Where does Nghe An rank in the upcoming administrative reform (PAR) rankings?

(Baonghean)On December 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs officially announced the Administrative Reform Index (PAR) and said it would be applied in sectors and localities and announced in the second quarter of 2013.

Thus, along with other indexes that have been applied in recent years such as the “Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI)”, “Provincial Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI)”, the “birth” of the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR) creates more opportunities for businesses and people to evaluate the public administration in general and the civil servants at the provincial level in particular. According to information from a leader of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the common point of the indexes is that they all aim to evaluate activities related to the needs of people and businesses; in which, there are some criteria of all 3 indexes above that are related to the content of public administration reform.

The announcement of the Public Administration Reform Index by the Ministry of Home Affairs makes interested people wonder which group Nghe An will be in the ranking?

Remember, in the most recent competitiveness ranking (2011), Nghe An ranked 49th out of 63 provinces and cities, up 5 places compared to the previous year, in the middle group. Thus, in recent years, Nghe An's ranking has increased continuously from 1 to 2 and then to 5 places.

While the criteria of the competitiveness index such as market entry; land access; time costs for implementing State regulations; leadership dynamism, Nghe An increased by several levels compared to last year, the quite "sensitive" indicators such as transparency and access to information; informal costs (which people often call "grease" costs) ... decreased quite a bit! However, the "decreases" are related to civil servant ethics, public service responsibilities that Nghe An Newspaper and public opinion as well as the recent Provincial People's Council meeting sounded the alarm bells.

The fact that Nghe An is continuously ranked near the bottom of the average group in the annual competitiveness rankings is something that anyone who is interested should think about. In mid-2012, the Provincial People's Committee and a number of related sectors held a workshop to find measures to improve and enhance the provincial competitiveness index. The main focus was to discuss measures to implement the "Project to improve and enhance the provincial competitiveness index" of the Provincial People's Committee. It is known that since that workshop, sectors and levels from professional to government have really changed, especially in administrative reform. That certainly has a significant positive impact on people and businesses. Everyone understands that solutions seriously implemented by civil servants, public employees, especially leaders, are important to creating change.

Public opinion hopes that, compared to the Provincial Competitiveness Index rankings, the Administrative Reform Index announced in the second quarter of 2013, Nghe An will have a high ranking. Although there is not much time left, it is enough for public agencies and civil servants to act to implement administrative reform in the most effective way. On the other hand, the above indexes, although for reference, are also a measure of the satisfaction of people and businesses with public agencies as well as the current civil servants. Some people say that even if they are for reference, they should not be taken lightly. Because, the people are very smart, nothing can be hidden from them!

Viet Long