>>> Part 1: “Greening cyberspace” with positive information

Part 2: Gradually mastering digital space

Mastering digital space is one of the top priorities for the younger generation. To achieve this, young people have to foster a spirit of self-directed learning and actively embrace technology to equip themselves with sound knowledge, proper awareness, and keen insight. These capabilities will enable them to create employment opportunities, make breakthroughs in entrepreneurship, and strengthen their resilience to adapt to successive waves of technological advancement and digital transformation.

Youth Union members in Long Hung Ward discuss how to use the queue-number kiosk at the ward's Public Administrative Service Center to help residents complete administrative procedures.

In recent years, Youth Union chapters across Dong Nai have consistently focused on equipping Youth Union members and young people (referred to collectively as Youth Union members) and people from all walks of life with knowledge and skills related to digital transformation. These efforts have contributed to improving digital capabilities, enabling residents to access and make full use of technological conveniences, and gradually helping them master cyberspace.

Equipping young people with “key” to digital era

Recognizing the importance of digital knowledge and skills in learning and working, as well as in improving the ability to identify, verify, and process information online, Nguyen Thanh Hiep, Member of the Standing Committee of the Ho Nai Ward Youth Union and Vice Principal of Hoa Binh Primary School in Ho Nai Ward, has actively pursued self-study and participated in digital skills training courses. Through these efforts, he has acquired knowledge of information security and personal data protection. As a result, he has been more proactive in accessing information and better equipped to identify and filter out unofficial, harmful, subversive, or distorted content.

Nguyen Minh Kien, Member of the Dong Nai City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and Secretary of the City Youth Union, noted that equipping young people with digital knowledge and skills also strengthens their ability to identify, verify, and process information in cyberspace. With digital literacy, young people can respond more proactively to misinformation, fake news, and subversive narratives while learning to disseminate positive information and contribute to building a healthy digital environment. This, in turn, enables education on ideals, awareness-raising, and efforts to safeguard the Party's ideological foundation among Youth Union members to be carried out proactively and in ways suited to the younger generation in the digital age.

Speaking at the launch ceremony of the 2026 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign on May 31, 2026, Huynh Thi Hang, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai City Party Committee and Chairwoman of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, emphasized that in the coming period, the City Youth Union should continue to vigorously promote the role of young people in community digital transformation. She called for accelerating the activities of “Digital Literacy for All” teams to help residents access online public services, use cashless payment methods, and acquire skills for safely using digital platforms. She also stressed the need to promote products under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program, local agricultural products and youth-led economic models on digital platforms.

To keep pace with rapid technological advances, the City Youth Union has proactively modernized its methods of operation by organizing a range of intensive programs, including scientific research camps, artificial intelligence (AI) programming competitions, and upcoming digital skills camps. These activities are accompanied by practical challenges that require young people to apply technology to solve real-world problems. Through such initiatives, the Youth Union identifies talented young individuals and practical solutions to emerging challenges.

A notable example is the 2026 Web AI Hackathon contest, jointly organized by the City Youth Union and the Department of Science and Technology. The Organizing Board tasked participants with developing web applications integrating AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) to address practical problems. Within a two-hour programming period, participating teams developed several functional solutions for internal training management, monitoring personnel and vehicle access, timekeeping and shift management, and digital human resource management.

Nguyen Doan Gia Thuan, a student at the Faculty of Information Technology of Lac Hong University in Tran Bien Ward, said, “The competition helped me consolidate my specialized knowledge, develop my programming mindset and problem-solving skills, and apply technology to practical challenges. It also gave me a deeper understanding of both the strengths and limitations of digital technology, enabling me to use it purposefully, spread positive messages, avoid being influenced by misinformation, and contribute to building a safe and healthy digital environment.”

Joining hands to build a digital community

Alongside efforts to improve young people's digital knowledge and skills and their ability to identify positive information, Youth Union chapters at all levels have stepped up initiatives to support and provide digital skills training for older people and residents in remote areas. These activities aim to ensure that every resident has an opportunity to access and use digital technologies and benefit from the digital transformation process.

According to Nguyen Minh Kien, Secretary of the City Youth Union, since 2022, community digital technology teams have been established across Dong Nai Province, now Dong Nai City. The teams comprise members of residential communities, including Youth Union members. Guided by the motto “going to every alley, knocking on every door and guiding every person,” Youth Union members have worked alongside other team members to help residents access and use online public services, the VNeID application, and cashless payment methods. They have also provided guidance on navigating digital platforms, identifying fake news, protecting personal data, and preventing online fraud.

A Youth Union member discusses the application of Canva AI in legal education, dissemination, and communication.

Notably, to implement the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and national digital transformation, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation launched the nationwide “Digital Literacy for All” movement in March 2025. The movement aims to promote the pioneering role of young people in improving digital capabilities and skills in using digital devices among the general public. In response, 100% of grassroots federation chapters across the city established “Digital Literacy for All” teams. These teams have been deployed to one-stop administrative service centers at the commune and ward levels or have visited households directly to raise awareness, provide guidance, and assist residents in using digital tools.

Since July 1, 2025, when Dong Nai officially began implementing the two-tier local government model, the need to accelerate digital transformation, digitize administrative data, and improve public digital literacy has become more urgent than ever. Blue-shirted Vietnamese youth volunteers have once again been present at public administrative service centers and commune- and ward-level administrative dossier reception points to share the workload of officials and civil servants, helping local authorities operate smoothly and efficiently following the restructuring.

Building on these efforts, the City Youth Union launched the “Digital Summer” campaign as part of the 2026 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign. In addition to the 95 Digital Summer teams at commune and ward levels, the City Youth Union established 10 city-level volunteer teams, comprising nearly 200 student volunteers from universities and colleges in the locality. These teams were deployed to remote, border, and ethnic minority areas facing significant socioeconomic difficulties.

Phan Le Duy, Vice President of the Students’ Association of Dong Nai Technology University, said, “I was assigned to Thanh Son Commune to lead a city-level Digital Summer volunteer team. Over approximately two weeks, our team assisted residents and guided them in completing administrative procedures in the digital environment, checking the processing status of their applications, making online payments, and using essential digital applications and services. We also visited individual hamlets to provide hands-on guidance on using digital platforms and ensuring cybersecurity, thereby equipping local residents with essential digital skills and knowledge of cybersecurity.”

Equipped with digital knowledge and cybersecurity awareness, residents can not only use digital platforms and online public services effectively but also proactively seek out and filter information in cyberspace, refraining from sharing unverified or suspicious content. These efforts help foster a spirit of self-governance and vigilance at the grassroots level, enabling every resident, particularly young people, to become an active advocate for disseminating official information, positive stories, and examples of good people and good deeds. In doing so, they contribute to strengthening public trust and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc.

By Nga Son, Thu Ngoc – Translated by Minh Hong, Thu Ha

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