Vietnam, RoK share experience in public sector reform

A high-level seminar on the reform of public sector, theme of the second-year research between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (KOICA), took place in Hanoi on October 20.
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Hanoi (VNA) – A high-level seminar on the reformof public sector, theme of the second-year research between Vietnam and theRepublic of Korea (KOICA), took place in Hanoi on October 20, as part of theDevelopment Experience Exchange Programme (DEEP) for the Vision of Vietnam. 

Co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics(HCMA), Yonsei University of the Republic of Korea, and the Korea InternationalCooperation Agency (KOICA), the event was meant to celebrate the 25thanniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties and the eighth anniversary ofthe bilateral strategic partnership.

The DEEP project was approved by the two governments andfunded by the KOICA. The theme of the first-year research is the development ofhigh-level human resources while theme of the third year is refining Vietnam’smarket economy mechanisms.

Speaking at the event, HCMA President cum Director of theproject Nguyen Xuan Thang said the seminar takes place at a time when theVietnamese Party and State are stepping up institutional reform, particularlyfollowing the sixth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee.

Recently, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has issuedtwo resolutions on renewing apparatus of the political system towardsstreamlined operations and improving operating efficiency of publicadministrative units, he said.

He expressed his wish that scientists and policymakers willactively discuss effective measures to complete the report on public sectorreform to improve State governance capacity and sustainable development of Vietnam.

Director General for Development Cooperation of the RoK’sForeign Ministry Jeong Jin-kyu said the RoK highly appreciates contents of thereport on public sector reform, which he said, will help improve trade betweenVietnam and partners.

The RoK will continue working closely with Vietnam to deviselong-term orientations to bilateral coordination based on the outcomes of theproject, he said.

Participants gave opinions on how to apply research outcomesof the DEEP project during its first and second years in Vietnam; along with reformof institutions and administrative procedures, human resources and publicspending management.-VNA
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