Scientific workshop: "Innovation and Digital Transformation - Driving force for socio-economic development of Lai Chau province"

(laichau.gov.vn) This afternoon (October 10), Lai Chau Provincial People's Committee organized a scientific workshop with the theme "Innovation and Digital Transformation - Driving force for socio-economic development of Lai Chau province". Comrades: Le Van Luong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06 of Lai Chau province; Nguyen Minh Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06 of Lai Chau province chaired the workshop.

Conference scene.

Attending the workshop were Dr. Do Trung Anh - Academy of Posts and Telecommunications; Dr. Bui Van Trung - Institute of Medicinal Materials; Dr. Phan Van Thang - Center for Non-Timber Forest Products; representatives of leaders of some departments, branches and sectors of Lai Chau province; scientists ; representatives of leaders of Universities, Research Institutes, Centers, Associations, Companies, Cooperatives; leaders of People's Committees of communes and wards in Lai Chau province.

Dr. Bui Van Trung - Institute of Medicinal Materials spoke at the workshop.

The workshop is a meaningful activity, aiming to concretize the spirit of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on "Development of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation", identifying this as one of three strategic breakthroughs, a key driving force for rapid and sustainable development.

Innovation and digital transformation are inevitable trends of the times, and are objective requirements in the development process of each country and each locality. The themes “Innovation for all people - Driving force for national development” and “Comprehensive, comprehensive digital transformation for all people to accelerate and break through the development of the digital economy ” have clearly demonstrated the consistent viewpoint of our Party and State in taking science, technology and innovation as the foundation for national development.

The comrades chaired the workshop.

In recent years, Lai Chau province has made efforts to synchronously and effectively deploy many solutions to promote innovation and digital transformation and Project 06. Identifying the importance of digital transformation and Project 06, the Provincial People's Committee has issued many important policies contributing to promoting digital transformation, especially advising the Provincial Party Committee to issue Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU dated February 25, 2025 of the Provincial Party Committee on the digital transformation program of Lai Chau province for the period 2021 - 2025 with a vision to 2030, Directive No. 20-CT/TU dated June 8, 2023 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on strengthening leadership and direction of the implementation of the "Project on developing applications of data on population, identification and electronic authentication, serving national digital transformation for the period 2022 - 2025, with a vision to 2030". At the same time, the province has directed the establishment of Community Digital Technology Teams in communes, villages, and hamlets, supporting people in using smartphones, accessing online public services, and utilities of Project 06; organizing digital skills training and e-commerce for tens of thousands of people, helping to bring nearly 2,000 agricultural products to e-commerce platforms, etc., opening up development opportunities for people and businesses in socio-economic development.

The movements of “Youth Innovation”, “Women Start-ups”, “Farmers Apply New Technology” are being widely deployed, arousing the spirit of innovation in the whole society. Telecommunications enterprises such as Viettel, VNPT, Mobifone, the Provincial Post Office and other enterprises are and will continue to accompany the province in investing in infrastructure, providing high-speed Internet coverage, and supporting people and businesses in accessing digital technology.

Comrade Pham Quang Cuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology spoke at the workshop.

At the Workshop, many profound, enthusiastic and practical opinions focused on solutions such as: Promoting the role of mass organizations in inspiring creativity; innovation in education and training; developing digital infrastructure; promoting e-commerce; applying virtual assistants, data analysis platforms and smart algorithms and Project 06 in management, operation, serving people and businesses.

Comrade Le Van Luong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee delivered the closing speech at the Workshop.

In his closing speech at the workshop, comrade Le Van Luong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06 of Lai Chau province emphasized: Implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW is both an urgent and long-term task; it is the political responsibility of the entire political system, the business community and each Lai Chau citizen. Each agency, unit and locality needs to concretize it with programs, plans and practical actions, taking the effectiveness of serving people and businesses as the center, as a measure of the success of digital transformation. Thereby, strongly spreading the spirit of innovation among the entire population, promoting the intellectual strength, will and aspiration of Lai Chau people; at the same time, mobilizing resources from all economic sectors to build a developing innovation ecosystem, digital government, digital economy and digital society.

With high political determination, strong innovation thinking and drastic and synchronous actions, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee believes that Lai Chau will have many successes in innovation and digital transformation, contributing to the successful implementation of the goal of rapid and sustainable development, as set out in the spirit of the Resolution of the 15th Provincial Party Congress.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Luong and Director of the Department of Science and Technology Nguyen Minh Hieu presented smartphones to poor and near-poor households in Doan Ket ward, Tan Phong ward, Ta Leng commune, and Phong Tho commune.

On this occasion, the province presented 81 smartphones and Internet SIMs to poor and near-poor households and displayed innovative technological products and equipment at the Workshop, which are vivid symbols of the spirit of "digital transformation for all people", contributing to spreading awareness, arousing the will and aspirations of officials, people, students in the province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Luong and representatives of provincial departments and branches visited Viettel Lai Chau's digital technology exhibition booth.

Before the workshop, comrade Le Van Luong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of provincial departments and branches visited a number of technology booths of units and enterprises in the digital technology sector in Lai Chau province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Luong and representatives of provincial departments and branches visited the digital technology exhibition booth of VNPT Lai Chau.

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