To gain a deeper understanding of Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the development of Vietnamese culture, a reporter from the News and Nation newspaper interviewed Associate Professor Dr. Bui Hoai Son, Standing Member of the Culture and Education Committee of the 15th National Assembly, and Member of the 16th National Assembly representing Hanoi, on this topic.
Many cultural researchers argue that the most prominent and profound new aspect of the Politburo 's Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW on the development of Vietnamese culture, compared to previous documents, is the comprehensive upgrading of the role of culture. What are your comments on this viewpoint?
This is a valid observation. Previously, we often emphasized culture as the spiritual foundation of society, as both a goal and a driving force for development. Resolution 80 has gone a very important step further: placing culture in its rightful position as a strategic pillar in the national development structure.
The resolution does not view culture as a field standing alongside economics, politics, and society, but rather as an important intrinsic strength, a regulating system ensuring rapid yet sustainable development, modernity without losing roots, deep integration while preserving Vietnamese character and identity. This represents a profound development in thinking.
More importantly, this "upgrade" is not just limited to awareness, but has been manifested in concrete directions. Resolution 80 requires the development of culture to be on par with the economy, politics, and society; emphasizes cultural security, human security, and digital cultural sovereignty; and sets out the task of building a national cultural index, a statistical index of the contribution of the cultural industry to the economy, promoting new cultural economic models, creative industrial clusters, and public-private partnerships in culture.
In other words, culture is no longer discussed solely in terms of values, but also in terms of governance, institutions, resources, and development. This is what gives Resolution 80 its special depth, ushering in a new era for Vietnamese culture.
When culture is placed at a strategic level, we have grounds to demand more groundbreaking policies, stronger resources, more systematic approaches, and especially a more synchronized involvement of the entire political system. This is not just a story of the cultural sector, but a story of national development in the new era. From here, culture truly has the opportunity to become a national soft power, a source of spiritual energy, creative energy, and unifying energy for the nation's journey forward.
Culture is defined as the goal and spiritual foundation of society, the "regulatory system" for the rapid and sustainable development of the country. What needs to be done to ensure that culture takes root in the hearts of the people, as envisioned in Resolution 80, sir?
For culture to truly take root in the hearts of the people, it must first be present in their daily lives, not just exist in slogans or during festivals.
People only truly appreciate the value of culture when they live in a healthy cultural environment, when their children learn and enjoy the arts, when their residential areas have spaces for community activities, and when values of kindness, humanity, and compassion become the standards of conduct within families, in society, and even online.
Resolution 80 emphasizes the development of grassroots culture, with residential areas as the core, people as the subjects and center, ensuring equal rights to enjoy and create culture. In my opinion, that is the most fundamental path.
But mere enjoyment is not enough. Culture only truly thrives when people see themselves as part of it, as creators, guardians, and transmitters of those values. Therefore, the focus should be on building a well-rounded Vietnamese person, linked to the dissemination of national values, cultural values, family values, and the standards of Vietnamese humanity in the new era.
Culture must be integrated into education, media, the public service environment, the behavior of officials and Party members, and the lifestyles of both urban and rural areas. When people see that culture is not something distant but is precisely how we live together, treat each other, interact with the community, with heritage, with nature, and with the nation, only then will culture truly have a lasting place in the hearts of the people.
To achieve that goal, very specific breakthroughs in institutions and resources are needed. We cannot overstate the role of culture, but investment in culture remains insufficient, institutions are weak, there is a shortage of grassroots cultural officials, and artists and artisans still face many difficulties. Resolution 80 opens a very clear framework for improving institutions, mobilizing social resources, promoting the digital transformation of culture, and building a clean digital cultural environment.
When culture is properly invested in, organized with modern thinking, brought closer to the people, by the people, and for the people, culture will "have a place," becoming an inherent need, a source of pride, and a spiritual anchor for every Vietnamese person.
Historical experience shows that every period of national development is closely linked to a flourishing cultural development. According to you, in the coming period, how should we promote the development of cultural industries and form an ecosystem for cultural and creative arts startups?
To vigorously develop cultural industries, we must first drastically change our perspective. We cannot continue to view cultural industries as a secondary part of culture, and even less can we consider them merely as performance and entertainment activities.
Resolution 80 paved the way by identifying the cultural industry as a new growth engine, based on the intersection of creativity, national identity, and modern technology. This means we must view culture as a complete value chain: from creative ideas, production, distribution, promotion, intellectual property protection, to expanding domestic and international markets. Only by viewing it this way can the cultural industry truly move beyond a mere movement-based mindset and become a genuinely creative economic sector.
To form a cultural industry startup ecosystem, the most important thing is to create an environment that fosters creativity. This environment comprises many layers: a transparent institutional framework, creative support funds, tax and credit incentives, creative spaces, talent incubation centers, digital platforms for product distribution, an open cultural data system, and mechanisms connecting artists, businesses, investors, technology, education, and tourism.
Resolution 80 clearly addresses new cultural economic models, key projects, creative industrial clusters and zones, as well as public-private partnership mechanisms in culture. This is a crucial foundation for forming an ecosystem where young people can start businesses in design, film, music, digital games, fashion, creative crafts, digital content, performing arts, cultural tourism, etc., using Vietnamese cultural elements.
However, that ecosystem is only sustainable when three elements come together: human resources, market, and identity. We must train a new generation of cultural professionals who are skilled in their profession, knowledgeable in technology, and possess management and integration capabilities. We must expand the market through national brands, large-scale events, the export of cultural products, and the power of digital platforms. But above all, we must preserve the essence of Vietnam in all creative products.
Starting a cultural industry is not about blindly chasing trends, but about bringing national identity into contemporary life in more attractive and competitive forms. In this way, the cultural industry not only generates revenue, jobs, and growth, but also contributes to telling the story of Vietnam to the world in a gentle, persuasive, and confident language.
Thank you very much, sir!
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