A procession in a traditional temple festival in Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Ha stressed that cultural development and human resourcedevelopment are the focal points highlighted at the 13th National PartyCongress, as well as in resolutions, conclusions of the Party CentralCommittee, Politburo, and opinions of Party and State leaders.
Cultural development and human resource development are important,ongoing tasks that have been implemented through many programmes, projects,plans, and strategies for each specialised field, according to the Deputy PM.
However, a comprehensive programme has not yet been formulated tocalculate resources and set goals for each phase.
To truly give the appropriate level of attention to culture, Hasaid the draft programme needs to be built on the basis of summarising"what has and has not been achieved" when implementing targetprogrammes, strategies, and plans related to culture, and clearly identifyinglimitations, challenges, and emerging issues.
At the same time, the draft programme needs to seek input from administrators,scientists, and practitioners in culture and arts to determine priority issuesin a transparent and open manner.
The programme also needs to address its relationship with othernational target programmes in terms of coverage and integration of culturalprogrammes, plans, and strategies in each cultural sector to ensure no overlap.
The programme's output products can be cultural values andheritage (tangible and intangible); cultural environments, institutions,creative spaces, or mechanisms and policies, he said.
Regarding solutions, Ha said there is a need to build and perfectpolicies and regulations to fundamentally change the perception and managementof sectors and levels in cultural development and human resource development,clearly defining the role of the State, society, and people, diversifyinginvestment resources for the programme from public investment, and promotingdigital transformation to serve management, promotion, and communicationactivities.
The Deputy PM also outlined several urgent and prioritised goals,such as protecting and preserving cultural heritage and values (tangible andintangible) that are in a state of decline, being seriously degraded, or may belost altogether; as well as building a cultural environment that includescultural products, activities, designs, landscapes, behaviours, and lifestylesin public places, offices, organisations, families, and schools; and developingcreative and cultural industrial spaces.
"The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism must be the'conductor' to build the outline and framework of the Programme," Hasuggested, while also requesting a scientific approach to the programme that isappropriate for each specialised cultural field.
Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung said themost essential part of the programme is the nine projects that include thedevelopment of Vietnamese people's characteristics and culture, promoting thedevelopment of literature and arts, the development of cultural industries,international integration, and others.
Hung said the programme aims to draw in resources for thedevelopment of culture and arts, which have suffered many challenges andlimitations when it was not placed in the same regard as socio-economicdevelopment.
He also suggested a review of the budget that the NationalAssembly allocated for this programme because the cost, calculated based onother small-scale programmes, "would be mere drops in the ocean" andwon't be able to enable impactful changes./.
VNA
