness and quality of people's diplomacy; perfecting mechanisms and improving the operational capacity of the Fatherland Front system to meet the requirements of the tasks in the new period.

Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Vo Thi Minh Sinh, emphasized that the work of the Fatherland Front is the bridge between the Party's will and the people's aspirations. Photo: My Nga

To improve the quality of propaganda, the Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Vo Thi Minh Sinh, requested that Fatherland Front Committees at all levels diversify information channels; establish, manage, and effectively utilize social media pages such as the Fatherland Front's Facebook page, thereby focusing on propaganda, especially building regulations for operation on social media pages, proactively grasping the situation, thoughts and aspirations of the people, and guiding public opinion.

The conference reviewed and commented on the draft regulations for the operation of the Committee and the Standing Committee of the 14th term; the work program for the entire term of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee of the 14th term; the plan to launch the competition "Proposing initiatives and solutions to innovate the content and methods of operation of the Fatherland Front at all levels" and decided on several other important issues.

Launch the competition"Contributing creative ideas on innovating the content and methods of operation of the Fatherland Front at all levels in Nghe An province" from September 2019 to May 19, 2020.

The competition aims to disseminate information and raise awareness among all segments of the population about the position and role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; connect and promote creative emulation movements among member organizations; build a database of new initiatives and ideas; gradually apply them to practical activities; and contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of the Fatherland Front's work at all levels in the current period.

The Organizing Committee will award 1 first prize; 2 second prizes; 3 third prizes and 10 consolation prizes.

The winning authors of the competition will be recommended by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province to the Department of Science and Technology for the issuance of innovation certificates. The products, initiatives, and creative ideas will be widely publicized by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province through mass media and applied to the practical work of the Fatherland Front.