Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Need to make greater efforts and determination for the province's development goals

On the morning of May 11, the Provincial Party Standing Committee organized a dialogue conference between the Provincial Party Standing Committee and department-level management leaders and experts in the provincial agencies in 2023 with the theme: "Aspiration - Responsibility - Innovation - Development".

Overview of the dialogue conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

REMOVE BOTTOM LINES, FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT

Opening the dialogue conference, reiterating the goals of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress along with the attention of the Central Government when issuing a number of Resolutions for the province, comrade Dang Van Hai - Chairman of the Education Trade Union said that the development of Nghe An has not met expectations.

"I request that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee discuss and clarify the foundations for the province's development, priority areas and solutions in the coming time," the Chairman of the Education Trade Union raised the issue.

Comrade Dang Van Hai - Chairman of the Education Trade Union discussed the development goals of the province. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Emphasizing that the above question is a concern not only of the Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Executive Committee but also of the entire political system, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that the development target according to the Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress is determined to be difficult. The reason is that Nghe An is a province with many difficulties.

The province is currently developing on a foundation with a relatively even economic structure in three economic sectors: agriculture, industry - construction, trade - services. This structure is stable and sustainable but not groundbreaking, so the province finds it difficult to achieve the target of rapid growth.

In the Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 and the summary of Resolution 26 of the Politburo, the province proposed and determined to shift the economic structure towards increasing the proportion of industry - construction, trade - services. In particular, by 2030, the proportion of industry - construction will account for 42-42.5%; services will account for 39-39.5%; agriculture will account for 13.5-14%.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to improve the responsibility, awareness, and ethics of cadres, civil servants, and public employees in the whole province. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also said that, in addition to seeking the attention and support of the Central Government, the province is currently completing the Provincial Planning. Because these are core and basic contents, creating the foundation for the development of the province.

The province has identified a development perspective with focus, key points, and priorities. In particular, it will develop two growth engine areas including the expanded Vinh city and the expanded Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone. At the same time, it will sustainably develop the Western region, promoting the advantages and potential of this region.

The province will also prioritize removing infrastructure bottlenecks, especially Cua Lo deep-water port and expanding and upgrading Vinh International Airport. At the same time, removing bottlenecks in administrative reform. This is the consistent viewpoint of the Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, and the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee. Administrative reform helps the province change service conditions for people and businesses, thereby creating momentum for the province's development.

Delegates attending the dialogue conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The sectors and fields to be developed in the coming time include: Industrial development, focusing on processing and manufacturing industries; supporting industries. Trade and service development, especially education and training and healthcare services. Tourism development based on 3 types: cultural and historical tourism, resort tourism and community-based eco-tourism. Agricultural development with key products, applying high technology. Marine economic development associated with ensuring national defense and security. In addition, building industrial parks and forming urban areas to create momentum for the province.

ENHANCE TRAINING TO MEET HUMAN RESOURCE NEEDS

Concerned about the province's human resources, comrade Ho Van Quynh - Head of Industry Department, Office of the Provincial People's Committee said that Nghe An's labor force is abundant but the quality of unskilled labor is not high, and skilled labor is limited.

It is forecasted that in the coming time, there will be a shortage of labor resources to meet the requirements of domestic and foreign enterprises investing in the province. What solutions does the Provincial Party Standing Committee have to lead the political system to overcome the above situation?

Comrade Ho Van Quynh - Head of Industry Department, Provincial People's Committee Office asked about solutions to improve the province's human resources. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Answering this question, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that Nghe An is a populous province with a labor force of about 1.6 million people. However, unskilled labor accounts for a large proportion, the trained rate is only 60-70%, and the trained labor with certificates is 27%.

Currently, the labor demand of enterprises and investors in the area is very large, about more than 80,000 - 100,000 workers. However, the province only provides about 45,000 workers every year, of which the number of skilled workers has not met the requirements of enterprises.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to improve the responsibility, awareness, and ethics of cadres, civil servants, and public employees in the whole province. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Emphasizing solutions in the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that it is necessary to strengthen training; promote training facilities in the province, thereby improving training quality, meeting requirements; focus on coordination and combination between investors and training facilities to train according to needs; organize activities to connect labor supply and demand, form centers to develop labor markets, meet the needs of investors when implementing investment projects in the area in the coming time.

REMOVE THE KNOTCH IN IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION

Concerned about administrative reform, comrade Phan Nguyen Quoc Khanh - Chief of Office of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board said that the socio-economic development results, the shortcomings and bottlenecks in the past time are all related to administrative reform.

What is the view of the Standing Provincial Party Committee on the above assessment? What is the biggest bottleneck in this work and the political determination of the Standing Provincial Party Committee in the coming time?

Comrade Phan Nguyen Quoc Khanh - Chief of Office of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board asked questions about administrative reform. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Discussing this issue, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee unanimously assessed that administrative reform has had many positive changes in recent times. This is reflected in the fact that the indexes: PCI, PAR INDEX, SIPAS have all increased. On the other hand, that effort is also reflected in the results of attracting investment, especially FDI capital when in 2022 and the first 4 months of 2023, Nghe An was in the top 10 localities attracting the largest FDI in the country. However, this positive result will not be maintained if we do not continue to promote administrative reform.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung answered questions from delegates. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that in administrative reform, the current bottleneck is not the policy and direction but the implementation. In reality, there are still a number of cadres, civil servants and public employees who have not fulfilled their responsibilities; their attitude and awareness are not high, especially in positions that have a lot of contact with people and businesses; the responsibility of leaders and the coordination mechanism between agencies are not good.

Delegates attending the dialogue conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the coming time, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that the members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform will direct each sector, locality and area. However, the wish of the Provincial Standing Committee is that administrative reform must be associated with raising the awareness, responsibility and ethics of each cadre, civil servant and public employee; together with the provincial leaders, they will shoulder the common responsibility.

Provincial leaders do not want to create pressure on the staff, civil servants and public employees, but require that administrative reform must be in the right spirit: fast - correct - effective; in handling administrative procedures, explanations and explanations must be limited, and solutions and resolutions must be increased.

Besides, the province's viewpoint is to strictly handle officials who commit mistakes and violations, but there will also be solutions to encourage and care for dynamic, creative and responsible officials so that administrative reform work can change for the better, thereby contributing to promoting the development of the province.