Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requests '5 pioneers' of the Planning and Investment sector

On the morning of December 28, the Ministry of Planning and Investment held a conference to review the work in 2024 and deploy tasks for 2025. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and directed the conference.

Also attending the conference were comrade Nguyen Chi Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Planning and Investment; leaders of ministries, departments, branches, central and local agencies. The conference was connected online to connecting points in 63 provinces and centrally run cities.

The Nghe An bridge was chaired by comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending were representatives of leaders of departments, branches and sectors.

Complete large volumes of work

According to the report ofMinistry of Planning and Investment,In 2024, with its position and role as a comprehensive and strategic advisory agency of the Party and State, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has continuously made efforts, determined and strived to complete a large and important volume of work that has an impact on the socio-economic development of the country.

In 2024, the Ministry promptly researched, monitored, evaluated and closely forecasted the situation in order to actively advise the Government and the Prime Minister on solutions that are scientifically and practically based, focused, flexible, and suitable to short-term and medium-term requirements to achieve the goals of socio-economic development, economic growth, promoting disbursement of public investment capital, regional linkages, digital transformation, innovation and business development.

In particular, the work of building and perfecting institutions, policies and laws has always been identified by the Ministry of Planning and Investment as a key and continuous task. The Ministry of Planning and Investment has advised competent authorities to issue or issue under its authority many major projects and reports; issued nearly 14,000 documents related to the fields under the functions and tasks of the Ministry of Planning and Investment...

The sector also effectively advised the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee of localities in directing and managing socio-economic development, and building specific mechanisms and policies. Many localities continued to achieve very positive results, with each month being better than the previous month, and the growth of each quarter being higher than the previous quarter, especially in dynamic localities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh,Nghe An,Dong Nai, Binh Duong…

At the same time, the Ministry has done a good job of advising the Government and the Prime Minister to research and implement measures to continue attracting high-quality FDI capital flows; promoting improvements in the investment and business environment to create favorable conditions, increase confidence and stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and mettle of enterprises. FDI attraction in 11 months is estimated at nearly 31.4 billion USD, realized FDI capital is estimated at about 21.7 billion USD, up 7.1% over the same period.

Many policies and solutions have been implemented synchronously, promptly and effectively to support production and business, especially small and medium enterprises to overcome difficulties and adapt to new global trends.

In addition, continue to preside over and coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to research and concretize policies to promote new economic models (night-time economy, digital economy, sharing economy, circular economy, etc.), promote regional connectivity, digital transformation, innovation and business development, thereby promoting economic growth towards green growth and sustainable development.

A milestone for the Planning and Investment sector in 2024 is that the Government and the world's leading technology corporation NVIDIA signed an agreement to establish a Research and Development Center and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center. This is a historic turning point for Vietnam, making our country the leading AI research and development center in Asia.

5 pioneers of the Planning and Investment sector

Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh acknowledged and commended the important contributions of the Planning and Investment sector to the overall achievements of the country's development in 2024 as well as over the past nearly 80 years. These are achievements of the persistent innovation process of generations of cadres, civil servants and public employees of the sector in general and the Ministry of Planning and Investment in particular; a combination of mettle, intelligence, breakthrough thinking and ultimate steadfastness in their advisory work, overcoming personal interests for the common development of the country.

These are important results, creating new momentum and spirit to strive for breakthrough growth in 2025, preparing for the high growth period of 2026-2030 and realizing General Secretary To Lam's vision of a new era of national development.

Agreeing with the 10 tasks set out by the Planning - Investment and Statistics sector and orienting tasks in the coming time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Planning - Investment and Statistics sector to implement "5 pioneering tasks":

Firstly, be a pioneer in innovation because resources come from thinking, motivation comes from innovation, and strength comes from the people.

Second, pioneer in institution building, identify institutions as the breakthrough of breakthroughs; institutions are the resources and driving force of development. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to amend, supplement, perfect, and remove obstacles in accordance with reality.

Third, pioneer in leading and mobilizing all resources for the rapid and sustainable development of the country.

Fourth, pioneering in innovation and digital transformation, green transformation, developing circular economy, creative economy, knowledge economy, sharing economy, night-time economy,... and restructuring the country's economy.

Fifth, pioneer in building national databases and formulating policies based on scientific data that is closest to reality.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also requested the Ministry of Planning and Investment to continue to do better in managing resources for stable development; mobilize all resources for development; focus on restructuring the economy in association with renewing the growth model and proposing the implementation of new economic models; coordinate to promote foreign investment attraction in association with improving the investment and business environment, enhancing transparency, including issuing a Decree on investment support before December 31, 2024.

In addition, promote innovation, start-ups and business development; step up the improvement of the quality of statistical work with the guiding viewpoint of truthful, objective, accurate, timely and transparent statistical information... At the same time, carry out well the work of Party building, improve the fighting capacity of Party organizations and Party members.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his belief that with the glorious tradition of nearly 80 years of formation and development, the collective, civil servants, and the Planning - Investment and Statistics sector will continue to promote the tradition of achieved results, overcome difficulties and challenges, successfully complete the tasks assigned by the Party and State, and contribute more to the cause of national construction and defense.