1. Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Financial Management Skills Training Course for Heads of Public Service Units in Lao Cai Province

A. Objectives

National Economics University (NEU) held the opening ceremony for a financial management skills training course for heads of public service units in Lao Cai Province.

B. Organization

NEU, the Lao Cai Provincial Department of Home Affairs, and representatives of the leadership of divisions within provincial departments and agencies, as well as media organizations in Lao Cai Province.

C. Outcomes

The course contributed to strengthening the management capacity of officials, civil servants, and leaders and managers at all levels in Lao Cai Province, particularly their financial management skills in the context of integration and digital transformation.

Link: Opening ceremony for the 2024 financial management skills training course for heads of public service units in Lao Cai Province

2. Thematic Seminar on “Internal Migration in the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta: Current Issues and Policy Implications”

A. Objectives

The seminar aimed to share and discuss findings from a migration research project recently conducted jointly by the Institute for Sustainable Development at NEU and UNDP in Vietnam, with funding from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) research program. The seminar took place against a backdrop of widespread but spatially uneven industrialization and urbanization across provinces in the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta. These processes have created areas with different migration “pull” and “push” factors, resulting in different challenges in managing intraregional migration in Vietnam’s two largest deltas.

B. Organization

Representing NEU were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Quang Canh, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development; leadership representatives from departments, faculties, institutes, schools, and centers; and researchers and PhD candidates from within and outside the University.

Representing UNDP were Do Le Thu Ngoc, Assistant Resident Representative and Head of Inclusive Development; Sabina Stein, Assistant Resident Representative and Head of Governance and Participation; and Do Thanh Huyen, Public Policy Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam. Invited guests included Dr. Ngo Xuan Lieu, Director of the National Center for Employment Services, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; Dr. Nghiem Thi Thuy, Institute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; Dr. Bui Thai Quyen, Deputy Head of the Department of Planning and External Relations, Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri, physician, National Assembly Deputy and member of the Committee on Social Affairs of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Dr. Tran Ngoc Dien, former Editor-in-Chief of the Labor & Social Affairs Journal, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; and print and television reporters who attended and covered the seminar.

C. Outcomes

The seminar made positive contributions to policies for migrants in Vietnam in practice, helping improve access to public services and the quality of life of migrants in the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta. The study indicated that policies adopted and implemented at the local and provincial levels still differentiate between permanent and temporary residents. Indeed, many policies focus exclusively on permanent residents as beneficiaries of support.

Link: Thematic seminar on “Internal migration in the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta: Current issues and policy implications”

3. Ha Nam Statistics Office Meets with the Research Team Studying Digital Economy Development in Ha Nam Province to Collaborate on Sharing Digital Economy Development Data and Sector Reports

A. Objectives

To discuss issues, methods, and arrangements for coordinating business surveys and sharing data to analyze digital economy development in Ha Nam Province.

B. Organization

The Ha Nam Provincial Statistics Office held a working session with a research team from NEU to discuss sharing data on digital economy development and sector reports for the province.

Representing the Ha Nam Provincial Statistics Office at the working session were Vu Dai Duong, Director; Nguyen Van Thuy, Deputy Director; and leadership representatives and specialists from several divisions of units under the Office.

Representing NEU were Dr. Vu Tuan Anh, Director of the Center for Economic and Business Research and Consulting; Dr. Cao Quoc Quang, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Statistics; and members of the research team.

C. Outcomes

The exchange of research findings and data on digital economy development informed proposed directions for developing the digital economy in Ha Nam Province.

Link: Ha Nam Statistics Office meets with the research team studying digital economy development in Ha Nam Province to collaborate on sharing digital economy development data and sector reports

4. Scientific Conference: “Digital Economy Development Scenarios and Solutions for Quang Ninh Province”

A. Objectives

The conference provided a forum for experts and researchers from NEU to share experiences and engage in open discussions, offering policymakers in Quang Ninh Province additional, more diverse perspectives on issues related to digital economy development and the formulation of scenarios and solutions for the province’s digital economy development through 2030.

B. Organization

NEU in collaboration with the Quang Ninh Provincial Department of Science and Technology.

C. Outcomes

Presentations at the conference covered the following topics: attracting investment in the electronics sector to Quang Ninh Province in the context of digital economy development; measuring the local digital economy; the role of processing and manufacturing technology in developing Quang Ninh Province’s digital economy; solutions for developing the digital economy and leveraging the advantages of selected economic sectors in the province; and scenarios and solutions for developing Quang Ninh Province’s digital economy through 2030. The conference’s contributions provide a basis for proposals and advice to the province on the coordinated implementation of solutions for developing Quang Ninh Province’s digital economy in the coming period.

Link: Scientific conference: “Digital economy development scenarios and solutions for Quang Ninh Province”

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