(HBO) - In 2 days (August 12nd-13rd), in Hoa Binh city, the Dariu Foundation held the training session for about 150 informatics teachers from secondary and high schools in the province on how to apply Microbit circuits and the Internet of Things (IOT). This is one of the practical activities of the Dariu Foundation to support Hoa Binh Education implement the digital transformation, contributing to improving the quality of comprehensive education.
The representatives from the Dariu Foundation are giving the technical
guidance to about 150 informatics teachers all over the province on how to
apply Microbit circuits and the Internet of Things to create digital technology
products.
The Dariu Foundation has been
implementing the project in Hoa Binh since 2020. Since then, the Foundation has
supported Hoa Binh Education to provide professional training for 2,805
informatics teachers at all levels with the content relating to Scratch
programming, Microbits and Python. Along with that, they have funded/lent the
educational equipment for the schools to implement educational activities using
digital technology, including 400 laptops and nearly 1,000 smartphones; they
have also sponsored more than 1,000 programming devices such as Microbit
circuits (V1,V2,V3), expansion circuits, sensors… Especially, the Dariu
Foundation has supported the establishment and management of 86 STEM/STEAM
clubs, funding for 15 clubs to implement 15 STEM projects, innovative robots...
In general, the support and sponsorship activities of the Dariu Foundation for
Hoa Binh education have been evaluated as practical, meaningful activity and it
has been contributing an effective part in the digital transformation process
of the provincial education and training sector.
It is known that the Dariu
Foundation was established in 2002 in Switzerland and it has been licensed to
establish a Project Office in Vietnam since 2007. Since its establishment, the
Dariu Foundation has supported Vietnamese partners implement projects on
microfinance, popularizing digital skills, giving scholarships to the students with
difficult circumstances, sponsoring vocational training scholarships,
sponsoring school construction... In recent years, the Dariu Foundation has
also allowed the students with difficult circumstances to borrow laptops to
serve their studies.
The emulation movement "Hoa Binh joining hands to build new-style rural areas” has been widely spreading, becoming a driving force that motivates the localities to renew rural landscapes and improve the material and spiritual lives of the residents. In this movement, the people play a central role-both as the main implementers and direct beneficiaries of its outcomes.
In response to the global digital revolution, Hoa Binh Newspaper is transforming itself into a modern and multi-platform media hub, blending cutting-edge technology with a restructured newsroom and a new generation of tech-savvy journalists.
Hoa Binh province’s Association of the Elderly recently held a conference to review the project on expanding the inter-generation self-help club model until 2025.
In a move to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, issued on December 22, 2024 by the Politburo, which targets breakthroughs in science-technology development, innovation, and digital transformation, the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Health has issued a plan to roll out the "Digital Literacy for All” campaign within the local health sector.
An Nghia Commune (Lạc Sơn District) is one of the communes that achieved the tha standard of the national new rural area in 2018. Entering a new development phase, the commune is now trying to meet the criteria for the advanced new rural development. With the strong political will and the public consensus, the commune is gradually overcoming the challenges to reach this goal, aiming for the sustainable development.