Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has appealed for the best use oftechnological advances, making it easier for citizens to learnthroughout their lives as Vietnam pushes ahead with building a life-longlearning (LLL) society.
He made the call at a nationalconference in Hanoi on December 17 that discussed the vision and actionneeded to build a society of LLL which encompasses learning at all agesand includes formal, non-formal and informal learning.
Theevent was held as Vietnam is integrating into the world economy,especially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that willmaterialise its community by 2015.
In 2005, the Governmentadopted the LLL society strategy until 2010 and has recently passedthrough its extension to 2020, with clear responsibilities of ministriesand agencies involved.
He suggested vulnerable groups likewomen, ethnic minority communities and those living in disaster-proneareas be given priority during the process.
Dam askedscientists, education professionals and policymakers to pinpoint majorobstacles while calling for input from home and abroad on the strategy.
Inter-sectoral approaches were raised during the discussions,visualising how a learning society will come out and develop in light ofthe best international practices.
United Nations CountryDirector in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta praised Vietnam’s commitment tobuilding a LLL society model, which she said will keep Vietnam off the“middle income” trap and shift its economy to one led by technology andprofessional skills.
Delegates from Japan, the Republic ofKorea, Singapore and Thailand also shared relevant perspectives andexperiences from their own countries. According to them, the modelshould be driven by financial means and interactive communitiesinvolved.
The event was a joint effort by the National SteeringCommittee on Building a Learning Society, the National Council onEducation and Human Resource Development, the UN in Vietnam and theUNESCO Institute of Life-Long Learning.-VNA
He made the call at a nationalconference in Hanoi on December 17 that discussed the vision and actionneeded to build a society of LLL which encompasses learning at all agesand includes formal, non-formal and informal learning.
Theevent was held as Vietnam is integrating into the world economy,especially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that willmaterialise its community by 2015.
In 2005, the Governmentadopted the LLL society strategy until 2010 and has recently passedthrough its extension to 2020, with clear responsibilities of ministriesand agencies involved.
He suggested vulnerable groups likewomen, ethnic minority communities and those living in disaster-proneareas be given priority during the process.
Dam askedscientists, education professionals and policymakers to pinpoint majorobstacles while calling for input from home and abroad on the strategy.
Inter-sectoral approaches were raised during the discussions,visualising how a learning society will come out and develop in light ofthe best international practices.
United Nations CountryDirector in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta praised Vietnam’s commitment tobuilding a LLL society model, which she said will keep Vietnam off the“middle income” trap and shift its economy to one led by technology andprofessional skills.
Delegates from Japan, the Republic ofKorea, Singapore and Thailand also shared relevant perspectives andexperiences from their own countries. According to them, the modelshould be driven by financial means and interactive communitiesinvolved.
The event was a joint effort by the National SteeringCommittee on Building a Learning Society, the National Council onEducation and Human Resource Development, the UN in Vietnam and theUNESCO Institute of Life-Long Learning.-VNA
