Provincial Party Secretary: Must pay special attention to the team of intellectuals

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation chaired the meeting. Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; leaders of a number of departments and branches. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the meeting, the comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee enthusiastically discussed the results of 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 27. Acknowledging the development steps of the intellectual team in the province, however, according to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong, the weakest link and also the problem is having an environment for the intellectual team to demonstrate and contribute their talents to the province.

Therefore, according to comrade Nguyen Van Thong, the most important thing is not the initial policies but the conditions, equipment and motivation for the intellectual team to be able to research and create during the working process.

In 2017, Nghe An's intellectual team was more than 42,800 people, accounting for more than 66% of civil servants and public employees in the province, of which 38,392 people had university degrees, an increase of 17,328 people compared to 2008; 4,245 people had master's degrees, an increase of 2,739 people compared to 2008; 165 people had doctorates, an increase of 137 people compared to 2008.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son also shared many solutions to attract and promote the talents of intellectuals such as: reviewing and perfecting regulations and rules on personnel work to arrange, use, and treat intellectuals wholeheartedly; mechanisms for criticism and supervision; especially important is to promote democracy so that intellectuals can express and present their opinions and research.

Agreeing with the above opinions, citing the saying "Truthful words are unpleasant to the ear", Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Xuan Dai said that in order to attract and promote the intellectual team, leaders must know how to listen for the common good.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong said that in the evaluation report for the recommendation section, the Ministry of Education and Training should be requested to rectify training and degree granting work to improve the quality of intellectuals.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Concluding the report on 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 27, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh suggested that it is necessary to clearly identify the intellectual team in the province in the following areas: State, enterprises and free activities in society; and to demonstrate the current situation and trends.

Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh also requested that the report must assess the quantity and quality of the intellectual resources, including: Nghe An people living in the locality who have been trained and matured; famous intellectuals who have retired and returned to Nghe An to live; intellectuals invited to work, advise and advise in the province; and intellectuals of national stature.

Based on those assessments, although they may not be fully quantified, they still demonstrate the contributions of Nghe An intellectuals to the province's development; at the same time, they provide orientations and policies to promote good points and overcome shortcomings and problems.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Specifically, regarding solutions to create a favorable environment and conditions for intellectuals' activities, in addition to issuing policies and investing in facilities to promote creative activities, the head of the Provincial Party Committee said that it is necessary to try to develop a number of centers at qualified universities to become attractive convergence centers and a growing environment for intellectuals.

The Provincial Party Secretary also requested that, in addition to using external consultants, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department work with the Provincial People's Committee to have appropriate policies and mechanisms to develop a team of in-depth researchers in State agencies. From there, it will shape the direction, build a structural framework and strictly implement to better promote this team because there is currently a tendency to reduce this team while the need is great.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh concluded the assessment of 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 27. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial Party Secretary also requested in-depth research on policies to promote, treat and honor intellectuals; at the same time, promote the responsibility of intellectuals, consolidate and improve the quality of activities of intellectual associations, especially doing a good job in ideological work.

Regarding the Party's leadership mechanism for intellectuals, the Provincial Party Secretary said that, in addition to comprehensive leadership and leadership through organizations, it is necessary to directly lead and pay special attention to intellectuals.