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Holding a smartphone in his hand, Mr. Sang in Pha Lan village slowly opened the VNeID application and made payment for electricity. Just a few months ago, this was almost unthinkable to him. Download Ky Thuong Commune will continue to expand Digital Popularity classes to the elderly, ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups. Previously, I only used the phone to make calls and did not know how to carry out procedures on a smartphone. With the youth union members coming to my home to guide me, I learned how to use VNeID, look up information... The instructions are very easy to understand and patient, so older people like us can also access technology. Movement Digital popular education really brings many practical benefits to people in highland areas, Mr. Dam Van Sang shared. The story of the highland man is a vivid slice of the change taking place in Ky Thuong commune, Quang Ninh province, where more than 98% of the population is ethnic minorities. Digital education for common people to every roof Ky Thuong is a mountainous commune with a wide terrain, dispersed population, and people of 14 ethnic groups living together. The area of forests and forest land accounts for over 89% of the natural area. Due to the specific geographical conditions, access to technology used to be a big gap. Immediately after implementing the Central and Provincial policies on the Digital Learning Popularity movement, Ky Thuong determined this to be a key task in the local digital transformation program. With the people-centered motto, the entire political system participates, in which the youth union members play a core role. Ky Thuongs difference does not lie in the number of classes, but in the way it is organized. In addition to focused training classes, young trainers also carry phones and bring knowledge to each village cultural house and each household to hand-in-hand. They guide people to create electronic identification accounts, use online public services, make non-cash payments, identify fraud tricks in cyberspace, protect personal information... In the first 6 months of 2026, the commune organized 13 Digital Popularity classes with nearly 800 participants. Priority groups are the elderly, ethnic minorities and people with limited technological skills. Download Download Download Download Ky Thuong Commune (Quang Ninh) is turning digital transformation from policy into concrete action, improving digital literacy and creating motivation to build digital government, digital economy, and digital society right from each village and hamlet - Photo: Ky Thuong From planting area data to digital tourism maps If we only stop at instructions on how to use smartphones, digital transformation will be difficult to create motivation for sustainable development. In Ky Thuong, technology is put directly into production. The locality currently has many areas planted with medicinal plants, of which purple papaya is one of the main crops. The Youth Union supported the digitization of growing area data in 17 villages and helped 120 households update information for management, traceability, and product promotion. For highland farmers, this is more of a change in thinking than a change in technique. Mr. Tran Van Linh, a purple persimmon growing household in Khe Nhang village, said: Thanks to the youth union members support in digitizing information about medicinal plant growing areas, my family better understands production data management, traceability and product promotion. We were also instructed to use digital applications to search for market information. This is very useful knowledge, helping people gradually change their way of doing things and approach more modern production methods. Meanwhile, The Commune Womens Union has made digital transformation one of the central contents of the movement. The model of Digital Womens Association in Hong Tien village with 20 members was established; 80 core staff and members were trained in online sales and digital transformation; 130 members participated in the Digital Education classes. Chairwoman of Ky Thuong Commune Womens Union Pham Thi The shared that in the coming time, the Association will continue to promote movements to support womens economic development, replicate digital transformation and green transformation models; At the same time, care for and protect the legitimate rights and interests of women and children. Digital transformation is also opening another direction of development for Ky Thuong. The locality possesses many advantages with primeval forests, pristine landscapes and cultural identities of the San Chi, Tay and Dao people. Instead of promoting in the traditional way, the commune is promoting the introduction of images on digital platforms, building a data warehouse about destinations, gradually digitizing tourism information and applying QR codes at OCOP products and attractions. Thanks to that, in just the first 6 months of 2026, Ky Thuong welcomed about 11,500 visitors, reaching over 50% of the years plan; Tourism revenue is estimated at about 4.3 billion VND. Tourists come to experience community tourism areas, explore primeval forests, learn about ethnic cultures and enjoy local cuisine... Download Download Download Download Promoting the application of information technology is an important solution to improve the effectiveness of image promotion and exploitation.Tourism potential and the preservation and spread of unique local cultural values - Photo: Ky Thuong Journey Ahead According to Secretary of Ky Thuong Commune Youth Union La Thanh Dat, the locality will continue to expand Digital Popularity classes to the elderly, ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups; effectively promote the Community Digital Technology Group, promote the application of artificial intelligence in management, and coordinate with telecommunications businesses to upgrade Internet infrastructure so that people can access digital services more conveniently. Ky T
