(HBO) – The Department of Science and Technology of the northwestern Hoa Binh province recently held a conference to review its activities in 2018 and launch tasks for 2019. The conference was attended by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Dung and representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Do
Hai Ho, Director of the provincial Department of Science and Technology, hands
over certificates of merit to individuals with outstanding results in science
and technology sector in 2018.
The
application of information technology and administrative reform was bolstered
in the year, while the use of digital signature, document management software, the
implementation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the digitalization to
secure archive collections also proved effective.
The
department was ranked fourth out of the 20 agencies in the administrative reform
index and second in IT application. In 2018, it organised a competition on startup
innovative ideas, the first of its kind for youths of Hoa Binh province, as
well as successfully held drills on identifying and retrieving radioactive
sources.
Work
on scientific and technological projects focused on efficiency, particularly a
major project helping farmers to overcome consequences of natural disasters and
create sustainable livelihoods in Da Bac district.
Scientific
councils graded research projects in a more responsible and effective manner
that year. Reforms in intellectual property activities reaped fruitful results,
and 14 brands of the province were under trademark protection.
Additionally,
activities in science and the IT sector at the district level received due
attention and were effectively supervised, while the application of models was
enhanced. ISO adoption at the commune level hit 74 percent in the total number
of communes, surpassing the plan.
Financial
mechanism reform in activities of science and IT sector remains a key task in
2019, towards increasing expenditure for highly applicable projects. It is also
necessary to improve the efficiency of scientific and IT project supervision,
make use of measures to assign new scientific and IT tasks, and promote the application
of completed projects in real circumstances.
The
department needs to improve the effectiveness of scientific councils and
council initiatives at all levels, and continue to launch incentives for
businesses facilitating scientific and IT research as well as innovative
start-ups in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is asked to bolster support
in intellectual property and collective trademark registration for local
specialties.
Besides,
the department is tasked to support local agencies to maintain quality
management system and transfer to the ISO 9001:2015 version, boost
administrative reform, IT application and personnel streamline, and improve
quality of public services./.
On November the first, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting for the reports on the progress of preparations to hold the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of the special national relic ranking for Trai Cave, the Stone Roof of Vanh village (Lac Son district) and the Opening Ceremony of the Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Organizing Committee of Culture - Tourism Week chaired the meeting.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 30 had a working session with the Party Committee of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the sector's implementation of political tasks in the past 10 months, and key tasks for the last months of 2024 and in the coming time.
In recent years, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has directed units and mass organisations to promote the popularisation of the Party's policies and resolutions and the State's laws, as well as issued guiding documents on local religious affairs.
The Hoa Binh Steering Committee for the organisation of the fourth provincial congress of ethnic minority groups held a meeting on October 29 to discuss the progress of preparations for the congress. Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee chaired the event. The congress is slated for November 14-15 at the provincial Cultural Palace, expecting 250 official delegates.
Despite a low starting point, the mountainous district of Mai Chau has effectively implemented the National Target Programme on New Rural Development, resulting in significant improvements in people’s life and rural look.
Over the past years, Hoa Binh has systematically implemented the one-stop-shop and interconnected one-stop-shop mechanisms in processing administrative procedures, contributing to improving the efficiency of the work while promoting online public services.
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