Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 6 called on the legislature's agencies to renew their thinking to improve the quality of policy advice, take more decisive action to enhance effectiveness, and maintain discipline to strengthen trust to better serve the people.
Chairing a mid-year review conference between the NA's leaders, agencies and Office, the top legislator outlined key tasks for the second half of 2026, stressing that performance should be measured by tangible results and the quality of service provided for deputies, voters and the public.
Commending the NA's Ethnic Affairs Council, committees and Office for their achievements over the past six months, Chairman Man said 114 out of the 164 assigned tasks have been completed, 12 are regular tasks, and the remaining 38 are being implemented on schedule. No task was overdue.
Reviewing the legislature's performance, he said the NA has continued to serve as the pillar in improving the institutional framework and implementing the country's strategic priorities, helping remove bottlenecks and create new drivers for development.
He cited remarks made by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam at the Government's nationwide teleconference with localities on July 4, in which the top leader praised the parliament for promptly adopting laws and resolutions to institutionalise the Party's policies and provide a solid legal foundation for the Government's socio-economic governance.
According to the NA Chairman, another notable achievement is the legislature's better leadership, direction and organisation of task implementation. The quality of advice, coordination and implementation has improved markedly, while lawmaking has become more innovative through the greater application of digital transformation and artificial intelligence to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
However, Chairman Man noted that the main challenge now lay not in policymaking but in implementation. Coordination among some agencies remains uneven while digital transformation and data application have yet to fully meet new requirements.
Inspection, supervision, post-implementation reviews and accountability also need to be strengthened, he went on.
Looking ahead, the NA leader stressed that institutional improvement must go hand in hand with better implementation, and organisational reform should be accompanied by renewed thinking.
He urged all agencies to thoroughly prepare for the first extraordinary session and the year-end regular session of the legislature, ensuring they fully and promptly institutionalise the Party's policies.
No draft legislation should be submitted unless it has been carefully prepared and meets quality standards, he stressed.
Chairman Man also called for stronger supervision of the implementation of NA resolutions and decisions, with greater emphasis on implementation evaluation, accountability and outcomes. Every major decision of the legislature, he said, must rest on a sound political basis, solid legal grounds, robust scientific evidence and high feasibility.
He further requested agencies to improve the quality of policy advice by shifting from a reactive approach to one focused on providing proactive, solution-oriented recommendations.
Underlining the importance of building a digital parliament, Chairman Man said digital transformation should become a new governance method rather than merely the application of technology. Greater use of data and AI, streamlined administrative procedures and shorter processing times would improve the efficiency and quality of support for the legislature's operations.
The top legislator also called for stricter discipline and greater accountability among agency heads, saying every task must be assigned with clearly defined responsibilities, timelines, deliverables and expected outcomes. Efforts must continue to ensure the full and timely institutionalisation of the Party Central Committee's, the Politburo's and the Secretariat's policies and resolutions to address pressing issues./.
