Hanoi (VNA) – The second VietnamReform and Development Forum (VRDF) will take place in Hanoi on September 19,according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Themed “Vietnam: Aspiration for prosperity –priority and action”, the forum is a follow-up of the Vietnam Development Forum(VDF) but its agenda will be more inclusive, covering reform and developmentissues of Vietnam, said Nguyen Mai Phuong, Deputy Director of the DevelopmentStrategy Institute (DSI), at a press conference in Hanoi on September 13.
VRDF has a wider participation of policy makers,development partners, domestic and foreign experts, and private businesses, shesaid, adding that the forum will be held annually in 2018-2021.
Participants will exchange views on thecountry’s reform and development issues to seek short-term and long-termsolutions as well as specific actions to obtain rapid and sustainabledevelopment.
The most important target of VRDF 2019 is tocollect ideas and suggestions for the building of some documents of the 13thNational Party Congress, including the national development strategy for the2021-2030 period, orientations and tasks of the five-year socio-economicdevelopment plan 2021-2025, Phuong said.
The participants will discuss specific issuessuch as reforming the market economy, promoting innovation in the era ofIndustry 4.0, and setting out prioritized actions for a prosperous Vietnam, sheadded.
The theme of VRDF 2019 illustrates the effortsof the Government and people towards promoting innovation and startup,increasing labour productivity, and building national innovation capacity.
It also demonstrates the strong commitments ofthe Vietnamese Government to modernise the market economy, integrate into theworld, and promote innovation for sustainable development./.
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