Online forum to find solutions for recovery and sustainable development after Covid - 19

Attending and chairing at the Hanoi bridge point were Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister; Comrade Tran Tuan Anh - Politburo member, Head of the Central Economic Commission; Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang - Politburo member, Director of the National Academy of Politics, along with representatives of ministries, departments, branches, localities, domestic and international experts.

Attending at Nghe An bridge point were comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of departments, branches and sectors.

Overview of the forum at the Hanoi bridge. Photo: VOV

Speaking at the opening of the forum, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh - Politburo member, Head of the Central Economic Commission, said that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed an urgent need to find effective solutions to restore and develop the economy - society sustainably in the post-COVID-19 period, supporting long-term growth, especially when Vietnam is in the process of industrialization and modernization.

Leadership representativeMinistry of Planning and Investmentpresented the Policy Framework for Sustainable Socio-Economic Recovery and Development in conjunction with Vietnam's Covid-19 Prevention and Control Strategy. The program's goal is to quickly restore production, supply, and labor chains and promote growth drivers, striving to achieve an average growth target of about 6.5 - 7% per year for the 2021-2025 period, while maintaining macroeconomic stability and ensuring major balances in the medium and long term.

Panorama of the conference at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Quang An

In addition, it is necessary to quickly recover and develop production and business, especially in important industries and fields, focusing on cost reduction, supporting cash flow, ensuring proactiveness for businesses and creating favorable conditions for people on the basis of effectively implementing epidemic prevention and control measures. Ensuring social security and the lives of people and workers, especially the poor, the vulnerable, and those heavily affected by the epidemic, contributing to maintaining security, order and social safety.

The program includes 5 main groups of tasks and solutions including: Implementing the roadmap to open the economy in conjunction with epidemic prevention and control; Social security and employment support; Supporting the recovery of enterprises, cooperatives, and business households; Developing infrastructure, unlocking social resources for investment and development; Perfecting mechanisms, policies, administrative reforms, and improving the investment and business environment.

Delegates attending the forum at online locations. Photo: Quang An

International experts shared their experiences to support Vietnam in promoting industrialization and modernization in the digital era 4.0. Delegates all agreed that industry 4.0 is currently a global trend and Vietnam is a country that has achieved many important advances. In the coming time, Vietnam needs to ensure the logistics industry develops strongly and maintains connections with production centers, while expanding the application of digital technology in production and post-production services, information technology services need to develop rapidly at reasonable prices...

At the forum, domestic and international delegates discussed and contributed ideas on the policy framework for Vietnam's socio-economic recovery and development in conjunction with Covid-19 prevention and control in the 2021-2023 period. At the same time, they proposed and recommended models and policies to promote industrialization and modernization on the basis of science, technology and innovation in the future.

In Nghe An, since the beginning of the epidemic, the whole province has recorded over 5,000 Covid-19 infections in 21 districts, towns and cities, significantly affecting the socio-economic development situation. However, up to now, the epidemic has been basically controlled, the vaccination rate is increasing, therefore, the province has directed localities to synchronously implement solutions to recover and develop the socio-economy sustainably in the post-Covid-19 period.

Production facilities ensure epidemic prevention safety. Photo: Quang An

Aware of the impact of the Industrial Revolution 4.0; Provincial Party Committee,People's Committee of Nghe An provincehas directed all levels and sectors to proactively research, approach and implement measures to quickly adapt to the 4.0 Industrial Revolution. Both the political system and the economy must adjust and reorient development strategies, focusing on investment in science and technology to take advantage of opportunities.

The implementation process in Nghe An province has achieved certain results: Production and business establishments in the area have proactively innovated technology, upgraded modern machinery and equipment, ensuring environmental friendliness to improve product competitiveness; Attracted a number of high-tech industrial projects in the fields of electronics and information technology.

The province has focused on implementing solutions to transform from traditional government to e-government, digital government, enhancing the provision of online public services and some utilities on mobile devices for people to communicate with the government; taking advantage of the advantages of social networks to create communication channels between people and the government...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh concluded the conference. Photo: VOV

Concluding the conference, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister acknowledged and highly appreciated the contributions of domestic and international delegates to help Vietnam complete the policy framework for socio-economic recovery and development in association with Covid-19 prevention and control in the 2021-2023 period. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh also sincerely thanked countries and international organizations for their support to Vietnam in the fight against Covid-19, especially the national vaccination campaign.

Comrade Pham Minh Chinh emphasized: Currently, the epidemic situationCovid - 19In Vietnam, the situation has basically been controlled, the country has gone through the most difficult period and moved to the stage of safe and flexible adaptation, effectively controlling the Covid-19 epidemic. This is the time to restore the socio-economy and ensure social security. However, the Covid-19 epidemic is still unpredictable, with new variants appearing. Therefore, ministries, branches, localities and all people must not lose vigilance, be subjective, or negligent, but must not be afraid and lose their courage, but must adapt to defeat the epidemic.

At the same time, Vietnam must promote industrialization and modernization on the basis of science, technology and innovation to realize the goal that by 2030, Vietnam will be a developing country with modern industry and high average income; by 2045, it will become a developed country with high income, becoming one of the smart production and service centers of the Asian region.