Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee orders scientists to answer two big questions of Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - That is how to build the province to become the center of the North Central region and become a fairly good province in the Northern region?

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son assessed that these are two big questions facing Nghe An and suggested that the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences accompany the province to help find solutions.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son speaks at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

Over the past 5 years, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the People's Committee of Nghe An province have implemented cooperation in the fields of scientific research and implementation of scientific tasks.

Topics such as: Building a socio-economic development strategy for Nghe An province in the period of 2015-2020 and vision to 2030; Mobilizing domestic and foreign resources of Nghe An to contribute to socio-economic development... have provided scientific arguments, summarizing practical issues in the process of construction and development of the province.

This is also an important source of data to help Nghe An province in its socio-economic development: institutionalizing socio-economic development policies and strategies, policies to attract high-quality human resources, especially providing scientific arguments for the construction of the political report of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, term 2015-2020.

Every year, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences coordinates to organize many scientific seminars suitable to practical requirements in Nghe An such as: "Developing tourism in the North - South - Central regions"...

For scientific conferences organized by Nghe An province, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences has coordinated and sent many experts and researchers to participate and discuss at the conferences.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and Nghe An province have cooperated in training and fostering staff with 308 masters and 107 doctoral students in the period of 2012-2017; at the same time, strengthening potential, supplementing databases and scientific documents to support human resources in performing social science and humanities tasks.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Thuan - President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences speaking at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking at the conference, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son emphasized that the cooperation results over the past 5 years are extremely important. However, the most pressing concern of the province at present is to answer the questions: How to successfully implement Resolution 26 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province until 2020, including building Vinh City into a center of the North Central region in 10 fields? Building Nghe An into a fairly good province in the Northern region?

Considering these are two big questions facing the province, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son suggested that the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences help the province find solutions.

From that reality, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee raised the issue of cooperation: The research topics have had results, so the two sides need to continue discussing to find resources and projects to better implement the topics.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son also said that, from the movement of practice, the Institute continues to delve deeper into necessary issues to continue having topics and seminars to help the province come up with appropriate policies and strategies, welcoming the movement of practical development.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Thuan - President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences emphasized: "With the desire and need, we need to try harder, but based on the capabilities of both sides in terms of resources and conditions, we should choose priority."

Therefore, Professor Nguyen Quang Thuan suggested that it is necessary to develop specific plans for each year, aiming for specific results so that by 2020 there will be arguments to contribute to building the Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term.

In order for Nghe An to promote its potential advantages and become the center of the North Central region, a fairly developed province, Professor Thuan emphasized: “Based on this goal, it is necessary to develop specific topics; combine research on politics, culture, history... to create overall policies and each field to contribute to helping the province develop quickly and sustainably”.

Finally, the head of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences directed: From general research, we must research specific areas, solve specific problems; combine general and specific problems... Besides, the Institute focuses on helping the province train human resources, provide information...

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong delivered a concluding speech at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong highly appreciated the cooperation results over the past 5 years between the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

Agreeing with the opinions pointed out, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested that in the coming time, there should be an annual plan, setting out specific targets and tasks so that both sides can focus resources, intelligence and funding to achieve the set goals and make adjustments each year, closer to the specific situation.

"Avoid cooperation based on trends and formalities, without solving specific problems," the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

Therefore, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong suggested that the Institute continue to propose contents for the province to coordinate with for research on the basis of specific addresses and jobs; at the same time, focus on training, providing the province with human resources; help the provincial Center for Social Sciences and Humanities develop, striving to become a research institute.

In particular, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee proposed that the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences assist the province in economic development and other fields to build Vinh City worthy of being the center of 10 fields of the North Central region according to Resolution 26 of the Politburo; conduct scientific reviews on policies, programs and projects of the province.

Finally, to further develop the cooperation in the new phase between the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the People's Committee of Nghe An province, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Science and Technology of the province to be the focal point to connect and advise on specific cooperation contents.

Thanh Duy