On the morning of March 18 at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Government's Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06, chaired and directed the first meeting of the Steering Committee.
The meeting took place in person and connected online to ministries, branches and 63 provinces and cities across the country.
Attending the meeting on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Minister Nguyen Kim Son, Deputy Minister Le Tan Dung, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Chi attended at the Central bridge; Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc chaired at the MOET bridge.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the meeting. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the Politburo issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation, establishing a Central Steering Committee headed by General Secretary To Lam.
Immediately after that, the Government urgently directed the issuance of the Action Program to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW. The Prime Minister decided to establish the Government Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Development and Project 06 on the basis of merging the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform, the National Committee on Digital Transformation and the Working Group for Project 06.
The Prime Minister stated that administrative reform, digital transformation and the implementation of Project 06 have been actively carried out in recent years, but need to be upgraded and their quality and efficiency further improved.
According to the Prime Minister, in order to achieve the country's strategic development goals (striving to make Vietnam a developing country with modern industry and high average income by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045), the requirement is to be more innovative, stronger, more determined and drastic in action; to propose policies and guidelines that are close to the situation, to mobilize the combined strength of the people, society, domestic and foreign resources, to combine national strength and the strength of the times for rapid and sustainable development.
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Delegates attending at the central bridge. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
In the context of a rapidly evolving, unpredictable, difficult, and challenging situation, but also with many favorable opportunities, we must grasp the situation firmly, respond with appropriate, flexible, and effective policies, under the leadership of the Party, the management of the State, and the participation of the people and businesses. "We must respond very quickly to the situation, both in terms of guidelines and policies, and in terms of actions and implementation," the Prime Minister emphasized.
We set a target of at least 8% GDP growth in 2025 and double digits in the following years. At the same time, we determined that breakthrough development in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation is the choice and solution for rapid and sustainable development; this is also a driving force for growth. In recent times, in the fields of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, we have made progress and achieved certain results, but compared to advanced countries, compared to countries in the region and compared to development desires and requirements, there is still a gap.
Immediately after Resolution 57 was issued, the Politburo organized an inspection team to urge, guide, and remove difficulties and obstacles in the implementation. This shows the importance of the Resolution and the close direction of the Politburo. Therefore, all levels, sectors, agencies, localities, businesses and people must act and move so that the whole country can move, thereby turning the Resolution into reality, into concrete products, into material wealth, bringing happiness and prosperity to all people. "We are doing a lot of work in the current context, but this cannot be left undone," the Prime Minister said.
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Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc presided at the Ministry of Education and Training bridge point.
At the meeting, delegates focused on discussing, analyzing and evaluating the implementation of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities, administrative reform and Project 06 in the past time, identifying existing problems, limitations, weaknesses, obstacles, barriers, bottlenecks, determining causes, drawing lessons, clearly defining key tasks and solutions in the coming time to clear up bottlenecks in organization and implementation.
Directing upcoming tasks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to do well three key tasks related to science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06.
Firstly, focusing on institutional removal, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other ministries and branches urgently review relevant laws, synthesize and propose to the National Assembly in the form of one law amending many laws at the upcoming session, quickly removing institutional bottlenecks, with the view that institutions are the driving force, resource, and inspiration for development.
Second, continue to review and invest in infrastructure, allocate at least 3% of the 2025 budget for science and technology, including a source of 10 trillion VND in excess revenue; develop specific plans and projects for implementation, along with preventing waste and corruption.
Third, diversifying forms of human resource training to meet development requirements in the current situation. At the same time, it is necessary to promote administrative reform, focusing on administrative reform. "If there is a jungle of procedures, it cannot be done," the Prime Minister stated.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a concluding speech at the meeting. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister also directed that when drafting and amending laws, decrees and circulars, agencies must answer and clarify the following questions: What contents concretize the Party's policies; what institutional bottlenecks and obstacles need to be resolved; what contents are omitted, what contents are inherited, perfected, and what contents are added; have administrative procedures and compliance costs been cut by at least 30%; have they been decentralized and delegated to the maximum; have they been reviewed to ensure transparency and feasibility?
The Prime Minister emphasized that it is necessary to assign "clearly to people, clear to work, clear to time, clear to responsibility, clear to products"; work in the spirit of "3 yeses and 2 noes": "3 yeses" are beneficial to the country, beneficial to the people, beneficial to businesses, "2 noes" are no personal motives, corruption, negativity and no loss or waste of State assets, people's assets, and country's resources. Administrative agencies must change their state from handling work for people and businesses to serving people and businesses.
The Prime Minister hopes that after the meeting, there will be new, positive and strong changes in the development of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06 with the spirit of "catching up, progressing together and surpassing", the ultimate goal is to develop a rich, civilized and prosperous country, the people will enjoy the results, and become increasingly prosperous and happy.
Source: https://moet.gov.vn/tintuc/Pages/tin-tong-hop.aspx?ItemID=10385
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