Yen Bai Promotes Digital Skills for All Citizens

Society

Yen Bai Promotes Digital Skills for All Citizens

Friday, October 18, 2024

With the viewpoint of placing citizens and businesses at the center as the main subjects and beneficiaries of digital transformation (DT), the entire political system in Yen Bai Province has actively engaged in implementing various specific and effective solutions to promote digital skills among residents and businesses. This initiative aims to enhance awareness and encourage community participation in the digital transformation process.

Officials from the Yen Bai Provincial Tax Department guide business households on how to install and use the eTax Mobile electronic tax application.

As one strolls through supermarkets, convenience stores, traditional markets, and eateries, it is increasingly rare to observe customers making payments in cash. Instead, residents primarily utilize electronic payment methods that leverage digital technology.

Phung Thi Lanh, a resident of Dai Phac Commune in Van Yen District, shared, "Now, when I go out, I no longer worry about carrying a wallet as I used to; I just need to take my phone with me, and I can buy everything I need. All transactions are processed easily, minimizing risks, which is why cashless payment is my preferred choice."

In the process of digital transformation, essential digital platforms and technologies that serve everyday life include: Yen Bai-S, the National Online Public Service Portal, electronic health records, cashless payment applications, e-commerce platforms, the eTax Mobile tax lookup app, customer service applications from the electricity sector, and public digital signatures. These tools are practical and closely integrated into social life, directly benefiting residents and businesses.

To bring these utilities closer to the residents, provincial departments, agencies, and functional units have focused on promoting awareness and guiding citizens in using digital products and services while also popularizing digital technology platforms within the community.

Today, utilizing essential digital platforms has gradually become a habit. Currently, 100% of businesses have adopted digital platforms, with 50% of them employing electronic contracts. The rate of cashless transactions in the province has surged to 68.72%, with cashless payments for electricity services accounting for 74% of total customers and cashless payments for water services reaching 62%. Moreover, the 4.0 cashless market model is thriving across the province, featuring over 700 QR code scanning points for payments. Certain localities, such as Yen Bai City, Nghia Lo Town, and Van Yen District, have implemented these systems vigorously, achieving significant success.

Additionally, the province has activated nearly 400,000 level-2 electronic identification accounts on VNeID, representing approximately 90% of the total electronic identification accounts issued. The VNeID platform has been standardized and updated with numerous new functions, facilitating residents in using it for daily needs, such as presenting driver's licenses and health insurance registration without the need for physical documents. Furthermore, since September 1, 2024, the Yen Bai Department of Justice has begun issuing electronic criminal record certificates to streamline the process for residents in need.

As the first province to launch the "People's AI Learning" model in the country, Yen Bai has seen a continuous spread and promotion of this movement. Many localities have actively implemented widespread initiatives for learning, sharing, and disseminating knowledge and experiences about artificial intelligence (AI) to apply it in real life, making a significant contribution to advancing the development of the digital economy and digital society.

With the viewpoint that digital transformation (DX) can effectively address life’s challenges, Yen Bai province has also intensified various practical activities in response to the National Digital Transformation Day in 2024, alongside the ongoing daily DX initiatives.

Nguyen Thuc Manh, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Yen Bai Province, stated: The plan for organizing the Provincial Digital Transformation Day in 2024 clearly outlines the objectives and requirements to establish and disseminate the message for the National Digital Transformation Day in 2024: "Broadening digital infrastructure and innovating digital applications to foster economic development – A new impetus for economic growth and labor productivity." This initiative aims to enhance awareness and participation in the digital transformation process among officials, civil servants, public employees, the business community, and residents within the province.

Enhancing awareness and providing digital skills to citizens and businesses is a practical solution that Yen Bai Province is implementing to realize the goal of bringing digital platforms, technologies, and skills to every individual. This will ultimately provide a more convenient and improved quality of life for residents and contribute to ensuring that the digital transformation efforts in the province are genuinely "comprehensive and inclusive."

Thanh Chi

Other news

Yen Bai strives to establish 10 more national standard schools in 2025

Yen Bai province has identified the construction of national standard schools as a responsibility of all levels, sectors, and the entire political system. (In the photo: A lesson at Van Chan High School)

To further enhance the quality of the national standard school system in the direction of standardization and modernization, thereby improving education and training quality and contributing to comprehensive and fundamental reforms in accordance with Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW, dated November 4, 2013, of the 8th Conference of the 11th Central Committee.

Van Yen District focuses on digital transformation solutions

A staff member at the Mau A Town Health Station in Van Yen District assists residents in utilizing digital services.

Implementing digital transformation across three pillars-digital government, digital economy, and digital society-Van Yen District has achieved full electronic authentication for all transactions on the Provincial Public Service Portal and the district and commune-level "one-stop" electronic information system.

Yen Bai Maintains and Enhances Education Universalization Quality in All 168 Communes, Wards, and Townships

Students of Cam An High School, Yen Binh District, explore additional knowledge at the school's green library.

In 2025, Yen Bai Province will continue to maintain and enhance the quality of education universalization across all 168 communes, wards, and townships. This includes ensuring universal preschool education for five-year-old children, sustaining level-3 universal primary education in all localities, and achieving level-1 and level-2 universal lower secondary education province-wide. Additionally, level-3 universal lower secondary education will be maintained in 115 out of 168 communes, wards, and townships.

Lo Van Minh – The Doctor for Ethnic Minority Communities in Remote Areas

Dr. Lo Van Minh (right) implementing new medical techniques at the Emergency Resuscitation – Pediatrics Department, Tram Tau District Medical Center.

Working in a highland region, Dr. Lo Van Minh, Head of the Emergency Resuscitation – Pediatrics Department at Tram Tau District Medical Center, dedicates himself wholeheartedly to his profession, joining his colleagues in fulfilling their mission of providing healthcare for ethnic minority communities.

Society