(HBO) – The People’s Committee of Luong Son district held a meeting on May 13 to discuss measures to improve its investment and business environment and increase the provincial competitiveness index (PCI) and district and department competitiveness index (DDCI). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Danh, Chairman of the district People’s Committee.
An overview of the event.
According to a report delivered at the event, in
2021, Hoa Binh recorded a low PCI at 57.16 points, 5.64 points lower than that
in 2020, ranking 62rd among localities nationwide, dropping 18 positions from
2020.
Meanwhile, Luong Son ranked seventh out of 10
districts and city in Hoa Binh with 71.59 points. Particularly, the district
showed higher performance in three component indices compared to the average
result of the province – the market participation cost; cost for administrative
procedure and law implementation, and business support.
At the event, participants discussed
shortcomings and factors affecting the district’s performance in DDCI in 2021.
Concluding the event, Chairman of the district
People’s Committee Nguyen Van Danh asked local officials and Party members to
promote the achievements and seek ways to deal with current problems, while
improving their sense of responsibility and working coordination in all fields.
They were requested to sign a commitment to fulfilling their assigned tasks.
At the same time, the district should focus more
on personnel training to provide officials for one-stop-shop agencies, while
making socio-economic development information transparent, strengthening the
application of information technology in administrative procedure processing,
he stressed./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.