Comments on the 14th Party Congress documents: Mobilizing resources to invest in cultural and human development

Văn kiện Đại hội Đảng XIV - Ảnh 1. — Ethnic minority culture in Tuyen Quang is preserved by young people to become a tourism product - Photo: VU TUAN

Comprehensive assessment

Delegate Tran Hoang Ngan (Ho Chi Minh City delegation) assessed that the content of the draft Political Report was compiled concisely and briefly with a much reduced number of pages compared to previous congresses; it assessed the country's development path over the past 40 years, as well as assessed the implementation of the socio-economic plan and the implementation of the goals of the 2021-2025 term.

"We are happy with the results of 40 years of Renovation. Our country has the foundation, potential and international position it has today," delegate Tran Hoang Ngan expressed.

According to the delegate, the draft Political Report has assessed the reality of the gradually stabilizing macro -economy . Vietnam has controlled inflation, initially invested in a synchronous socio-economic infrastructure system and continuously improved institutions. Especially the socialist-oriented market economic institution...

This creates a solid foundation on the development path as well as the people's trust and expectations in the goal of striving to make Vietnam a developed, high-income country by 2045...

Highly appreciating the draft documents, delegate Trinh Thi Tu Anh (Lam Dong delegation) said that this is a crystallization of collective intelligence.

Under the leadership and direction of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat, the draft documents have been summarized, evaluated, and honestly and scientifically reflected on the country's achievements in the development process; pointed out limitations and difficulties, drawn lessons; evaluated and forecasted development trends in the next period, thereby pointing out basic solutions to orient the country's development in the new period.

According to the delegate, two of the contents that the delegate was most pleased with in the documents this time were that the draft document identified the transformation of the economic growth model based on science and technology, innovation and digital transformation. This is a very correct and scientific policy. The draft document has concretized the new development direction of the country in the era of national development.

The issue of restructuring and establishing a new growth model based on science and technology is an inevitable trend in the current period, when science and technology are developing strongly and penetrating into every field of life.

Establishing a new growth model based on science and technology, digital transformation and innovation is opening up opportunities for Vietnam to develop and escape the middle-income trap.

After the period of extensive economic development in Vietnam, based on cheap labor and natural resources, Vietnam now needs to focus on in-depth development with fundamental innovations. This will create great advantages for Vietnam to develop.

The second issue that delegate Trinh Thi Tu Anh is concerned about is environmental protection and climate change adaptation.

Văn kiện Đại hội Đảng XIV - Ảnh 2. — Young people in Ho Chi Minh City plant flowers to beautify streets and residential areas - Photo: K.ANH

According to the delegate, Vietnam is one of the countries heavily affected by climate change, not only on people's lives but also directly affecting the country's economic development.

This draft document emphasizes economic development while ensuring the environment, because that is to protect people's lives and property, and protect our achievements in development.

Therefore, it is necessary to study and adjust the forest cover index to ensure better forest protection and limit the negative impacts of climate change.

Culture and people - the foundation of development

Delegate Nguyen Thi Viet Nga (Hai Phong delegation) assessed that the draft Political Report outlined key tasks and had many clear breakthroughs. Among the 6 key tasks, there is the task of "Developing human resources and developing culture to truly become the foundation, endogenous strength, and great driving force for the country's rapid and sustainable development...".

According to the delegate: "This is not a completely new point, but it is an extremely remarkable point in our Party's viewpoint on development in the coming period. Because the viewpoint on human development continues to be inherited and promoted from President Ho Chi Minh's viewpoint of "growing people" but developed more strongly. That is, in the period when the knowledge economy is on the rise, the most important and valuable capital is human capital".

In the documents of previous congresses, the Party has clearly identified the task of investing in human resources and especially identifying the development of high-quality human resources. When our Party identifies comprehensive human development in this draft document, this is an important point worth noting.

Văn kiện Đại hội Đảng XIV - Ảnh 3. — Students of a university in Ho Chi Minh City during a research class at school - Photo: TU TRUNG

That is the shift from investing in people to investing in human resources. When we identify investing in human resources, it means that people are placed at the center of all development.

With a knowledge-based economy, the Party has determined that the most important capital is human capital. This is also very true to President Ho Chi Minh's "human development" ideology: "Cadres are the root of all work".

In addition, in this draft document, the Party also clearly identified culture as the foundation of development. Thus, the position of people and the position of culture have been placed side by side, complementing each other.

A nation cannot develop its people without developing its culture. And it cannot develop its culture without investing properly in its people. Therefore, the human factor and the cultural factor are two indispensable factors in the development process. These are two very strong pillars in the process of international integration as well as in the upcoming development stage of the country.

According to delegate Tran Khanh Thu (Hung Yen delegation), the draft Political Report of the 14th National Party Congress set a target for the 2026 - 2030 period, with the human development index (HDI) striving to reach about 0.78; average life expectancy from birth reaching about 75.5 years, of which healthy life expectancy is at least 68 years.

At the same time, it emphasizes the building of a fair, high-quality, effective and sustainable healthcare system; focusing on improving the quality and skills in disease prevention, examination and treatment, and good disease control...

Delegate Tran Khanh Thu assessed that it was clear that during the past term, the development of culture, people and society had achieved very important results, with many aspects of progress, especially social security and people's lives were increasingly improved.

In which, the medical system and people's health care have had positive developments, quality has been improved, epidemics have been well controlled, many advanced medical technologies and techniques have been mastered...

However, to turn the policy into reality, delegates said it is necessary to synchronously mobilize three resources: develop universal health insurance with many flexible forms; arrange state budget investment for specialized health care and disadvantaged areas; at the same time promote socialization, calling on businesses, philanthropists and social security funds to participate.

If all three of these resources are used well, with the current economic growth momentum and the determination of the whole society, the goal of people being exempted from basic hospital fees within the scope of health insurance benefits according to the roadmap by 2030 is feasible.

Delegate Tran Khanh Thu expressed his confidence that with the participation of the entire Party, people and the entire political system, the policy of free periodic health check-ups and free basic hospital fees for all people promises to become a historical milestone, ensuring "no one is left behind".

We invite readers to read the full text of the draft documents of the 14th Party Congress at the links below and send comments to Tuoi Tre Online .

Draft documents announced by the 13th Party Central Committee for comments include:

- Draft Political Report of the 13th Party Central Committee at the 14th Party Congress.

Please see full text here.

- Draft Action Program of the Party Central Committee to implement the Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Party (attached with the Political Report).

Please see full text here.

- Appendix 4: Assessment of 5 years of implementing the 10-year Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2021-2030.

Please see full text here.

- Appendix 5: On summarizing Party building work during the 13th Congress term and directions, tasks, and solutions for Party building work during the 14th Congress term.

Please see full text here.

- Draft Report summarizing a number of theoretical and practical issues on the socialist-oriented renovation process over the past 40 years in Vietnam.

Please see full text here.

- Draft Report summarizing 15 years of implementing the Party Charter (2011-2025) and proposals and directions for supplementing and amending the Party Charter.

Please see full text here.