Need to create a unique mark for Nghe An cultural identity

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of January 16, the Department of Culture and Sports and the Department of Tourism held a conference to summarize the work of 2016 and deploy tasks for 2017. Attending the conference were comrade Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Comrade Ho Mau Thanh, Director of the Department of Culture & Sports, and Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong, Director of the Department of Tourism chaired the conference.

The report at the conference said that over the past year, the industry has advised on organizing cultural, sports, tourism and family activities with practical results. State management and administrative reform continue to be focused on. Cultural and artistic activities gradually meet the people's cultural enjoyment needs.

The work of preserving and promoting cultural heritage has been actively implemented. The movement “All people unite to build a cultural life” continues to be directed and has developed, has truly changed in quality, and has increasingly had practical effects.

Welcome performance by the Provincial Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe.

The work of building cultural, information and sports institutions that meet national standards has been focused on, implemented specifically, actively and synchronously. The movement of the whole population exercising following the example of great Uncle Ho" has developed quite extensively, sports activities are organized regularly, high-performance sports have progressed in terms of level and competition results.

Although tourism activities have encountered difficulties due to the marine environmental incident, the industry has promptly developed solutions focusing on a number of eco-tourism and community tourism products. In 2016, the whole province welcomed more than 3.22 million visitors; reaching 84% of the yearly plan.

Overview of the conference.

Inspection and examination work is conducted regularly in all areas of the industry. Socialization work to serve the development of the industry's areas is promoted quite well in many localities, contributing to reducing budget pressure.

Delegates attending the conference.

However, at the conference, delegates also discussed some existing problems such as: lack of facilities for cultural activities from the grassroots to the provincial level, and socialization of cultural activities still facing many difficulties.

Comrade Le Minh Thong spoke at the conference.

Investment in physical education and sports is still low compared to the demand. Many localities do not allocate budget for physical education and sports activities. The mass physical education and sports movement has not developed evenly.

The quality of services in some tourist areas and attractions is still inadequate. The control of service quality and ensuring the tourism environment is still limited and the management of destinations is still lacking in consistency and effectiveness.

Pu Nha Thau Festival is held annually in Ky Son district, attracting a large number of tourists from within and outside the province.

The conference also agreed on key goals and targets for 2017, with special attention paid to creating rapid and sustainable development in the tourism sector, developing cultural and sports activities in line with socio-economic sectors, making tourism an important economic sector of the province.

In particular, in 2017, strive to complete the targets of tourism development: Total number of tourists with accommodation is 3.6 million, equal to 111.8% compared to 2016; international visitors reach 80,000; Total tourism revenue increases by 14% compared to 2016, in which tourism service revenue reaches 2,560 billion VND, equal to 114.6% compared to 2016.

Con Temple Festival is held in early spring of the new year and attracts tens of thousands of visitors.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Le Minh Thong affirmed: "The results achieved in 2016 by the two sectors are very remarkable, however, the two sectors need to seriously acknowledge the existing limitations and need to have certain strategies to propose solutions to better perform the tasks in 2017."

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to urgently improve and stabilize their organization and apparatus, proactively follow the orientation of the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels; Resolutions of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Council in the fields of culture, sports and tourism.

Advise the province to issue policies and mechanisms to develop the industry, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of the province. In the context of limited annual State budget funding, it is necessary to have solutions to promote the socialization of industry activities. It is necessary to improve the quality and effectiveness of propaganda to create a unique mark on the cultural identity of Nghe An; pay attention to preserving and promoting the values ​​of the nation's cultural heritage; propagate and promote so that the heritage is truly preserved, protected and promoted sustainably...

Authorized by the Prime Minister, Comrade Le Quang Huy awarded Certificates of Merit to two individuals with outstanding achievements.

Authorized by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, comrade Le Minh Thong awarded emulation flags to leaders and staff of the two sectors.

And awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 outstanding groups.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister awarded Certificates of Merit to 2 individuals with outstanding achievements in the past time; the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded excellent emulation flags to 03 units; Certificates of Merit to 7 collectives; the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 collectives and 27 individuals./

Thanh Nga