The statement was made by Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, while chairing a meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform to review its performance in 2017 and devise the tasks for 2018. Speaking at the meeting, the Deputy PM, who is also the committee’s head, highlighted the outstanding achievements that have been gained in administrative reform, significantly contributing to creating a favourable and clear legal corridor for socio-economic development. He also pointed out a number of inadequacies in administrative procedure reform, causing difficulties for people and enterprises. Deputy PM Binh asked the agencies concerned to step up the reorganisation and consolidation of the streamlined administrative apparatus in order to effectively operate. He also urged the development of mechanisms, policies and laws in all fields, particularly science and technology, information and communications, and education and training, in order to improve the productivity, quality and competitiveness of the country’s economy. The steering committee is required to closely coordinate with the ministries, agencies and localities to implement the assigned tasks, strengthening the administrative reform under the Government’s motto of ‘Discipline, Integrity, Action, Creativity, and Effectiveness’, added the Deputy PM.
NDO - All sectors need to accelerate renewal and administrative procedures reform to serve the people and society, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. Deputy PM Phuc chaired a working session with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) in Hanoi on April 15 to review the ministry's tasks on administrative procedure reform. Speaking at the meeting, the deputy PM emphasised that administrative procedures reform and public administrative reform was a heavy responsibility and the MOHA should take the lead in the work as the standing body of the Steering Committee on Administrative Reform. He also stressed that the…... [read more]
Chairing an online meeting with education departments of cities and provinces nationwide on August 12, the Deputy PM hailed the sector for achievements in designing a new education system for the period ahead, particularly the draft general education programme under international standard. He noted that the inadequate infrastructure facilities for education are a major difficulty that cannot be solved overnight, and asked the MoET to work closely with the Ministries of Finance and Planning and Investment to seek solutions to the issue. At the same time, the Deputy PM told the sector to look squarely at problems hindering educational reform…... [read more]
The acceleration of administrative reforms is vital to all ministries, Government agencies, and municipal and provincial People's Committees, appealed Prime Minister Phan Van Khai Tuesday. Under the PM's instruction, he stressed the urgency in simplifying administrative procedures like the granting of land use rights certificates, housing ownership certification, the licensing of business start-ups, taxation and customs. The Government leader said that ministers, directors of agencies and chairmen of municipal and provincial people's committees should undertake measures to boost administrative reforms and report the results to the PM before September. He also said that "one-door" policies must be refined at all…... [read more]
Nhan Dan - Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the Ha Tinh authorities to speed up land clearance and administrative reforms to make way for the Vung Ang economic zone (EZ). The Deputy PM said this during his inspection tour of the Vung Ang EZ, located in Ky Anh district in the central province of Ha Tinh. Speaking after the tour, Deputy PM Phuc praised efforts by investors to overcome difficulties and concentrate all available resources to ensure the progress of projects in the Vung Ang EZ. Despite the economic challenges, construction of key projects in the EZ…... [read more]
Nhan Dan - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has called on all relevant ministries to speed-up the equitisation of State-run enterprises at a meeting held yesterday in Hanoi to review the current status of the conversion process. The Deputy PM stated that the progress was too slow, and cited a report by the Steering Committee for Enterprise Reform and Development (SCERD) that indicated only 16 State-owned enterprises were converted in the first five months of 2013. As of May 20, the Prime Minister has approved plans to restructure an additional 17 State corporations including Viettel, EVN and Vinachem. According…... [read more]
