Over the past time, the MND has promoted investment in the building and development of ministerial-level and specialized databases to develop a digital data system to serve management,  command, operation, and combat missions. Up to now, agencies and units have developed more than 60 databases, most of them are centrally stored and managed at data centers/server rooms and regularly operated and maintained. Command 86 has maintained the stable operation of several systems to support the connection and sharing of data among information/databases, among others.

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Deputy Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Le Huy Vinh addresses the conference.

Concluding the conference, Sr. Lt. Gen. Le Huy Vinh required agencies and units to continue to raise awareness about the importance of digital data development, considering it the core of digital transformation and a shared asset of the MND; accelerate the development, completion, and updating of databases listed under the MND’s database portfolio; implement solutions to ensure information safety, cybersecurity, and data confidentiality during the updating, utilization, and exploitation of databases.

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A view of the conference

The defense leader required Command 86 to urgently finalize the plan for the development and application of digital data in the MND by 2030, as well as coordinate with relevant agencies and units to complete the plan for relocating data centers and server rooms to the MND’s central data center, to name but a few.

* On the same day, Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) Sr. Lt. Gen. Le Quang Minh attended a ceremony to kick off a refresher course for trade union cadres in the whole military in 2025.

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Sr. Lt. Gen. Le Quang Minh speaks at the ceremony.

During the two-day course, more than 230 cadres from units and enterprises in the military will study five main topics.

Participants will join a talk show themed “Solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of trade union activities in the military to meet the task requirements in the new situation,” and participate in extracurricular activities to enhance skills and experience in organizing grassroots movements.

In his remarks, Gen. Minh required the participants to heighten their responsibility and engage in research and discussion; clearly analyze the current situation of the workers’ movement and trade union activities; and propose solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of the military trade union movement in the time to come.

* A delegation of the General Staff (GS) led by its Deputy Chief Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son visited and worked with the Air Force Officer Candidate School on April 14.

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Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son chairs the working session with the Air Force Officer Candidate School.

Speaking at the working session, Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son applauded the outstanding achievements obtained by the school over the past time, emphasizing the significance of education and training work in building a strong air force.

He also required the school to continue to improve the quality of training, promote the application of technology in teaching and pay attention to troops’ material and spiritual life.

The GS deputy chief underlined the importance of ensuring adequate supplies and technical equipment; the recruitment and training of pilots; strengthening regularity building, physical training, and the organization of flight operations, etc.

Translated by Quynh Oanh