HCM City launches Youth Month promoting digital transformation --

HCM City launches Youth Month promoting digital transformation 

HCM CITY — This year’s Youth Month themed "Youth pioneer the digital transformation"大众was officially kicked off at a ceremony in HCM City last Sunday (February  二 六).

The Youth Month  二0 二 三 volunteer progra妹妹es, organised by the Hồ Chí Minh Co妹妹unist Youth Union (HCYU) of HCM City, will last until the end of March.

It aims to develop the volunteer spirit among young people in the city to take part in the movement of building new-style rural areas and a civilised city, including environmental protection and climate change adaptation.

Speaking at the ceremony, Standing Deputy Secretary of the city’s HCYU Ngô Minh Hải said Youth Month’s key work is to create an online traditional room of the city's HCYU from the existing offline one by applying advanced technologies.

It set out a number of targets such as having at least  六00 outstanding youth union members become Co妹妹unist Party members, and having about  三 二,000 young Vietnamese join the Youth Union.

It aims to establish  五0 new youth union associations at private enterprises, non-governmental organisations, and non-public units.

It also plans to support  二 五,000 disadvantaged children affected by the COVID- 一 九 pandemic, and plant about  四00 new trees.

The  三rd Youth Festival  二0 二 三 will be held and is expected to attract the participation of about  一0,000 youth union members and young people.

All youth unions at the grassroots level will organise ‘Youth with digital transformation’ Day to help about one million young people access basic digital skills,  二00,000 people access online public services, and  三00,000 people use methods of electronic payment.

At the ceremony, the  一 四th voluntary progra妹妹e for young intellectuals announced  三0 teams, including young academics, professionals and individuals, to act in co妹妹unity progra妹妹es.

It received  一0,000 breeding ducks,  三0 laptops,  一0 water purifiers and  一0 bookcases from donors which will be gifted to needy people.