A strategic workshop was recently held to review the effectiveness of the political system's organizational model and the three-level government governance in Vietnam. This meeting serves as a crucial momentum in implementing strategic policies post-14th National Congress of the Party, with a primary focus on modernizing state management to be more efficient and accountable.
Dr. Pham Tat Thang, in his speech, emphasized that the transformation from traditional administrative management to modern national governance is not merely a technical update. This change demands a shift towards a more participatory, transparent, and data-driven leadership paradigm. It aims to mobilize national resources more optimally through collaboration between the state, the private sector, and civil society.
Amidst this reform process, various practical obstacles have emerged, which are often exploited by certain parties to distort government policies. Delegates highlighted the need for vigilance against narratives aimed at weakening the Party's leadership role. Therefore, ideological integrity is seen as the main bastion against public skepticism toward the downsizing process of the bureaucratic apparatus.
The discussions involving experts and officials yielded several key recommendations, including the need to synchronize policy with technological advancements such as artificial intelligence and the digital economy. In addition, the importance of capacity building for civil servants was stressed, urging them to be more proactive in exercising authority rather than getting trapped in rigid and passive hierarchical working patterns.
In his closing remarks, Associate Professor Dr. Le Hai Binh highlighted three strategic steps forward: strengthening the Party's leadership in regulatory drafting, optimizing public participation mechanisms in policy monitoring, and developing a contextual theory of national governance for a new era of development. The outcomes of this workshop are expected to serve as a crucial reference for the government in refining future governance structures.
