The heads and senior officials of public offices should set examples fortheir subordinates in order for public administrative reforms to gainbetter results, voters said after the Minister of Home Affairs appearedat the National Assembly’s question and answer session on November 18morning.
Vu Anh Thu from Ngo Quyen district, thenorthern port city of Hai Phong, said Minister Nguyen Thai Binh spoke ofthe need to enhance political and ideological education for publicservants and promote the campaign of “Studying and following the moralexample of President Ho Chi Minh,” which is just a general solution.
“Reality shows that when senior officials keep closemonitoring and lead by example, it will have a strong impact on theirsubordinates,” the voter said, adding that there should be trainingcourses for public servants on appropriate behaviours when on duty.
Lawyer Pham Ngoc Hung, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City BusinessAssociation, was of the opinion that the administrative reform hasgained good progress during the past two years, particularly in Ho ChiMinh City, where remarkable results were seen in the customs, taxationand planning and investment sectors.
He said manyprocedures have been streamlined and made public for easy access bycitizens and businesses, adding that holding dialogues and meetingsbetween the authorities and businesses is a good way to updatebusinesses on the latest economic and investment policies and timelyremove any arising problems.
At the sametime, the lawyer noted the existence of overlapping procedures,resulting in inconsistency in implementation due to differentinterpretation. He suggested accelerating the use of informationtechnology in administrative procedures and reducing the use of“administrative papers” such as notarized photocopies of documents,which he said will help streamline the State apparatus and reduce redtape as well as expenses for citizens.
Regardingthe project on streamlining the contingent of public servants, Hung saidit failed to meet expectation, with the apparatus even growing largerin some places. He urged the Ministry of Home Affairs and relatedagencies to evaluate the efficiency and working time of each positionand assign personnel accordingly. In addition, professional workingprocedures should be developed to define the specific responsibility ofeach public servant and allow the timely detection of mistakes andviolations.-VNA
Vu Anh Thu from Ngo Quyen district, thenorthern port city of Hai Phong, said Minister Nguyen Thai Binh spoke ofthe need to enhance political and ideological education for publicservants and promote the campaign of “Studying and following the moralexample of President Ho Chi Minh,” which is just a general solution.
“Reality shows that when senior officials keep closemonitoring and lead by example, it will have a strong impact on theirsubordinates,” the voter said, adding that there should be trainingcourses for public servants on appropriate behaviours when on duty.
Lawyer Pham Ngoc Hung, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City BusinessAssociation, was of the opinion that the administrative reform hasgained good progress during the past two years, particularly in Ho ChiMinh City, where remarkable results were seen in the customs, taxationand planning and investment sectors.
He said manyprocedures have been streamlined and made public for easy access bycitizens and businesses, adding that holding dialogues and meetingsbetween the authorities and businesses is a good way to updatebusinesses on the latest economic and investment policies and timelyremove any arising problems.
At the sametime, the lawyer noted the existence of overlapping procedures,resulting in inconsistency in implementation due to differentinterpretation. He suggested accelerating the use of informationtechnology in administrative procedures and reducing the use of“administrative papers” such as notarized photocopies of documents,which he said will help streamline the State apparatus and reduce redtape as well as expenses for citizens.
Regardingthe project on streamlining the contingent of public servants, Hung saidit failed to meet expectation, with the apparatus even growing largerin some places. He urged the Ministry of Home Affairs and relatedagencies to evaluate the efficiency and working time of each positionand assign personnel accordingly. In addition, professional workingprocedures should be developed to define the specific responsibility ofeach public servant and allow the timely detection of mistakes andviolations.-VNA
