(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./.
The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 179/TB-VPCP, dated April 23, 2024, on the conclusions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his meeting with the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 13.
Cao Phong district has witnessed signs of economic improvement over the recent past thanks to efforts by local authorities to promote agricultural, industrial, and handicraft development.
On April 26th, the Steering Committee for completing the standards to establish Luong Son town of the province held a conference to evaluate the progress of implementing the standards to establish Luong Son town. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee chaired the conference.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.
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