Nghe An will quickly and comprehensively digitally transform the operations of the administrative and public service apparatus.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting. Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of a number of Central Party Committees, comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, and the Provincial Party Executive Committee.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy chaired the 7th Conference of the 19th Provincial Party Executive Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

FAST AND COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The issuance of the Resolution aims to deploy the Action Program to implement the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025.

Administrative reform is one of the key contents that Nghe An is determined to create a breakthrough in the coming time.

Although there have been positive results, according to the assessment, administrative reform in the province has not yet achieved the desired results and requirements, especially in handling administrative procedures in a number of areas.

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council spoke at the discussion on administrative reform. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Draft Resolution on promoting administrative reform in the 2021 - 2030 period was submitted by the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee to the Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province, emphasizing the goal of building a democratic, professional, and gradually modernized administration; a streamlined system of State administrative agencies at all levels, operating effectively, efficiently, with integrity, and with aspirations for development; taking the satisfaction of people and businesses as the service goal.

The focus of the 2021 - 2030 period is administrative procedure reform; improving the quality of public services; building a team of professional, competent and qualified civil servants and public employees; building and developing e-government and digital government.

To achieve the above goal, the draft Resolution identifies 9 tasks and solutions in 3 groups for the Party organization; the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, the people and the government. In particular, Nghe An identifies a breakthrough solution in administrative reform as the rapid and comprehensive digital transformation of the province's administrative and public service apparatus.

Transactions at the Nghe An Provincial Public Administration Service Center. Photo: Thanh Duy

Highly in agreement with the issuance of the Resolution on promoting administrative reform, especially breakthrough solutions, the members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee also had a very lively and frank discussion, going straight to the current shortcomings and problems, as well as proposing to emphasize more key solutions.

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, acknowledged that administrative reform has changed but has not yet made a breakthrough. And according to him, it is necessary to regularly and suddenly carry out inspection, supervision, and public service inspection work in conjunction with resolutely disciplining officials and civil servants if there are violations.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Sang - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of Anh Son District Party Committee spoke at the discussion on administrative reform. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Huu Sang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Anh Son District Party Committee proposed that in the period of 2021 - 2030, there should be targets for district and commune-level authorities to achieve e-government and digital government in stages, first of all by 2025; at the same time, raise the targets for level 3 and 4 transactions on the public service portal.

Comrade Pham Tuan Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee highly agreed with the issuance of this Resolution and shared that this is a document that cadres, party members and people are waiting for.

Giving further comments on the draft Resolution, Secretary of the Thai Hoa City Party Committee suggested studying solutions to increase income for cadres, civil servants and public employees because this is one of the factors contributing to improving the quality of public service performance.

IF YOU DO NOT TRANSFORM DIGITALLY, YOU WILL FALL BEHIND

Concluding this content, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy affirmed that the issuance of the Resolution on promoting administrative reform in the 2021 - 2030 period is very necessary and important to clear the province's bottlenecks in the development process.

In particular, the issuance of this Resolution needs to propose breakthrough solutions that bring practical results, in which the leading solution is to quickly and comprehensively digitally transform the administrative - public service system, first of all administrative procedures and public service activities.

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy concluded the content of the draft Resolution on promoting administrative reform in the 2021 - 2030 period. Photo: Thanh Duy

“If this is not done, the province's competitiveness in the region and the whole country in attracting investment and promoting resources will fall behind…”, the head of the Provincial Party Committee worried.

Affirming the determination to transform digitally in a strong, rapid and drastic manner, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy noted that along with that process, it is necessary to continue reviewing and cutting administrative procedures, especially in stages and departments closely related to people and businesses.

On the other hand, it is necessary to conduct regular and unscheduled inspections, checks, and supervisions to promptly detect wrongdoings and violations of public ethics; thereby resolutely handling them to set an example and change the way of thinking in performing public duties.

Comrades in the Provincial Party Executive Committee attended the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Emphasizing the viewpoint of resolutely using administrative reform to advance, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy suggested that through the discussion contents at this conference, members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee need to spread the spirit of administrative reform, focus efforts and resources to implement, especially carry out digital transformation.

The Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province discussed the socio-economic situation.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 1, at the 7th Conference, the 19th Provincial Party Executive Committee of Nghe An listened to and gave opinions on the socio-economic situation, national defense, security, foreign affairs, administrative reform work in 2021, and orientations for 2022.