Therefore, promoting comprehensive strength is a key requirement to firmly protect the Party's ideological foundation. This strength is not only the combination of resources but also the ability to connect and synchronously promote the pillars: Politics , law, human resources, technology and foreign affairs.

Our Party has clearly defined: “Protecting the Party's ideological foundation is an urgent and regular task of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army; closely combining "building" and "fighting"; promoting the combined strength of the entire political system”. In particular, organizational work needs to note: "Do not use carpenters as blacksmiths". Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW dated October 22, 2018 of the Politburo emphasized the need to strengthen propaganda and education on political theory, while raising vigilance and early detection of distorted arguments. Following that viewpoint, the National Cyber ​​Security Strategy to 2030 (issued in 2024) added: "Focus must be placed on early and remote protection, closely linking technological measures with human measures". Legal documents such as the 2018 Law on Cyber ​​Security and related decrees have created a solid legal framework, serving as the basis for mobilizing and allocating domestic and foreign resources.

In the era of the Vietnamese nation's rise, when the world is changing dramatically, the Party's ideological space is constantly under attack from disinformation campaigns. This requires us to promote the combined strength of politics, law, human resources, technology and foreign affairs, creating a "steel shield" to protect the solid ideological foundation, while maintaining unity of perception and action throughout the entire political system.

Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW identifies protecting the ideological foundation as a “regular and urgent” task of the entire Party. Party committees at all levels need to ensure the protection of the Party's ideological foundation when deploying and organizing the implementation of the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, Conclusion No. 21-KL/TW of the 4th Conference of the 13th Central Executive Committee on Party building and rectification. At the same time, maximize the role of mainstream media and digital platforms, social networking sites managed by the political system to “build” core values ​​and “fight” distortions, creating a proactive position on all channels of public opinion.

As we know, in order to gradually perfect the legal and institutional basis, laws such as the 2018 Cyber ​​Security Law have established the responsibility for ensuring information security and political education. However, it is necessary to quickly issue decrees and circulars guiding the handling of fake news and media crises. The establishment of a three-layer rapid response regulation (detection - appraisal - rebuttal) helps shorten the "golden time" to prevent the spread of bad news.

Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW requires reform of education and training in the Army to develop high-quality human resources to form a team of “dual” experts, knowledgeable in political theory and proficient in cyber security. Academies, officer schools and the reporting system need to be regularly trained in the skills to identify and refute the arguments of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation”.

With the motto of “protecting early and from afar”, we must take advantage of technological and technical advantages. In particular, we must pay attention to investing in new generation monitoring platforms, applying artificial intelligence and big data to help detect early information manipulation campaigns and manipulate public opinion. Simulations of fake news attacks ("cyber range") help train emergency response for security and propaganda forces, and at the same time test the effectiveness of technical defense systems according to real-life scenarios.

To do so, Vietnam needs to expand international cooperation and promote soft power, proactively participate in international forums on cyber security, share experiences in fighting fake news and enlist international experts. At the same time, multilingual communication (English, French, German, Chinese) about the Party and State's guidelines and policies will increase persuasion and create a "barrier" of public opinion from the outside.

The above solutions form an organic whole. When implemented synchronously and with a periodic evaluation mechanism, they will eliminate “bottlenecks” in ideological defense. Each Party Committee, organization, and agency must consider protecting the ideological foundation as a central task, prioritizing political, legal, human, technological, and diplomatic resources to maintain the ideological front, refute all erroneous and hostile viewpoints, and strengthen people's trust in the Party's leadership.

Command 86 does not operate in isolation but is an important part of a tight inter-sectoral mechanism, where strategic coordination between ministries, sectors and localities forms a "steel shield" to firmly protect the Party's ideological foundation. From strategic planning to practical implementation, these forces combine to optimize the effectiveness of ideological protection through a comprehensive ideological security network. Primary data is collected through the Social Opinion Monitoring Network of the Ministry of Information and Communications (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), with the participation of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Department A05, Ministry of Public Security) and the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, helping to enhance the ability to detect and respond quickly. By the end of 2023, 80% of cyber operations processes will be digitized, with more than 200 drills, shortening response time by 40%, bringing the effectiveness of anti-fake news to a new level.

Center 386 organized professional training for forces at Steering Committee 35 of Ninh Thuan province, now Khanh Hoa province.

The Party's ideological protection strategy is implemented through four layers of synchronous coordination. The strategic level is led by the Secretariat, creating the policy foundation, while Command 86 coordinates with Department A05 and the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Science and Technology) to implement dual counterattack scenarios: both neutralizing bad information and spreading authentic information. The technical level uses the "Red Knowledge" platform, SOC, ideological firewalls, and advanced technologies such as CDR and blockchain to process data instantly. Finally, at the grassroots level, multi-disciplinary rapid response teams are trained, closely coordinating between the military, police and IT, helping to localize and refute fake news right at the "front line", ensuring that all campaigns are handled promptly and effectively.

In the era of the Vietnamese nation's rise, the country is rising strongly in the digital age, protecting the Party's ideological foundation has become the most important task. This not only requires strengthening the political capacity and ideological resistance of cadres, party members and people, but also proactively adapting to the advances of the internet and social networks, promptly identifying and refuting wrong views. Propaganda and education work needs to be innovated, spreading inspiration instead of just imposing. The harmonious combination of technology, law and diplomacy needs to be deployed synchronously, creating a strong interdisciplinary position. In particular, it is necessary to promote the role of the people, especially the young generation, mastering technology to become a "people's position" in the fight to protect the Party's ideology.

The key issue is to strengthen the ideological "resistance" in the Party and society. To do so, we must first build a Party that is clean and strong in politics, ideology and morality. According to the 13th Congress Document, political theory education needs to be innovated, flexibly combining traditional and digital forms, ensuring that all Party members are imbued with Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought. Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's thought needs to be integrated into Party cell activities, mass activities and models of living values ​​clubs at the grassroots level, combined with surveys and feedback for timely adjustments. Party committees at all levels must strengthen monitoring of ideological content on internal communication channels and the use of personal social networks by cadres and Party members to promptly detect and correct signs of ideological degradation.

The important issue is to proactively orient public opinion in cyberspace. Cyberspace is the “fifth front” in the era of national development, full of challenges and opportunities. It is necessary to establish a multi-platform media ecosystem of Party and State agencies, using artificial intelligence and Big Data to analyze public opinion in real time, early detection of fake news and media crises. It is necessary to build a team of collaborators with digital communication skills, capable of quickly handling negative comments and regularly organizing livestreams and online discussions to answer questions and dispel false information.

In addition, promoting the role of press, literature, art and education is one of the important solutions. Press, literature, art and education are sharp tools in the fight to protect the Party's ideological foundation. The press must be honest, reflect the reality of life, criticize negativity and highlight the positive values ​​of society.

To attract young people, it is necessary to encourage modern forms of media such as infographics, short videos on TikTok, Instagram. The literature and arts sector needs to focus on producing historical propaganda works and revolutionary portraits with appropriate capacity and quality to post on social media. At the same time, the education sector integrates the protection of ideological foundations into the curriculum and organizes creative competitions to arouse national pride and self-esteem, foster trust and build awareness against the distorted arguments of hostile forces.

The struggle to protect the Party's ideological foundation is not only the task of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department or the defense and security agencies, but also the common responsibility of the entire political and social system. Each Party Committee and each agency needs to promote their combined strength to protect the ideological foundation, creating a comprehensive ideological defense strategy.

In addition to perfecting the legal system on cyber security and information security, it is necessary to improve the effectiveness of enforcement and international judicial cooperation: Vietnam needs to promote the signing of international treaties on extradition of high-tech criminals and deploy electronic data sharing mechanisms to serve cross-border investigations, and coordinate with international partners in protecting national interests in cyberspace.

Along with protecting digital copyright and strategic data, there needs to be technological, technical, security and safety solutions. To do so, it is necessary to first focus on building an early warning system “Red Knowledge” using Big Data and AI to collect and analyze data from social networks, forums, electronic newspapers, and internet sources. The system will identify false information, fake news and promptly warn leaders through an intuitive interface.

In the era of the Vietnamese nation's rise, when technology and cyberspace increasingly dominate all aspects of social life, protecting the Party's ideological foundation is an urgent task and the responsibility of the whole society. The ideological war is no longer limited to physical space but has spread into cyberspace, where hostile forces constantly take advantage of technology to attack, distort and destroy people's trust in the Party and the State.

In cyberspace, where information spreads at breakneck speed, the harmonious combination of political, legal, technological, and security and safety forces will help firmly protect the Party's ideological foundation, creating a solid "ideological protection network". Politics and ideology foster strong beliefs; strong legal systems handle all acts of distortion; artificial intelligence and Big Data technologies help detect and warn of threats early; while network security and safety protect digital infrastructure and each "line of defense" in the ideological front.

The model of inter-sectoral coordination from the Strategic Steering Committee to the rapid response teams has demonstrated an unbreakable synergy. The results achieved in protecting the ideological foundation, with shortening the response time and improving the accuracy and transparency of information, affirm the initiative in the ideological defense strategy.

Only when the whole society is united and determined to protect the Party's ideological foundation can we firmly move forward, bringing the country to sustainable development in the digital age, not only preserving but also enriching core values, creating a strong, united and prosperous future.

HO NGOC DUY,

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