Provincial Youth Union, Department of Information and Communications signed a cooperation program to promote digital transformation

On the morning of June 8, the Provincial Youth Union and the Department of Information and Communications held a signing ceremony for the "Coordination Program between the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An province and the Department of Information and Communications, period 2023 - 2026". Attending the signing ceremony were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union, and leaders of the Department of Information and Communications.

Scene of the signing ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh

The focus of the coordination program is to raise awareness among cadres, union members and youth aboutPioneering mission in digital transformation; apply information technology, communication, master science and technology, master digital technology in life, in socio-economic development; promote digital transformation in Youth Union work, transfer Youth Union activities to the digital environment and promote digital transformation among union members, youth, teenagers and the social community.

At the same time, improve the effectiveness of propaganda and career guidance work, encourage young people to actively participate in training, fostering skills, qualifications, and understanding of information technology and digital transformation, in order to improve digital capacity, contributing to the development of high-quality young human resources in the field of information technology.

Comrade Le Ba Hung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Information and Communications spoke at the signing ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh

To effectively implement the set goals, representatives of the Provincial Youth Union and the Department of Information and Communications agreed to coordinate in propaganda work.Education of revolutionary ideals, ethics, and cultural lifestyle for youthon cyberspace; deploy campaigns and programs to participate in building a safe and healthy online environment for young people; propagate and guide young people to implement the code of conduct on social networks.

At the same time, coordinate in establishing Community Digital Technology Teams in each commune, ward, and town, with the core being the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of the commune, ward, and town. Regularly organize training and foster knowledge about digital transformation and digital skills for members of the Community Digital Technology Team.

Provincial Youth Union Secretary Le Van Luong spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Coordinate the implementation of programs and tasks to improve digital capacity and digital skills for people; train in the application of digital platforms and interactive applications between people and the government; train and disseminate new technologies to educate people about digital transformation, guide and support people in performing online public services, apply propaganda tools, and connect on social networking channels.

Regarding the coordination of activities to improve digital capacity for Nghe An youth, the Department of Information and Communications presides over and coordinates with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union to implement training courses on digital transformation and popularize digital skills for union members and youth; organize competitions, awards, and creative activities in the fields of information technology and digital transformation; build and operate applications and platforms to support youth in accessing digital knowledge and skills for life, study and work.

The Provincial Youth Union and the Department of Information and Communications held a signing ceremony for the "Coordination Program between the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An province and the Department of Information and Communications, period 2023-2026". Photo: Thanh Quynh

In addition, the two sides will increase their efforts in mobilizing and donating computers, smart devices, internet-connected devices, etc., and cheap and free internet packages to support disadvantaged youth and teenagers in remote areas to study and work online.

Develop and deploy a set of documents on digital capacity for Youth Union officials, Youth Union members and youth (Digital Capacity Framework, Index Set) and software to assess the digital capacity of Vietnamese youth. Support Youth Union chapters at all levels to monitor and assess the digital capacity of Youth Union members and youth. Annually, publish the results of assessing the digital capacity of youth.

Based on the agreed contents, the Provincial Youth Union and the Department of Information and Communications organized the Signing Ceremony of the "Coordination Program between the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An Province and the Department of Information and Communications, period 2023-2026". Immediately after the signing ceremony, the two sectors assigned direct tasks to the focal units to implement the signed tasks in the most synchronous and effective manner.