The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a conference on July 4 to review its departments’ public administration reforms which received low rating last year.
The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a conference on July 4 to review its departments’ public administration reforms which received low rating last year. (Source: mic.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheMinistry of Information and Communications hosted a conference on July 4 toreview its departments’ public administration reforms which received low ratinglast year.
The Ministry ofInformation and Communications scored 79.21 points in Public AdministrationReform (PAR) Index in 2018, ranking 16th out of 18 ministries andministry-level agencies. The score was 6.96 points lower than the previousyear, down 14 places from the second spot.
Deputy Minister ofInformation and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung attributed the outcome topersonnel shortage while the workload was very large. Therefore, some agenciesfinished the tasks assigned by the government behind the schedule and therewere delays in issuance of several legal documents and response to publicenquiries, he said.
The ministry has so farprovided 71 3- and 4-level online public services; however, the number ofpublic services receiving online enquiries only accounted for 25 percent. Someagencies have yet to receive and respond applications through public post, theminister added.
Hung emphasized throughthe annual PAR Index, the ministry’s agencies were able to identify strengthsand weaknesses in implementing reforms and know what need to change to enhancethe effectiveness of the process.
He urged the ministry’sagencies to fulfill all tasks of the public administration reform plans for thelast six months of 2019 to improve the PAR ranking this year.
In 2018, the State Bankof Vietnam ranked first in the PAR Index, scoring 90.57 points, while theTransport Ministry achieved the lowest with 75.13 points. –VNA
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) topped again among ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the Public Administration Reform Index 2017 (PAR Index 2017) which was announced at a conference in Hanoi on May 2.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will further its efforts to hasten administrative reform in 2018 towards improving the province’s competitive capacity, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc.
Taking ideas from the provincial competitiveness index (PCI), the northeastern province of Quang Ninh launched the Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI) in 2015.
The northern province of Quang Ninh and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have led the Public Administration Reform Index 2018 (PAR INDEX) announced by the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform during a conference in Hanoi on May 24.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
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With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
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The activities include a Vietnamese language teaching training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers from August 13 to 28 in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Thai Nguyen.
Specifically, the ships will carry out patrols from 7am to 6pm daily along the main tourist routes in Ha Long Bay, with one ship permanently stationed at Ti Top island. From 6pm to 7am the following day, the mobile vessels return to Tuan Chau island to maintain a 24/7 on-call duty shift, ensuring constant readiness.
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Whether they grow up to become journalists, diplomats, or professionals in other fields, these children can one day become bridges of friendship and cooperation, telling new and inspiring stories of Vietnam – China relations, said Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh.
A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
In an document issued on August 5, the PM emphasised the need to stablise living conditions for people hit by floods, landslides, and flash floods in late July and early August in northern and north-central provinces, especially Dien Bien, Son La, and Nghe An which suffered some of the worst damage.
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The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a conference on July 4 to review its departments’ public administration reforms which received low rating last year. (Source: mic.gov.vn) 
