The organising board of the 2024 Hoa Binh technical innovation competition for youngsters and children held a ceremony on October 8 to summarise and honour winners, and launch the competition for 2025.

The organising board presents the first prize
to a group of students from Phuc San primary and secondary school in Mai Chau
district.
One year after its launch, the 20th edition
of the competition in the 2023-2024 period received 149 entries, 20 more than
that in 2023. The competition was implemented with the close coordination
between the organising board of the province and its sub-boards in districts
and Hoa Binh city, and the effective and support from teachers and parents, as
well as the hard work of students.
All districts across the province and Hoa
Binh city submitted their solutions. There were 43 award-winning solutions,
with one first, three second, eight third, and 31 consolation prizes. The first
prize came to a group of three students - Dinh Cong Duc, Ha Van Son and Ha Yen
Hoa, all from Phuc San primary and secondary school in Mai Chau district with
the smart fish cage model.
The organising board has chosen 12
solutions to compete in the national-level competition.
The competition is a useful playground for
students to develop their creativity, research and scientific ability. The
projects are not only scientific but also closely linked to practice,
contributing to the sustainable development goals of Hoa Binh.
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.