On the morning of July 18th, the committee held a meeting to assess the situation in the first 6 months of the year and set the direction for the last 6 months of 2023. Ms. H’Yim Kdoh - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee and Head of the Steering Committee - presided over the meeting.

Delagates attending the meeting

During the first 6 months of 2023, the provincial steering committee actively directed various levels and sectors to coordinate with local authorities in promoting the "National Unity for Building Cultural Life" movement among officials, public servants, armed forces, and workers, with a focus on building cultural institutions, units, and enterprises to meet cultural standards, fostering cultural families, and effectively implementing the cultural workplace and public behavior regulations, as well as complying with Party and State regulations on cultural lifestyle and preserving intangible cultural values.

Ms. H’Yim Kdoh - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee and Head of the Steering Committee - presided over the meeting

Units placed emphasis on building cultural life, especially in workplaces, enterprises, traffic culture, cyber culture, school culture, and "The Civilized - Friendly - Hospitable People of Dak Lak" behavior code to raise awareness of the local population on the importance of civilized living in weddings, funerals, and festivals, gradually eliminating outdated customs, while promoting traditional cultural values, customs, habits, and beautiful rituals of the locality.

Mr. Le Phuc Long- Vice Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The district and town steering committees regularly consolidate and complete their organization regulations, while developing content, programs, and plans to organize activities of the movement. They also provide guidance to village and commune steering committees in organizing effective activities associated with campaigns and competitions in evaluating and recognizing the titles "Cultural Family," "Cultural Residential Area," and "Institution, Unit, Enterprise Meeting Cultural Standards." Overall, there have been significant improvements in the workplace culture of state agencies, with increased administrative reform, and better service for the people. Many cultural values have been preserved and promoted; festival management and organization have gradually followed proper procedures; wedding and funeral practices have undergone positive changes, and exemplary role models have been spread and multiplied. This contributes to raising people's awareness of the purpose and significance of the movement in building and developing the country.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, participated in the discussions.

To date, 75 communes in the province have met all 19 criteria for new rural areas (of which 71 communes have been recognized by the provincial People's Committee for meeting the criteria for new rural areas, and 4 communes are being assessed to be recognized as new rural areas in 2022). Buon Ma Thuut City has completed its task of building a new rural area.

The Department of Planning and Investment has proposed allocating a total of 21,652 million VND for development projects in the fields of culture and sports associated with the "National Unity for Building Cultural Life" movement. The Provincial Military Command has effectively implemented the campaign "The Entire Army Joins Forces to Build New Rural Areas" and the campaign "The Military Joins Hands to Support the Poor - Leaving No One Behind," providing 1,820 gifts to poor families, policy families, bonded families, and military families facing special difficulties

Mr. Ha Huy Quang - Deputy Head of the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee, participated in the discussions.

The Provincial Labor Confederation has issued guiding documents for its member organizations to coordinate with agency leaders, units, and enterprise directors to register for building cultural institutions, units, and enterprises that meet cultural standards for the 2023-2027 period. Currently, there are 1,345 agencies, units, and enterprises registered for building cultural institutions, units, and enterprises that meet cultural standards in the 2023-2027 period.

The meeting evaluated that some party committees and local authorities have not been resolute in directing the movement's activities; coordination among departments, sectors, unions, and localities has been inconsistent; propaganda and implementation of the movement in some localities have been irregular and not continuous, resulting in uneven development of the movement and lack of depth. Many officials and public servants assigned to the movement at the grassroots level are still insufficient, and mainly working in dual positions, frequently changing job positions. Some state regulations in the field of the movement still have many shortcomings, causing difficulties for grassroots implementation.

Speaking at the meeting, Ms. H’Yim Kdoh - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee - requested departments and sectors to continue to strengthen awareness raising about the central directions in implementing the movement, along with other campaigns and competitions, to bring about strong changes in the quality and effectiveness of the movement at the grassroots level, contributing to improving the spiritual cultural life of the people and building a healthy cultural environment, creating resources to promote local economic and social development, building a healthy cultural environment and create resources to drive local economic and social development. The target is recognizing 86% or more of households as cultural families, 85% or more of villages, hamlets, and neighborhoods to be recognized as cultural titles, and 92% of institutions, units, and enterprises to meet cultural standards.

Continuing to provide guidance to all levels and sectors to actively coordinate with local authorities in strengthening the movement of "Building a Cultural Life for All" among officials, civil servants, armed forces, and workers, with a focus on building institutions, units, and enterprises that meet cultural standards, fostering cultural families, and effectively implementing the Code of Conduct for Office Culture. Emphasizing the promotion of the movements such as "All People Exercise and Train their Bodies following the Example of Great Uncle Ho," "Building New Vietnamese Women in the Modern Era," "Building Families with 5 Nos, 3 Cleans, Contributing to Nurturing Vietnamese Family Values," "Exemplary Veterans," and "Vietnamese Youth Living, Fighting, Working, and Studying in the Spirit of Great Uncle Ho."

Efforts will continue to be made to actively participate in the inspection plan, assessing the implementation results of the "National Unity for Building Cultural Life" movement in the province (expected from the second quarter to the fourth quarter of 2023); selecting grassroots bases, ensuring the correct evaluation of the implementation, existence, and recommendations of localities about mechanisms and policies, and completing the general report to serve the inspection delegation.