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The Steering Committee for Sci-tech Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Project 06 of Hoa Binh province held a conference on May 12 to review the 2024 results of the Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index, Citizen Satisfaction Index, and Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI). The meeting was chaired by Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
Mr. Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, delivers his concluding remarks.
As heard at the event, Hoa Binh’s 2024 PAR Index reached 88.18%, up 1.42% annually. The province dropped two places in the national rankings, placing 37th out of the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide.
Four areas recorded notable improvements, namely the steering and management of PAR; development of e-government and digital government; citizens' and organisations' satisfaction with public service delivery; and evaluation of some socio-economic development criteria. Particularly, the province achieved a perfect score of 9.5/9.5 in the first indicator, ranking first nationwide, while the indicator for e-government and digital government building improved by nine places compared to 2023.
However, some areas saw declines, including institutional, administrative procedure, public service regime, and public financial reforms.
The province's 2024 PAPI score stood at 43.4778, placing it in the lower-middle tier among all localities and reflecting a drop of 12 positions compared to 2023. Five out of eight sub-indices saw improvements - grassroots citizen participation, transparency in decision-making, public service delivery, environmental governance, and e-governance. The remaining three – government accountability to the public, control of corruption in the public sector, and administrative procedures – saw decreases in scores.
Participants pointed out shortcomings such as inconsistent publication of administrative records on the public service portal, mismanagement of financial resources, low rates of digitisation of records and administrative outcomes, and limited uptake of full-process online submissions and electronic payments.
In his conclusion, Chairman Hinh stressed that the quality of public services delivered by officials and civil servants remains a weak link, leading to ongoing procedural reform challenges. He urged departments, sectors, and localities to promote leaders' sense of responsibility towards administrative procedure reform, and to review and strengthen the implementation of assigned tasks and solutions.
Mr. Nguyen Phi Long, the alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to provide opinions on several investment projects within the province. There was the attendance of Ms. Bui Thi Minh, the Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; Mr. Bui Đuc Hinh, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and other members of the Standing Committee; the leaders from other departments, agencies, and some localities.
The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hoa Binh province held a meeting on May 28 to honour outstanding village elders, village heads, and reputable individuals from local ethnic minority and religious communities.
In mid-May, the provincial Museum organised an exhibition named "Duoi la co Dang Cong san Viet Nam quang vinh” (Under the flag of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam). This meaningful activity took place in the joyful atmosphere to celebrate the country's major holidays and the Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress.
A delegation from Hoa Binh province led by Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, completed a mission to visit and encourage officers and soldiers stationed on Truong Sa and a DK1 platform from May 20 to 26 as part of activities of the Vietnam People’s Navy. The delegation included 12 senior officials from various provincial agencies and units.
Storytelling and painting contests honouring President Ho Chi Minh have been held at the Hoa Binh provincial Youth Activity Centre.
The Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee held a gathering at the provincial Military Command headquarters on May 20 to commend the armed forces that took part in a military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification on April 30.
