Opening Ceremony of the Son La Province Digital Transformation Competition 2026.

Attending the opening ceremony of the competition were: Mr. Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, and Head of the Competition Organizing Committee; Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; Mr. Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; members of the Provincial Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation; representatives of leaders from departments, agencies, units, and socio-political organizations; representatives of leaders from Party Committees directly under the Provincial Party Committee; and 25 outstanding authors and groups of authors who reached the final round of the competition.

The delegates attending the competition.

The delegates attending the competition.

Authors and groups of authors participating in the competition.

The competition focuses on the three core pillars of the national digital transformation: digital government, digital economy, and digital society; aiming to raise awareness and seek highly feasible initiatives to address bottlenecks in state management and public service delivery; and to improve the quality and efficiency of task implementation and enhance the quality of public services for citizens and businesses.

Launched on January 1, 2026, the competition was organized in two rounds: preliminary and final. By June 30, the organizing committee had received 155 entries. After evaluation, 25 outstanding ideas, initiatives, and solutions were selected to participate in the final round of the competition.

The ideas, initiatives, and solutions participating in this year's competition are diverse in terms of fields and approaches to digital transformation; focusing on issues closely related to work and life, from education, agriculture, land management, administrative reform, to promoting local products, developing community digital capacity, and applying artificial intelligence.

Comrade Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, and Head of the Organizing Committee of the Competition, delivered the opening speech.

In his opening remarks at the competition, Comrade Lo Minh Hung emphasized: Digital transformation is not the responsibility of any single industry, agency, or force, but a regular and urgent task for the entire political system and society. For digital transformation to be truly effective, it must begin with practical issues, concrete initiatives, and a spirit of daring to think, daring to act, and daring to innovate for the common good.

Through this competition, Son La aims to create more space for officials, Party members, students, teachers, and other social forces to share best practices, experiment with new ideas, and gradually integrate digital technology and artificial intelligence into practical work. This will contribute to spreading the spirit of innovation and creativity, and promoting digital transformation in agencies, units, localities, and communities.

Authors and groups of authors participating in the competition.

To ensure the best results and widespread impact of the 2026 Son La Provincial Digital Transformation Competition, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested that the Organizing Committee and the Judging Panel focus on strictly adhering to the rules and regulations, and implementing the competition's contents according to the plan. The Judging Panel members should work with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring fairness, objectivity, independence, and accuracy in the scoring process; prioritizing ideas, initiatives, and solutions that are highly practical, scalable, easy to apply, and bring tangible results in performing tasks and serving the people and businesses. Authors and groups of authors participating in the final round should demonstrate initiative, confidence, and creativity, highlighting the novelty, feasibility, and ability to solve practical problems; and incorporate feedback from the Judging Panel to further improve and refine their ideas, initiatives, and solutions for more effective practical application.

The opening ceremony of the competition featured a cultural performance.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the authors and groups of authors proceeded to the competition sections, which included: presenting ideas, initiatives, and solutions; and answering questions to clarify the creativity, applicability, and effectiveness of their solutions.

This is the presentation of the ideas by the team of authors from Phu Yen High School.

The competition took place over two days, from September 26th to 27th. The closing ceremony and awards presentation were held at 10:00 AM on September 27th. The competition was livestreamed on digital platforms and information was updated on various forms of newspapers, radio, and television in Son La.

 

Thanh Huyen