Nghe An strives to improve PCI index
Nghe An is promoting the improvement of the business environment and raising the PCI (Provincial Competitiveness Index). To achieve the goal, it is necessary to first create a change in the awareness of officials, civil servants, and public employees and the responsibility of departments, branches, and People's Committees at district and commune levels in performing their tasks.
Thanh Le• August 31, 2024
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Recognizing the importance of the PCI index in improving the business investment environment, attracting investment and economic growth, since 2012, Nghe An has promptly issued and organized the implementation of the Project to improve and enhance the PCI index with many synchronous solutions.
In the period of 2019 - 2022, Nghe An province has always maintained high rankings, ranked first in the North Central region and is in the top 30 leading provinces in the national PCI index ranking (in 2022, ranked 23/63 provinces and cities, with a total score of 66.6). By 2023, Nghe An's PCI index reached 65.72 points, down 0.88 points compared to 2022...
The results partly show that the province has made efforts to reform administrative procedures but have not achieved the desired results; there are still barriers, bottlenecks, and inadequacies in management, administration, and public service implementation that make the business community not really satisfied; seriously affecting the confidence of the business community and investors.
Through the discussion, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Sinh - General Director of Minh Anh Garment Company said: Besides the positive changes in administrative procedure reform from the province to the grassroots, many businesses said that paperwork is still complicated and the time to carry out administrative procedures is not shortened as expected. To improve the competitiveness at the provincial level, bringing satisfaction to businesses, it requires determination, dynamism, openness, listening and action of local authorities.
To substantially improve provincial competitiveness and bring satisfaction to businesses, it requires determination, dynamism, openness, listening and action from local authorities at all levels.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Sinh - General Director of Minh Anh Garment Company
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After the PCI results were announced, the People's Committee of Nghe An province directed the Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion to organize a workshop to evaluate the PCI index of Nghe An province in 2023 and solutions to improve the PCI index in the following years. In particular, many specific and clear tasks and solutions were proposed for each component index. The People's Committee of the province also assigned each department, branch and sector to be responsible for implementation.
Comrade Pham Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment said: The Department advises the Provincial People's Committee to issue Plans to implement the Government's Resolution on key tasks and solutions to improve the business environment and enhance national competitiveness every year; advises the Provincial People's Committee to issue and organize the implementation of the Project "Improving the business investment environment, enhancing the efficiency of attracting investment in Nghe An province in the period of 2021-2025"; Project on developing enterprises in Nghe An province until 2025...; advises the Provincial People's Committee to issue documents directing the implementation of solutions to improve the business investment environment and enhance provincial competitiveness.
Implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Planning and Investment also chaired and coordinated with departments, branches and localities to analyze each PCI component index in 2023, evaluate the results achieved as well as the shortcomings, limitations, causes and propose tasks and solutions in the coming time.
The PCI index of Nghe An province in 2023 decreased compared to the previous year, showing that the improvement rate is still slow, some PCI component indexes ranked low that need attention such as: Informal costs, Legal institutions and Security and order, Land access, Time costs, Fair competition.
To continue improving the business investment environment and enhancing the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), sectors and localities need to focus on drastically implementing the goals, tasks and solutions in the province's directive documents.
Based on the task of solutions to improve the rankings of 10 PCI component indicators, continue to consult dialogue conferences with the business community to focus on strengthening administrative reform to create an open and transparent business environment, improve the efficiency of investment attraction, and ensure the socio-economic development goals of the province.
Comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said: Improving the business environment, enhancing competitiveness, and moving towards sustainable development is identified by the province as one of the three development breakthroughs in the Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress and is an important and regular political task of Party committees and local authorities. Improving provincial competitiveness and improving the PCI index is not simply about improving the ranking to compare with other localities, but we need to look at reality, consider improving the PCI index as the goal and motivation for Nghe An province to change and progress for the common development of the province and the business community.
We need to look at reality, consider improving the PCI index as the goal and motivation for Nghe An province to change and progress for the common development of the province and the business community.
Comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee
To do that, it is necessary to promote the best role and interactive relationship between the government and VCCI, Business Associations - Business Community. Which sector is in charge of which sector, which field must develop a detailed plan for that field, especially those fields with low indexes. All levels and sectors must consider the task of administrative reform and improving the investment and business environment as a regular task, the responsibility of the whole system as well as of each cadre, party member, and the businesses and people themselves.
