Speaking at the Logistics Forum, the Prime Minister emphasized 7 solutions for developing the logistics industry, which are also 7 breakthroughs to achieve the 3 set goals, contributing to achieving double-digit economic growth each year in the coming years.
On December 2, in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of ministries and branches attended the Logistics Forum with the theme "Free Trade Zone - Breakthrough Solution to Promote Logistics Growth", organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.
The forum wants to send a message that Vietnam encourages and attracts the development of free trade zones, aiming to make Vietnam a strong country in logistics, contributing to promoting the country's industrialization and modernization, especially in the era of national development.
Speaking at the Forum, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that in recent times, the logistics industry has achieved important results, creating a new look, and making important contributions to the overall achievements of the country. However, there are still important bottlenecks in the development of the logistics service industry. Specifically, awareness is available but not yet fully developed, logistics costs are still high, causing low competitiveness of goods. The scale of the logistics industry compared to the scale of the national economy and the scale of the Vietnamese logistics industry compared to the world scale is still low.
According to the Prime Minister, in the coming time, with the integration trend, international trade will increasingly develop; on the other hand, the world will have to face many national, comprehensive, global problems that no single country can solve.
Domestically, the new era of development and the promotion of exploitation of marine space, underground space, outer space, digital transformation, and the promotion of three strategic breakthroughs in institutions, infrastructure, and human resources will also pose new requirements, while creating conditions to strongly promote the logistics industry, reduce time and costs, and enhance business competitiveness.
In that context, logistics services play an increasingly important role, making practical contributions to the country's development and integration, participating in solving global problems.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the development of the logistics industry must follow new trends such as digital transformation, green transformation, circular economy development, sharing economy, knowledge economy; in the spirit of "resources originating from thinking and vision, motivation originating from innovation and creativity, strength originating from people and businesses", "creativity to fly high, innovation to reach far, integration to develop".
Thereby, the Prime Minister clearly stated 3 goals for developing the logistics industry, contributing to the major goal of national development: Reducing logistics costs compared to Vietnam's GDP from 18% to 15% in 2025; increasing the proportion of Vietnam's logistics industry in GDP scale from 10% to 15% and striving to reach 20%; at the same time, increasing the proportion of Vietnam's logistics industry compared to the scale of the global logistics industry from 0.4% to 0.5% and striving to reach 0.6%; increasing the growth rate of Vietnam's logistics industry from the current 14-15% per year to 20%.
The Prime Minister emphasized 7 solutions for developing the logistics industry, which are also 7 breakthroughs to achieve the 3 set goals, contributing to achieving double-digit economic growth each year in the coming years.
Firstly, further raise awareness of the position, role and importance of the logistics industry and Vietnam's position in the center of the Asia-Pacific region to exploit and maximize the potential differences, outstanding opportunities and competitive advantages in the world logistics chain.
Second, create institutional breakthroughs in an open direction to develop the industry to its full potential, with the viewpoint that "institutions are the knot of knots" and "breakthroughs of breakthroughs".
Third, build a modern and smooth logistics infrastructure to reduce costs and increase product competitiveness, especially developing the aviation, maritime and high-speed railway industries.
Fourth, build smart governance and train high-quality human resources for the logistics industry.
Fifth, promote integration, logistics diplomacy and modernize the domestic logistics industry.
Sixth, build and develop a free trade nation, while effectively managing and firmly protecting independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and maintaining an environment of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.
Seventh, close connection between modes of transport (air, sea, rail, road and inland waterway) and connection with international transport, with the world's free trade zones.
The Prime Minister requested that, based on their assigned functions, tasks and powers, agencies and localities actively and proactively implement solutions according to the 7 above-mentioned breakthrough solutions. In particular, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall preside over and, together with ministries and sectors, develop a logistics development strategy, a national free trade development project, and develop free trade zones at the border.
The Prime Minister hopes and believes that, after the initial steps with very important achievements and premises, with the determination and drastic participation of all levels and sectors and the support of international friends, along with the acceleration, breakthrough, new mindset, new thinking in the new development stage of the country, the Vietnamese logistics industry, which is currently at its "youth" age, will confidently and strongly develop.
Furthermore, Vietnam will continue to strongly develop many high-quality logistics service centers associated with free trade zones, in which Ba Ria - Vung Tau must take the lead in this process, making important contributions to the country's development in the era of national growth, prosperity and prosperity.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/thu-tuong-chinh-phu-no-luc-thuc-hien-7-giai-phap-phat-trien-nganh-logistics-10295724.html
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