Nghe An launches online contest 'Learn about administrative reform in Nghe An province' in 2023

On the morning of May 22, the Provincial People's Committee organized the launching ceremony of the online contest "Learn about administrative reform in Nghe An province" in 2023.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Viet Hung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Home Affairs, Head of the contest organizing committee. Also attending were representatives of leaders of departments, branches, sectors and districts, cities and towns.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: TL

Administrative reform is identified by the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025 as one of the three strategic breakthroughs. In that spirit, the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee focus on leadership and direction, create highlights, promptly detect and fundamentally remove bottlenecks and bottlenecks in administrative reform work.

With the efforts and endeavors in leadership, direction and organization of implementation of Party committees and authorities at all levels, administrative reform work of Nghe An province has changed and achieved positive results.

The province's administrative reform index (Par-Index) ranking increases every year (2019 ranked 24/63; 2020 ranked 18/63; 2021 ranked 17/63; 2022 ranked 16/63).

The province's PCI index in 2022 increased by 7 places compared to 2021, ranking 23rd out of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities. In particular, the Satisfaction Index of People and Organizations with the Services of State Administrative Agencies (SIPAS) increased by 21 places, ranking 14th out of 63 provinces and cities.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee launched the online contest "Learning about administrative reform in Nghe An province" in 2023. Photo: TL

However, administrative reform work still has many shortcomings and limitations that need to be overcome, among which the most prominent one that receives the most public attention is: In some agencies and units, cadres, civil servants and public employees still violate discipline and administrative discipline, especially civil servants in the fields of land administration, registration, customs... violating public ethics, taking advantage of their positions and powers in performing public duties and being disciplined or temporarily detained.

The quality of handling administrative procedures under the one-stop shop and inter-connected one-stop shop mechanisms at some agencies and units is not high: There are still overdue documents; the implementation of regulations on apologizing to people when handling overdue administrative procedures is not strict; collecting additional document components outside of regulations; the collection of fees and charges does not really ensure accuracy and transparency; the rate of submitting documents and handling online at levels 3 and 4 is low; the digital transformation process in state agencies is still slow...

Comrade Duong Danh Vy - Head of Administrative Reform Department (Department of Home Affairs) approved the contest rules. Photo: TL

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized: Administrative reform is an urgent, difficult, long-term and regular task. Effectively implementing administrative reform is the key solution to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management by law, improve the investment and business environment, promote socio-economic development, and enhance the trust of people and businesses in the government.

To overcome the shortcomings and limitations in administrative reform, the Provincial People's Committee organized the online contest "Learn about administrative reform in Nghe An province" in 2023, to continue to propagate and raise awareness of cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, businesses and people in the province about the importance of administrative reform, creating positive changes in the ranking of administrative reform indicators of the province in the coming time.

Union member Ho Ngan Hanh (Nghe An Newspaper) representing young officials and civil servants of the Provincial Agencies Bloc spoke in response to the contest. Photo: TL

In order for the Contest to be widely publicized and popularized, attracting a large number of cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, students and people to participate, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Le Hong Vinh, requested: Agencies, units, localities, schools, and press agencies in the province to carry out propaganda and mobilization work well so that the Contest is widely publicized and attracts a large number of participants and responders.

Thoroughly imbue the spirit of self-awareness and active research and study of legal regulations on administrative reform to each cadre, civil servant, public employee, employee, student in the agency, unit and affiliated unit to fully and qualitatively participate in the exams; promptly and fully report the results of participation in each weekly exam to the Organizing Committee for synthesis and evaluation.

Representatives of officials, civil servants and public employees of departments, branches and sectors participated in the contest. Photo: TL

At the same time, collect specific activities and beautiful images of your agency or unit during the time participating in the Contest and send them to the Organizing Committee to share practical images and activities responding to the Contest, contributing to encouraging and spreading the meaning of the Contest.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Youth Union, and the Provincial Labor Federation to direct, propagate, and mobilize all classes of people in the province to actively respond and participate in the Contest.

Scene of the ceremony. Photo: TL

“I believe that, with the correct policies of the Party and the State, together with the efforts and close coordination of all levels of government and the joint actions of each citizen and enterprise, the contest will be a great success, ensuring quality and efficiency, contributing to creating a change in awareness and action in administrative reform, especially to create the most favorable conditions for people and enterprises in accessing and implementing administrative procedures and strengthening the right to inspect and supervise the activities of state agencies” - Comrade Le Hong Vinh emphasized.