Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huong Giang (Photo: VNA)Giang noted that in 2020, Bac Ninh stood at the 10th position out of 63 cities and provinces across the country in PCI rankings with66.74 points, dropping six places over the previous year, but still in thegroup of localities with good results.
In order to improve its PCI ranking, Bac Ninh will designpolicies to support human resources development and create favourableconditions for goods circulation, while assisting local firms in applyingpandemic prevention and control measures and recovering production and businessin the new normal situation in the rest of 2021.
The province will reform its mechanisms and policies to make them transparent, open,attractive, and unique, thus improving the local business andinvestment environment, attracting more strategic investors, contributing toboosting socio-economic development in the 2021-2025 period and following years,according to the provincial leader.
She said that Bac Ninh will also focus on enhancing its sustainable andlong-term competitiveness by continuously improving its performance in PCI criteria and component indexesin the next five years.
To this end, the provincial leader asked local agencies,sectors and localities to effectively implement a project to reform operationsand enhance the quality of public services at the provincial Centre for PublicAdministration and the “single window” offices during the processing ofadministrative procedures.
At the same time, it is necessary to reduce direct contactsas well as unofficial cost, while saving time and increasing transparency indealing with administrative procedures for locals, businesses andorganisations, she stressed.
The provincial People’s Committee Chairwoman also asked departments, sectorsand localities across the province to strengthen the application of informationtechnology in processing administration procedures and providing online publicservices.
Each quarter, the province will make public its planning and plans on land use, construction and other sectors, and thelist of projects calling for investment, and at the same time appealing for ideas and feedback fortimely adjustments.
One of the drastic measures that Bac Ninh will apply is to continue enhancingthe quality and responsibility of its officials and public servants, with leaders of department and agencies playing the role of setting example and taking greater responsibility for affairs under their management.
At the same time, Bac Ninh will mete out strict punishment to officialsand public servants committing violations of laws and regulations, said Giang.
In order to develop services supporting businesses, improveindexes related to land use and assist local labourers, the provincial leaderasked departments and sectors to coordinate closely with the Centre for PublicAdministration of the province to build necessary legal documents related toinvestment, construction and land-use, aiming to save time and simplifyadministrative procedures in line with the yearly plan of administrative reform.
Giang also asked for the regular gathering of opinions and feedback frombusinesses through dialogues, thus making timely adjustments and designing solutionsto remove obstacle facing them.
Meanwhile, Bac Ninh will concentrate on building its owntrademark with an aim to make the province an attractive destination for domestic andforeign investors.
Last year, the industrial hub in northern Vietnam saw the establishment of 2,390new firms and 771 subordinate units witha total registered capital of over 24.12 trillion VND (1.04 billion USD), up 2percent in number and 8.6 percent in capital.
As of the end of 2020, Bac Ninh was home to 18,879 firms witha totalregistered capital of over 284.35 trillion VND, more than 18,200 ofthem are working with a combined registered capital of over 280.7 trillionVND./.
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