The dialogue was held under the sponsor of the US Agency forInternational Development (USAID) through the US’s Indiana University and VietnamInitiative with the theme of “Enforcing development goals in the new normal”.
It aimed at creating a venue for leaders of ministries,sectors and localities, scientists, the business community, and internationaldevelopment partners to discuss, share experience, and propose initiatives andmeasures to boost local development in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to2045.
In his opening remarks, Politburo member and Director of theHCMA Nguyen Xuan Thang said that the new normal state requires localities to seizeopportunities amidst challenges.
It is necessary to take measures to promote socio-economicdevelopment not only during but also after the pandemic, he stated, stressingthe importance of increasing the governance over the enforcement of developmentgoals to turn the determination into strategies and policies and put them intoaction.
Carolyn Turk, World Bank Country Director for Vietnam, saidthat digital transformation and low-carbon growth will contribute to theimprovement of labour productivity in Vietnam in the time to come.
They should be placed as the top priorities of the Vietnameseeconomy, and if the two factors can be combined, the country’s labourproductivity will grow by 1-2 percentage points.
Vietnam should learn from digital transformation models ofits neighbouring countries, she suggested, affirming that the WB commits tocooperating with and supporting Vietnam in this field./.
VNA