Innovating party activities and management with new technology and models; BIDV Bank Party Committee pioneers in digital transformation

Resolution 57-NQ/TW – The driving force for innovation in the Party's leadership method (part 1) and BIDV Bank Party Committee pioneering in digital transformation: A model of innovation in leadership method in the digital age (part 2).

Part 1: Resolution 57-NQ/TW – The driving force for innovation in the Party's leadership methods

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On December 22, 2024, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on "Breakthrough in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation". This is a strategic Resolution, demonstrating the Party's vision and determination to make science and technology the central driving force for national development. In particular, the Resolution also opens up a new direction for Party building in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the national digital transformation process. The application of information technology (IT) and innovation in Party activities have become urgent tasks to improve the effectiveness of leadership and management, and build a clean, strong, modern and closer-to-the-people Party.

Over the years, our Party has always paid attention to innovating leadership methods, but most of them are still based on traditional management forms, relying heavily on paper documents and direct communication. In the context of the strong development of the digital economy and digital society, this model has revealed certain limitations: information transmission is slow, difficult to control, and monitoring and inspection work is sometimes not timely and transparent. Therefore, Resolution 57-NQ/TW was born with very new content: Linking digital transformation with Party building work, considering this a breakthrough to improve the leadership and management capacity of the Party, modernizing the entire operation process from the Central to the grassroots.

The Resolution clearly states that science and technology development and digital transformation not only serve production, business or state management, but must also become the foundation for innovation, improving the quality of Party cell activities and Party member management. This creates an opportunity for Party cells - the Party's cells - to become the leading nucleus in the national digital transformation process, while helping the Party to truly be close to and accompany the people in the digital age.

Current status of Party cell activities and Party member management: Many challenges arise

Currently, the country has more than 5.3 million party members, operating in hundreds of thousands of party cells and grassroots party committees. This is a powerful political force, playing a core role in the political system. However, the work of party activities and management is facing many difficulties, especially in the context of increasingly urgent requirements for modernization and digital transformation. Many party cells operate in remote, isolated, island, and border areas where traffic conditions are difficult and facilities are lacking. In private enterprises, industrial parks or dispersed production units, gathering party members to participate in regular activities becomes increasingly complicated. This leads to the situation where party cell activities are not held on time, causing disruptions in leadership work, affecting the effectiveness of implementing the Party's Resolutions and policies.

Party member management still relies mainly on manual paper records. Information searching and synthesis must be done manually, taking a lot of time and potentially posing a risk of data errors. When it comes to statistics or monitoring changes in party members, party committees often encounter confusion and lack accurate databases to serve their leadership. This not only wastes human resources, but also affects transparency and timeliness in management, especially when issues arise such as transfers, rewards, discipline or review of party member records. A worrying reality is that in many places, party cell activities are still formal, failing to arouse collective intelligence and democracy in discussion. The content of the activities is often dry, heavy on reporting, lacking connection with reality, not timely updating current issues and combativeness in Party building work, reducing the attractiveness, making a part of Party members, especially young Party members, not really interested, not promoting the pioneering and exemplary role.

The direction from the upper level Party Committee to the grassroots level is not really timely. In sudden situations such as natural disasters, epidemics, or social distancing, Party activities are easily interrupted. Many Party cells cannot meet on time, reducing the continuity in leadership and management. Meanwhile, the lack of a specialized technology platform forces many places to use popular online tools, which pose a risk of information security loss and does not ensure the legality of Party organization activities.

The innovation of party members' activities and management methods not only solves current shortcomings, but also contributes to improving the Party's leadership effectiveness from the grassroots to the Central level, meeting the requirements of building a clean and strong Party in the new era. By digital transformation, the political system can overcome traditional barriers, while maximizing the potential of party members, affirming the Party's comprehensive leadership role in the integration and development period.

Models of information technology application in Party activities

Many localities and units have proactively deployed new models, taking advantage of technology to improve the quality of Party cell activities and Party member management.

Comprehensive digital party cell model, each party member has an electronic profile with a unique identification code, storing the entire process of work, training, rewards, and discipline. Party cell meetings can take place in person or online, with minutes and resolutions signed digitally, stored using blockchain technology, ensuring absolute transparency and security. The system integrates data analysis tools, automatically calculates the rate of participation in meetings, the number of opinions expressed, and the quality of voting, helping the Party Committee have a comprehensive and accurate view of the activities of the party cell.

The digital party cell model not only minimizes manual paperwork, saves time and costs, but also creates a large data warehouse to serve the work of planning, training and appointing cadres. At the same time, it strengthens the connection between party members, party cells and higher-level Party Committees, ensuring smooth and timely information. For party cells in remote areas, islands, borders or where party members are scattered, the online or combined online - direct meeting model is proving its effectiveness. In this model, sub-connections are connected to the main meeting point via an online television system, ensuring that party members can fully participate in activities no matter where they are. This model is especially effective in emergency situations such as natural disasters and epidemics, helping Party activities not to be interrupted. To be successful, it is necessary to have a stable network infrastructure, prioritizing satellite or 5G technology; a specialized meeting platform with high security and a strict identity authentication mechanism. Cadres and party members must also be trained in technological skills to use them proficiently.

The model of a Party cell associated with a community digital technology team. In particular, the Party cell not only provides political leadership but also directly operates and coordinates digital technology teams in villages and hamlets. Party members play a pioneering role in guiding people to use online public services, make electronic payments, and register for digital identity accounts, thereby contributing to promoting digital transformation at the grassroots level. This model both enhances the digital capacity of the community and affirms the Party's leading role in the country's modernization process.

Technology solutions, policy mechanisms and human resource training

For the above models to be effective, it is necessary to synchronously deploy many groups of solutions, focusing on technology, policy mechanisms and people.

In terms of technology, it is necessary to first build a national party member database system, connected from the central to the grassroots, synchronized with the national population database. Each party member will have a unique identification code, convenient for management and lookup. This system needs to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze data, forecast trends, support planning and training of cadres. In addition, it is necessary to build a specialized, highly secure party activity platform, fully integrating functions such as online voting, digital signature, automatic minutes recording, and electronic document storage. At the same time, it is necessary to develop multi-layered network security and security solutions, with early warning mechanisms and regular risk assessment and remediation.

Regarding mechanisms and policies, it is necessary to soon complete the legal framework for online activities, clearly defining the legal value of minutes, electronic Resolutions, remote monitoring mechanisms and how to handle arising situations. At the same time, it is necessary to have reasonable investment policies, prioritizing the budget for digital infrastructure in specific areas, while encouraging socialization and public-private cooperation in developing technology platforms. The evaluation and reward of officials also need to be linked to the results of IT application and digital transformation, encouraging officials to boldly propose initiatives.

People are the key factor. It is necessary to promote training and fostering of digital skills for cadres and party members, especially those in charge of Party work at the grassroots level. Each Party cell should have at least one "digital nucleus" who is knowledgeable about technology and plays a core role in implementing online activities. Digital transformation content should also be included in the political and theoretical training program for new party members and source cadres. At the same time, launch the emulation movement "Pioneering Party members in digital transformation" associated with annual assessments, creating motivation for the whole system to move forward together.

The application of IT to Party work will certainly encounter many difficulties. The network infrastructure is not yet synchronized, especially in mountainous and island areas, which is a major obstacle. There is a significant difference in IT levels between localities and groups of Party members. The risk of information leakage and cyber attacks is always present if there is no strong security solution. In addition, a number of cadres and Party members are still hesitant and not ready to change traditional working methods.

To overcome this, it is necessary to prioritize investment in digital infrastructure according to the motto "difficult areas go first", considering this as the basic foundation for all activities. At the same time, strengthen cooperation with technology enterprises in training, technology transfer, and improving IT skills for staff. Security work must be put first, with a multi-layered defense system and strict inspection process. At the same time, propaganda work needs to be promoted to help staff and party members clearly understand the benefits and responsibilities in digital transformation, thereby being ready to change and proactively adapt.

The application of information technology and innovation in Party activities is not only an inevitable trend, but also an urgent requirement to successfully implement the goals of Resolution 57-NQ/TW. Digital Party cell models, online activities, and Party member management using big data will contribute to improving leadership effectiveness, ensuring democracy, transparency, and modernity. This is a breakthrough step, helping our Party continue to affirm its pioneering role, comprehensive leadership, and bring the country to rapid and sustainable development in the digital age.

Digital transformation is not only a tool, but also a driving force for the Party to always be strong and capable of leading in all situations and at all times. With high political determination, the synchronous participation of the entire Party and the entire People in applying IT in Party activities and Party member management will certainly become one of the most important breakthroughs in Party building in the new period.

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Part 2 - BIDV Bank Party Committee pioneers in digital transformation: A model of innovative leadership methods in the digital age

BIDV Bank Party Committee attended the Artificial Intelligence Application Training Conference, the conference was deployed online by BIDV Party Committee to all 251 affiliated Party Cells/Cells.

In the digital age and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digital transformation is no longer an option but has become an inevitable requirement for development. Digital transformation not only takes place in the fields of production, business or services but has spread to all aspects of social life, including political activities, state administration and Party building. Our Party and State have identified digital transformation as one of three important strategic breakthroughs to improve national governance capacity, modernize the economy and build a streamlined and effective political system. In that context, the Party Committee of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), one of the key State-owned commercial banks with 251 affiliated Party Committees/branches and more than 12,300 Party members, has affirmed its pioneering role by boldly implementing the construction of a "Digital Party Committee", associated with the goal of comprehensive digital transformation in leadership, governance and operation, while contributing to promoting the national digitalization process.

BIDV: Journey from tradition to digital aspiration

BIDV is a Bank with a history of more than 68 years of establishment and development. During that process, BIDV has not only been an important financial institution serving the cause of national construction and defense but also a cradle for training and fostering thousands of Bank staff. BIDV Party Committee has always played a comprehensive leadership role, guiding the Bank's development. In recent years, facing the strong changes in the financial market and the explosive development of digital technology, BIDV has soon realized that digitalization is not only a business trend but also an urgent requirement in internal management and especially Party work.

Since 2024, BIDV Party Committee has launched Phase I of the Party work digitalization project. This is the foundation-laying phase, focusing on standardizing the data system, building basic technology infrastructure and raising awareness among cadres and party members. The positive results of this phase have created confidence and a solid foundation for BIDV to move to Phase II with a higher and more comprehensive goal: comprehensive digital transformation of Party work, towards forming a "Digital Party Committee" closely linked with the digitalization process in the bank's professional activities.

On July 30, 2025, the Standing Committee of BIDV Party Committee issued a Resolution on digital transformation of Party work for the period 2025 - 2028, officially launching a new phase of this process. The Resolution clearly states the political determination and strategic vision of the entire Party Committee. All leadership, management and activities of BIDV Party Committee will be organized and operated on a digital technology platform, towards a transparent, modern, effective and paperless system.

According to the Resolution, BIDV aims to complete the digital infrastructure, digital data and digital application platforms by 2028, and build a team of "digital party members" who not only have strong political qualities but are also proficient in technology, have innovative thinking, and are ready to operate modern digital systems.

To realize this vision, BIDV Party Committee will focus on three main pillars. The first pillar is to build a modern and synchronous technology infrastructure, ensuring information security at the highest level. All 251 branches/affiliated Party Committees will be equipped with modern technology equipment, and at the same time deploy cloud computing infrastructure to meet the requirements of high-speed connection and multi-platform integration.

The second pillar is to standardize and digitize Party work data. All data related to the organization, Party member records, propaganda work, inspection and supervision, mass mobilization work, directive documents, etc. will be digitized, stored and centrally managed. Non-confidential documents will be digitally signed and processed entirely in the digital environment, moving towards confidential documents according to the roadmap and direction of superiors. This not only helps save time and costs but also improves transparency and security in management work.

The third pillar is to develop smart application platforms. BIDV Party Committee will build a system to manage Party members, Party cell activities, online meetings and Party work on a digital platform, aiming to completely eliminate paperwork and manual books. In particular, BIDV is researching the application of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and blockchain to support analysis, forecasting, and improve the effectiveness of leadership and direction. This is a bold step, affirming BIDV's determination to not only keep up with but also lead the digital transformation trend in the political system and banking industry.

In order to ensure the implementation of digital transformation takes place synchronously and effectively, the Standing Committee of BIDV Party Committee has established a Working Group on digital transformation of Party - Mass Organization work in phase II, including core members from the Party Committee Office, Party Committee Organization Committee, Party Committee Inspection Commission, Party Committee Propaganda Department, Trade Union Agency, Youth Union. This working group plays the role of advising, supervising and coordinating all digitalization activities on the internal management platform B.One, a system specifically designed by BIDV to integrate Party - Mass Organization and professional work into a unified platform. B.One is not only a management software but also a digital ecosystem connecting data between units, ensuring that all information is shared smoothly, accurately and securely. Thanks to that, Party committees and organizations can easily grasp the situation, make quick and effective decisions, while minimizing errors and saving resources.

One of the important breakthroughs of the digital transformation plan at BIDV is the comprehensive digitalization of inspection and supervision work. On August 18, 2025, the Standing Committee of BIDV Party Committee issued Resolution No. 17-NQ/DU on strengthening the digital transformation of inspection, supervision, and prevention of internal negativity at BIDV Party Committee in the period of 2025-2030. BIDV Party Committee will apply digital technology to build a smart monitoring system, aiming at the motto "monitoring on data, checking on data". This helps to detect early signs of violations, thereby proactively preventing and stopping negativity right from the root. According to the Resolution, by 2026, all Party committees and affiliated Party organizations must seriously implement regulations on inspection and supervision work associated with digital transformation. A centralized data system will be built, fully integrating information on Party organizations, disciplinary records, complaints and denunciations, inspection and supervision results, etc. At the same time, at least 90% of inspection staff will be trained in information technology, digitalization skills and data security. By 2030, the entire inspection and supervision process will be operated in a digital environment. Thematic inspections will be based on big data analysis, helping to detect early signs of abnormalities. This is an important step, bringing inspection and supervision work from traditional methods to modern, transparent and effective ones, while contributing to controlling and preventing corruption and negativity.

Bright spots in digital transformation

As of July 31, 2025, BIDV's Party - Mass Organizations Bloc has processed and stored 75% of work records in the digital environment, marking an important step forward in the process of reducing paperwork and modernizing management methods, with only about 25% of records having to be stored in paper form, mainly due to the nature of the work and legal requirements. These are records related to the work of admitting and managing party members, internal political protection work, confidential documents, minutes of Party Committee meetings, financial work of trade unions and Youth Unions, as well as processes of collecting opinions, rewards and discipline in the system.

Maintaining a part of paper records is necessary to meet the procedures and regulations, while ensuring confidentiality, especially for documents that are sensitive to politics, personnel and organization. The above results are a testament to the strong efforts of BIDV Party Committee in implementing the comprehensive digital transformation policy. To achieve the current rate of 75%, BIDV Party Committee has promoted the implementation of the internal management platform B.One, allowing the digitalization of party member management processes, document processing and work monitoring in real time. This is a comprehensive digital ecosystem, connecting Party committees, Party cells and mass organizations in the entire system, helping to reduce time, costs and improve transparency and efficiency in Leadership and Management. Although the rate has been high, there are still many challenges in increasing the rate of document processing in the digital environment. Some special tasks such as union finance, internal political protection work, or confidential documents still require paper copies to be stored.

BIDV is well aware that technology is just a tool, while people are the decisive factor for the success of digital transformation. Therefore, BIDV Trade Union has launched the emulation movement "The whole country competes in innovation and digital transformation", combined with the program "Digital education for the masses" to popularize digital skills for all officials, employees and union members. This movement has quickly spread strongly, creating a vibrant competitive atmosphere throughout the system. Online classes on artificial intelligence, digital skills, and information security are held regularly. Activities such as "AI Learning Week", "Each officer has a digital lesson" or the competitions "Digital Creative Ideas", "Hack the Idea" have attracted the participation of a large number of officials and employees. Thanks to that, the awareness and digital skills of BIDV's workforce have been significantly improved, forming a digital culture that spreads from top to bottom. In addition to popularizing knowledge, the movement also encourages units to propose new initiatives and models in professional and union work. Outstanding initiatives are not only widely applied but also promptly honored and rewarded, creating a strong driving force for the innovation movement.

A special point in BIDV's development strategy is the harmonious combination of digital transformation and green transformation. BIDV not only digitizes processes and data but also aims to green internal operations, minimizing environmental impacts. In the Resolution on green transformation, BIDV commits to becoming a pioneer bank in green finance, accompanying customers and the community in the transition to a low-carbon economy. BIDV aims to strongly increase green credit balance, develop sustainable financial products, and implement measures to reduce emissions in internal operations. Setting a target of 85% of work records being processed and stored in a digital environment by 2025 not only improves operational efficiency but also contributes to reducing the use of paperwork and saving natural resources. This is a testament to a comprehensive approach, combining digitalization and sustainable development.

Digital transformation in a large-scale Party organization like BIDV with more than 12,300 Party members and 251 affiliated Party cells/chapters is an extremely difficult task. The limited level and awareness of technology of a number of staff, along with increasingly strict information security requirements, are significant challenges. In addition, changing traditional working methods to digital methods requires perseverance, determination and high consensus. Some staff are afraid of change, while the workload of digital transformation is huge, requiring resources in terms of human resources, finance and technology. BIDV Party Committee has clearly demonstrated political determination and strategic vision. Resolution 91-NQ/DU, issued on May 12, 2025, identified science and technology, innovation and digital transformation as key driving forces for BIDV's development by 2030 and vision to 2045: "BIDV becomes a comprehensive digital financial institution, integrating Banking - Technology, leading Southeast Asia in financial innovation, data capacity and customer experience, playing a central role in the national digital financial ecosystem". Accordingly, BIDV continuously invests in upgrading modern digital infrastructure, building a high-quality workforce, and promoting cooperation with domestic and foreign technology partners. More importantly, BIDV has aroused the spirit of innovation and the desire to contribute in each cadre and party member. When each individual clearly understands their role, difficulties will become motivation, challenges will turn into opportunities to rise up.

Digital transformation of Party work at BIDV not only serves the Bank internally but also contributes directly to the national goals of digital government, digital economy and digital society. With a vision to 2045, BIDV strives to become a comprehensive digital bank, playing a central role in the national digital financial ecosystem, and at the same time being a pioneering model of a modern, creative and effective Party organization. The journey of building a "Digital Party" at BIDV is a testament to the combination of technological innovation and political innovation. This is not only the process of digitizing data, systems or processes, but more deeply, the digitization of trust, solidarity and aspirations for development.

A long-time employee at BIDV shared: “We not only digitize work, but also digitize trust and responsibility. The digital Party Committee will be the foundation for BIDV to firmly step into the digital era, while making a practical contribution to the prosperity of the country.”

With strategic vision, drastic actions and consensus of the entire system, BIDV is affirming its pioneering position in the digital transformation of the banking system and Party organizations. BIDV's success is not only the pride of the Finance - Banking sector, but also a model for Party organizations, businesses and agencies nationwide to learn from, joining hands to build a modern, prosperous and sustainable digital Vietnam.

Author: Vo Thanh Phuong; Doan Nguyet Nga - BIDV Party Committee Organizing Committee

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