President Vo Van Thuong (front, second from left) and representatives of intellectuals, scientists, and artists at the gathering in Hanoi on February 29 (Photo: VNA) Talkingto the 210 outstanding representatives at the event held on the occasion of the new lunar year, President Thuong acknowledged the considerable contributions by intellectuals, scientists, and artists in various fields to the country’s significantachievements in 2023.
By doing their jobs, they have helped improve the quality of human resources;given advice and feedback for perfecting the Party’s guidelines and the State’spolicies and laws; obtained many accomplishments in their specialised areas; andcontributed to digital transformation in many fields, the improvement of labourproductivity and production - business performance; thereby helping betterpeople’s life quality and ensure social security.
Many ofthem are bright examples of working, learning, researching, creating, and dedicatingto the nation. Many have also earned international recognition and won thepublic’s love, President Thuong said.
Highlighting Vietnam’s tradition of respecting talents and intellectuals, he notedthe Party and State have always paid special attention to developing the contingent of intellectuals,scientists, and artists while providing the best possible conditions for themto grow and contribute more to nationaldevelopment.
The continuation of building, developing, and bringing into play their majorrole in national construction and defence is a critically important task inboth short and long terms, he remarked.
Given this,the State leader asked all-level Party committees, agencies, and organisationsin the political system to thoroughly grasp and continue effectivelyimplementing the Party’s resolutions on intelligentsia, science - technology, education- training, culture, literature, and arts; improve the awareness of the roleand importance of intellectuals, scientists, and artists; and activelyinstitutionalise the Party’s guidelines to create a favourable environment for themto promote their role in national development.
He underlined the need to develop both the quantity and quality of intellectuals,scientists, and artists, particularly leading experts in key areas; trainhigh-skilled manpower; nurture talents of literature and arts; and inspiretheir patriotism and devotion to the nation.
In particular,it is necessary to exercise democracy, respect the freedom of thought andcreation, promote professional ethics, and create optimal conditions for themto bring into play their wisdom and creativity. Besides, efficient mechanismsare needed to enable them to give advice and feedback about the Party andState’s policies to help with the country’s fast and sustainable development inthe new period, according to President Thuong.
He expressed his belief that Vietnamese intellectuals, scientists, and artistsboth at home and abroad will contribute to the Fatherland in their own ways andjoin hands in enhancing the great national solidarity and the fine values of theVietnamese culture and people, thereby contributing to national development,prosperity, and happiness./.
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