(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) on March 17 signed an agreement on training, scientific research, and technology transfer cooperation for the 2021 - 2025 period.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ngo Van Tuan, member of the Party
Central Committee and head of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation of Hoa
Binh,and other delegates witness the agreement signing between the
provincial People’s Committee and the VNU.
The two sides identified three focuses of their
cooperation, namely human resources training and development, scientific
research and technology transfer, and socio-economic development policy
consulting.
Witnessing the signing, Secretary of the
provincial Party Committee Ngo Van Tuan stressed that Hoa Binh is applying
itself to making four strategic breakthroughs (planning, administrative reform,
infrastructure development, and human resources quality improvement) while
setting up targets and devising strong measures relevant to the four main
pillars of clean agriculture, high-value support industries, capitalisation of
its close proximity to Hanoi capital, and the abundant workforce. It is also
working to make use of local natural resources, beautiful landscapes, and the
culture deeply imbued with ethnic groups’ identities to develop tourism.
He expressed his hope the cooperation will
generate sustainable and long-term benefits for both sides, and that the VNU
will substantially assist Hoa Binh in the three important areas of human
resources training and development, science - technology, and policy
consulting.
VNU Director Prof. and Dr. Le Quan pledged to
provide high-level training courses to the province's order; create favourable
conditions for local cadres to engage in training and researches; coordinate to
transfer scientific - technological advances in terms of planning, tourism, and
environmental protection; and carry out other activities requested by the
provincial People’s Committee and match the VNU’s functions.
At the event, participants also discussed
cooperation orientations and activities for 2022 and 2023. Concluding the meeting, Bui Van Khanh, Vice
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee, voiced his hope that this partnership will contribute to
socio-economic development of Hoa Binh./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.