An overview of Da Nang city at night. (Source: Internet) Da Nang (VNA) – The central city of Da Nang ranked fourth amongst the 63 cities and provinces nationwide in the national public administration reform ranking, scoring 83.7 points, the municipal People’s Committee announced on July 31. In the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) 2018, released by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Da Nang came after the northern province of Quang Ninh (89.6 points), Hanoi (83.98 points), and Dong Thap (83.71 points) in the category for locality, the city said in an announcement event. The city has remained in the 4th place for the second year in a row after topping the ranking for five consecutive years. Some 87.43 percent of the people surveyed expressed satisfaction with public administrative services of the city. Three out of the five centrally-run governmental agencies in the city were classified as very good in promoting administration reforms and the remainder, good. … [Read more...] about Da Nang remains in top 4 in administrative reforms
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Ho Chi Minh City reviews people’s satisfaction of administrative reform
Illustrative image (Source: tuoitre.vn) HCM City (VNA) - The pilot survey of satisfaction of local people and organizations for the administrative reform work in Ho Chi Minh City in 2018 was reviewed at a conference held by the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on April 11. The survey was carried out in five units through 1,200 questionnaires collected from the list of people and organisations that completed their administrative processing request in the first quarter of 2018. Questionnaires focused on the access to and use of administrative services, the price and quality of services, and behavior of civil servants when interacting with residents and representatives of organizations. Vice President of the VFF’s municipal chapter Vu Thanh Luu said these are areas that local organisations and people have great demand, especially construction and business license. The results showed that 92 percent of the respondents said they were satisfied with the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City reviews people’s satisfaction of administrative reform
HCM City promises more administrative reforms
Viet Nam News HCM CITY – HCM City is determined to pursue administrative reform this year, a meeting held by authorities on Tuesday to review the outcome of reforms in 2018 heard. “This year the HCM City’s Party Committee will supervise four major works related to administrative reforms and the Chairman of the city People’s Committee will be responsible for tackling 99 delayed administrative reform tasks,” the city’s Party Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said. On the occasion, Nhân hailed eight important tasks that were accomplished last year. They included handling 99.6 per cent of documents submitted by the public without delay, increasing the number of public services available online, major revamp of public administration, and adoption of certain smart city applications. However, while district agencies and departments achieved 99.6 per cent, the office of the city People’s Committee did not release the statistics … [Read more...] about HCM City promises more administrative reforms
Bac Giang province accelerates administrative reforms
Bac Giang province will step up administrative reforms to provide both citizens and businesses with better public services. (Photo: bacgiang.gov.vn) Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang will step up administrative reforms to provide both citizens and businesses with better public services, according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Linh. The locality will focus on launching one-door and connected one-door mechanisms in processing administrative procedures at all levels. Increasing the use of the information technology is part of the efforts to streamline administrative procedures and shorten the time to handle procedures, Linh said, adding that the province will continue to improve the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index, Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) and Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI). The province will … [Read more...] about Bac Giang province accelerates administrative reforms
Vietnam, France share experience in administrative reforms
An international seminar on administrative reforms from the perspective of Vietnam and France was held in Hanoi on October 17, which is a helpful event for Vietnam as a country in the process of strong administrative reforms from central to grassroots levels. Civil service is among issues discussed at the seminar - Illustrative image Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Bac, Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, said that administrative reform is considered as a key content in the renewal of the State apparatus of Vietnam and the Vietnamese Government pays special attention to the issue. Both the successful and unsuccessful experience of France in administrative reform will be a valuable reference for Vietnam, Bac noted. French Ambassador to Vietnam, Betrand Lortholary, emphasised that Vietnam and France share many similarities in administrative reform and France wishes to share its experience with Vietnam in the areas of public policy assessment, the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, France share experience in administrative reforms
Only 15 percent of administrative reforms completed
Just 15.2 percent of administrative procedures have been slashed or simplified, nearly 35 percent short of the overall target (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Only 15 percent of business and investment conditions have been cut or simplified since the start of the year despite the fact that a deadline set by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is approaching. The PM’s directive, issued at the start of the year, stipulated that ministries must submit proposals on how they would do so by August 15. Administrative reforms are viewed as a key way of boosting growth. Only 15.2 percent of 5,905 procedures have been slashed or simplified, nearly 35 percent short of the target of 50 percent. Some ministries have been active in boosting administrative reforms, such as the Ministry of Construction (MoC) and Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). By the end of July, the MoC had cut or simplified 85 percent of the 215 business and investment conditions under its management, and … [Read more...] about Only 15 percent of administrative reforms completed
Only 15% of administrative reforms completed
Only 15 per cent of business and investment conditions have been cut or simplified since the start of the year despite the fact that a deadline set by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is approaching. Admin reforms are viewed as a key way of boosting growth. The PM’s directive, issued at the start of the year, stipulated that ministries must submit proposals on how they would do so by August 15. Only 15.2 per cent of 5,905 procedures have been slashed or simplified, nearly 35 per cent short of the target of 50 per cent. Some ministries have been active in boosting administrative reforms, such as the Ministry of Construction (MoC) and Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). By the end of July, the MoC had cut or simplified 85 per cent of the 215 business and investment conditions under its management, and eliminated five of its 17 conditional business lines. The proportion exceeded the target by 35 per cent. Meanwhile, the MoIT had also slashed 55 per cent of its administrative … [Read more...] about Only 15% of administrative reforms completed
Quang Ninh moves to improve administrative reforms
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will further its efforts to hasten administrative reform in 2018 towards improving the province’s competitive capacity, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc. He made the statement at a conference on May 21 on evaluating the local Public Administrative Reform (PAR Index), Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS), and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) in 2017. Doc said Quang Ninh must continue to work to maintain its position among the top performers of those indexes. Therefore, he instructed relevant sectors and branches must press ahead with administrative procedure reforms, enhance the efficiency of public administrative centres, cut unnecessary administrative procedures, complete e-government apparatus, and pay due attention to providing training for public servants. … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh moves to improve administrative reforms
More administrative reform and procedure streamlined
He said finalization of market mechanism relating to business operation should be accelerated: “More leadership role should be promoted with mindset changes throughout the administrative system to ensure further administrative reform in ministries and provinces. Laws and regulations on science and technology, IT and the 4.0 revolution should be fine-tuned to enhance economic competitiveness.” … [Read more...] about More administrative reform and procedure streamlined
Deputy PM urges acceleration of administrative reform
The statement was made by Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, while chairing a meeting of the Government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform to review its performance in 2017 and devise the tasks for 2018. Speaking at the meeting, the Deputy PM, who is also the committee’s head, highlighted the outstanding achievements that have been gained in administrative reform, significantly contributing to creating a favourable and clear legal corridor for socio-economic development. He also pointed out a number of inadequacies in administrative procedure reform, causing difficulties for people and enterprises. Deputy PM Binh asked the agencies concerned to step up the reorganisation and consolidation of the streamlined administrative apparatus in order to effectively operate. He also urged the development of mechanisms, policies and laws in all fields, particularly science and technology, information and communications, and education and training, in … [Read more...] about Deputy PM urges acceleration of administrative reform