Dong Thap: Awards Presented at 2026 Provincial Excellent Rapporteurs and Propagandists Competition

(DTO) On the morning of June 19, at the Dong Thap Provincial Political School, the Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Education, in coordination with the Commission for Mass Mobilization, organized the closing and awards ceremony of the Dong Thap Provincial Excellent Rapporteurs and Propagandists Competition in 2026. The contest focused on disseminating the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress and the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025 - 2030 term.

The ceremony honored the presence of Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Education and Mass Mobilization, and Head of the Contest Organizing Committee; alongside members of the Contest Organizing Committee; representatives of leaders from provincial departments, boards, and sectors; leaders of communes and wards; along with 110 contestants who are rapporteurs and propagandists from various units across the province.

The contest took place from June 11 to June 19, 2026, drawing the participation of 110 contestants who are rapporteurs and propagandists from local units.

The contest was organized across two rounds: The preliminary round was held at four clusters. Cluster 1 (27 contestants) and Cluster 2 (25 contestants) competed at the Auditorium of the Provincial Political School (Thoi Son Ward, Dong Thap Province). Cluster 3 (25 contestants) and Cluster 4 (25 contestants) competed at the Sen Hong Auditorium (Cao Lanh ward, Dong Thap Province).

Each cluster selected three outstanding contestants to advance to the final round, while also choosing exceptional performers to receive thematic awards. For the Party Committee of the Provincial Police, the Party Committee of the Provincial Military Command, and the Party Committee of Provincial Agencies, each unit selected two typical contestants to participate.

The final round brought together 19 outstanding contestants selected from the preliminary round and the Party Committees directly under the Provincial Party Committee.

Notably, the contest saw the participation of seven contestants currently working at the hamlet level. This key milestone indicates that propaganda work has increasingly received thorough attention and has spread deeply to the grassroots level, maximizing effectiveness from the areas closest to the people. The participation of the grassroots propagandist team at the hamlet level demonstrates proactiveness in discovering, fostering, and developing human resources for communication work at the grassroots.

Through the examination parts, contestants demonstrated rigorous preparation, solid knowledge, and good presentation and situation-handling skills, contributing to upgrading the overall quality of the contest.

According to the Board of Judges' assessment, the rapporteurs and propagandists displayed strong command of knowledge, communication skills, and delivery capacities. Many contestants possessed a confident demeanor, an inspiring voice, and coherent expression. They efficiently utilized information technology to support their presentations and mastered both the content and the regulated time.

The presentation outlines basically ensured the correct political and ideological orientations, closely following the core contents, new points, key tasks, and breakthrough phases in the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress and the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025 - 2030 term. Many outlines were elaborately researched and featured selected data and practical proofs, linking the resolutions' contents with tasks regarding socio-economic development, Party building, political system building, digital transformation, administrative reform, and the development of Dong Thap culture and people.

During the presentation part, the majority of contestants displayed political mettle, strong knowledge, and good communication skills. They harmoniously combined theory with practice, and the resolutions' contents with issues arising from the practical realities of their localities, agencies, and units. Many presentations were meticulously prepared, utilizing information technology, illustrative images, and videos effectively to enhance appeal and persuasiveness for listeners.

In the question and answer (Q&A) session, contestants basically grasped the core contents of the resolutions, answered directly to the main points, and demonstrated good thinking, analysis, practical relation, and situation-handling capacities. Many contestants showed profound understanding and the capability to apply theory to practical propaganda work at the grassroots level.

Speaking to close the contest, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Education and Mass Mobilization, and Head of the Contest Organizing Committee, emphasized that this is a contest dedicated to the Party's oral propaganda activities in the province that was organized with the largest scale, the highest number of contestants, and the longest duration ever. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen noted that this reflects the crucial significance and widespread pervasiveness of the contest, the deep attention of Party committees and organizations toward oral propaganda work in the new period, and a highly promising, potential, and enthusiastic team of rapporteurs and propagandists who will worthily inherit our Party's political, ideological, and cultural cause. 

To continue promoting these important results, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen requested that Party committees, Party organizations, and the team of rapporteurs and propagandists continue to elevate their awareness regarding the position and role of oral propaganda work and the rapporteur team at each level. The Head of the Organizing Committee defined this force as the direct vehicle bringing the Party's guidelines and resolutions into life, as well as the bridge between Party committees and cadres, party members, and the public, contributing to consolidating social consensus and strengthening public trust in the Party.

Besides, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen urged the development of a team of rapporteurs and propagandists who are firm in political mettle, deep in knowledge, and excellent in skills. Units should regularly review and consolidate the team toward ensuring inheritance and development, while focusing on fostering presentation, dialogue, and situation-handling skills, alongside information technology applications and communication methods suitable for each target group. Furthermore, oral propaganda content and methods should continue to be innovated in a practical, vivid, easy-to-understand, easy-to-remember and easy-to-implement manner.

At the closing ceremony, the Contest Organizing Committee presented Certificates of Merit from the Provincial Party Committee’s Commissions to the winning contestants, including 1 First Prize, 2 Second Prizes, 3 Third Prizes, 13 Consolation Prizes, and 11 thematic awards. Additionally, the Organizing Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 11 localities and units that successfully organized the 2026 Excellent Rapporteurs and Propagandists Competition at the grassroots level.

By LE NGUYEN
Translated by X.QUANG