Over the recent past, Hoa Binh province’s steering board for digital transformation has advised the provincial administration about the promotion of information technology application and digital transformation. Thanks to that, encouraging results have been recorded in the building and development of electronic administration and digital transformation.
Departments and
sectors of Hoa Binh province have stepped up IT application to improve
performance. Photo taken at the office of the provincial Department of
Construction.
So far, Hoa
Binh has connected 1,293 local online public services and its online payment
system with the National Public Service Portal. It has been granted 6,203
specialised digital certificates and digital signatures for organisations and
individuals, deploying them to 100% of state agencies from provincial and
communal levels.
The public
email system is operating stably. Paperless meeting rooms have been utilised
efficiently at the provincial People’s Committee, and also used in all
district-level localities.
However,
there remain many obstacles and problems in digital transformation activities.
In particular, the legal documents and policies on digital transformation have
yet to be perfected, IT development and application still face difficulties,
and digital infrastructure and platforms have yet to be oriented towards new
and advanced technologies. There is still a shortage of smart service apps for
mobile phones that cover people’s daily activities while the available ones
still fail to meet people’s needs.
To raise
all-level authorities, sectors, and people’s awareness of the importance of
digital transformation to the life and socio-economic development, the
provincial People’s Committee issued Plan No. 181/KH-UBND, dated August 30,
2024, on the organisation of activities in response to the National Digital
Transformation Day 2024.
Main
activities include boosting communications about activities marking the Day on
local mass media outlets. For 10 days from October 1 to 10, community-based
digital technology groups will come to each household to give locals guidance
on digital services and apps serving digital economy development.
An online
public services week will be launched to equip citizens with basic knowledge
and skills for submitting documentation of online public services and making
cashless payments when they come to handle administrative procedures at the
provincial public services centre and the single-window divisions at district
and communal levels. Authorities will step up granting and changing chip-based
identity cards for citizens, activating Level-2 electronic identification
accounts on the VNeID app for locals, and helping with the switch of 2G-only
SIMs and mobile devices to 4G ones.
Hoa Binh
will also boost the granting and use of digital signatures for all cadres,
civil servants, public employees, workers, and residents across the province
under a cooperation programme between the provincial Department of Information
and Communications and the Vietnam Certificate Authority and Digital
Transaction Club.
With
concrete measures taken and various activities organised to mark the National
Digital Transformation Day, Hoa Binh hopes to improve public awareness of the
importance of digital transformation to effectively handling the relationship
among the State, the market, and society, fostering economic growth, improving
labour productivity and competitiveness, reducing costs for citizens and businesses,
promoting all-level administrations’ governance capacity, and developing a
digital Government, digital society, and digital citizens./.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.
