Public administration academy granted prestigious reward

President Truong Tan Sang presented the Ho Chi Minh Order to the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) at its 55th founding anniversary in Hanoi on May 29.
President Truong Tan Sang presented the Ho Chi Minh Order to theNational Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) at its 55th foundinganniversary in Hanoi on May 29.

The Ho Chi Minh Order, Vietnam’ssecond highest honour, is conferred on collectives or individuals whohave rendered outstanding services in various domains to the country.

Asa leading institution in training personnel for the State apparatus,NAPA has educated tens of thousands of officials and public servants forcentral and local agencies in the past five decades.

It has also undertaken numerous pieces of research assisting administrative reform and policy making in Vietnam.

TheNAPA is a member of the International Association of Schools andInstitutes of Administration, the Eastern Regional Organisation forPublic Administration, and the Asian Group for PublicAdministration.

At the ceremony, President Sang said thatone major mission set up at the Party’s 11th Congress in 2011 isaccelerating administrative reform and improving the effectiveness ofState management.

To that end, it is of great importance to haveprofessional and devoted staff, thus the academy plays a major role inperforming this mission, he noted.

At the event, the State leaderalso granted the Independence Order (third class) to NAPA Director andDeputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Dang Thanh.-VNA

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