Improving religious institutions and strengthening national unity.
As a young Catholic, Mr. Pham The Duyet, Deputy Head of the HIV/AIDS Disease Control Department at the Nghi Loc Medical Center in Nghe An province, shared: "The draft document has set forth the requirement to 'Continue to strongly innovate thinking, promote strategic breakthroughs, and create a new development ecosystem.'" Mr. Pham The Duyet believes that creating this ecosystem must include an ecosystem for the healthy development of religions. We cannot call on religious followers to walk alongside the nation when the legal framework for such companionship is still "inadequate." We cannot leverage religious resources if the institutional framework is still "hindered." Therefore, to thoroughly address this bottleneck, and to ensure that the policy of guaranteeing and respecting freedom of belief truly goes deeper, I believe the document needs to further emphasize the requirements for transparency, effectiveness, and development in perfecting the institutional framework for religion.
Mr. Pham The Duyet, Deputy Head of the HIV/AIDS Disease Control Department, Nghi Loc Health Center , Nghe An Province.
“I propose adding to Section III, on building and perfecting the institutional framework for rapid and sustainable national development, the following contents: Perfecting the institutional framework, policies, and laws on belief and religion in a way that truly guarantees the people's right to freedom of belief and religion; promoting the positive cultural and ethical values of religion. Strengthening administrative reform, thoroughly ending the 'inadequacies' and 'laxity' in state management of religion. Building a transparent, clear, and constructive legal framework, creating the most favorable conditions for legitimate and genuine religious organizations to utilize their resources and proactively contribute to social welfare, healthcare, education , charity, and humanitarian work, and to sustainably accompany the nation,” Mr. Pham The Duyet expressed.
Alongside ensuring freedom of religion, a crucial and ongoing task that our Party has always paid special attention to is protecting national security. The draft documents have consistently affirmed the determination to "resolutely and persistently fight to firmly protect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Fatherland; protect the Party, the State, the People, and the socialist system."
The solution lies not only in simple security measures, but also in the direction set forth in the draft documents: "Strengthening the core force of influential individuals among ethnic minorities and religious communities." However, to effectively utilize this role, genuine trust and coordination mechanisms are necessary.
In practice, one of the major limitations is that "Party building, management, and development, especially in ethnic minority and religious areas, still face many difficulties." This, along with the lack of cadres with strong local expertise and cultural understanding, sometimes leads to rigidity and inflexibility in management, inadvertently creating a gap between the government and religious groups, giving hostile forces opportunities to exploit and sow discord.
"The Party's 14th Congress documents need a breakthrough in thinking about religious security: Shifting from a 'management' mindset to a 'partnership' mindset, from passive 'prevention' to proactive 'coordination'; legitimate religious organizations and genuine believers should be considered allies and reliable partners in the national security protection front. In particular, the role of religious youth, a young, intelligent, and perceptive force that is mastering cyberspace – the main battleground for distortion and subversive activities – needs to be promoted," suggested Mr. The Duyet.
In section XII, "Strongly promoting the leading role of the people, socialist democracy, and the strength of the people and the great national unity," Mr. The Duyet proposed adding the following contents: Innovating thinking and methods of religious work in the new situation; proactively building a close, effective, and reliable coordination mechanism between functional agencies and legitimate religious organizations. Promoting the role and responsibility of religious leaders, clergy, and followers, especially the 'influential figures' and religious youth, considering them as core forces and important partners in 'protecting the Fatherland early and from afar'. Proactively identifying and clearly distinguishing purely religious activities from acts of exploiting religion in order to promptly combat and neutralize schemes to divide and undermine the great national unity, ensuring political security and the sustainable and transparent development of religions.
In addition, to successfully implement the orientations on religion and national unity outlined in the draft documents of the 14th Party Congress, Mr. Pham The Duyet also put forward two key recommendations: Firstly, it is necessary to urgently review and comprehensively improve the institutions and laws on belief and religion, prioritizing transparency, simplicity, and constructive approaches in state management. This is an urgent requirement to address the institutional "bottleneck" that the draft documents themselves have clearly indicated as "overlapping, problematic, and unstable."
The completion of the Law on Beliefs and Religions must follow a constructive and developmental spirit, shifting strongly from pre-approval to post-approval. A transparent system will prevent corruption and, most importantly, create the most favorable conditions for legitimate and genuine religions to maximize their resources for national development, as the Party and State expect.
Secondly, focus on investing in training and building a team of specialized cadres in mass mobilization, ethnic affairs, and religious affairs who possess in-depth knowledge, cultural understanding, and genuine sincerity. The draft action program has identified the task of building a team of mass mobilization cadres who have a firm grasp of the local area, a deep understanding of culture, and the ability to effectively organize and implement ethnic and religious affairs work.
"To prevent 'hot spots' and 'complex incidents,' nothing is more effective than trust. To gain trust, officials must truly understand the faith life and culture of religions. I propose a long-term strategy to train this team of officials, helping them overcome the mentality of avoidance and fear of responsibility, so that they can truly become a solid and friendly bridge between the Party, the State, and religious communities," said Mr. Pham The Duyet.
Building a self-reliant economy and achieving deep integration.
Commenting on the draft documents for the 14th National Congress of the Party, Mr. Vu Hong Quan, Chairman of the Gia Lai Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association, emphasized that the documents not only profoundly summarize practical experiences but also serve as a guiding principle for a new era of development, an era of aspiration, self-reliance, and creativity. He added, "I am particularly impressed with the Party's orientation on building a modern, internationally integrated socialist-oriented market economy, in which science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and the private sector are identified as the most important drivers of growth and sustainable development."
Mr. Vu Hong Quan, Chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Gia Lai Province.
Regarding the development institutions and new growth model, according to Mr. Vu Hong Quan, the draft outlines the direction: "Establishing a new growth model with the goal of improving productivity, quality, efficiency, added value, and competitiveness of the economy; taking science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation as the main driving forces." This is a correct and groundbreaking viewpoint, but the nature of "national strategic autonomy" needs to be clarified further, meaning the capacity to master the development model, technology, knowledge, and creative human resources of the country.
Mr. Quân suggested revisions and additions to more clearly emphasize the foundation and subjects of the new growth model, such as: "Establishing a new growth model based on national strategic autonomy; taking mastery of knowledge, technology, and creative human resources as the foundation; synchronously promoting traditional and new growth drivers, in which science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation are the main drivers."
According to Mr. Quan, this wording clearly demonstrates the qualitative transformation of the Vietnamese economy: from a growth model based on investment, labor, and resources to a development model based on knowledge, innovation, and endogenous capacity. At the same time, it is also a concrete step in realizing the vision of national strategic autonomy initiated in the draft, not only economic autonomy, but also autonomy in science, technology, data, and creative human resources, thereby building an independent, modern, integrated, and globally competitive economy.
Regarding promoting the role of the private economic sector, Mr. Hong Quan stated that Section IV of the draft affirms: "...the development of the private economy is one of the most important driving forces of the national economy...". This is a clear step forward in the Party's understanding and positioning of the private sector, reflecting innovative thinking in line with the development requirements of the new era.
However, in the context of the country moving towards national strategic autonomy based on science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation, it is necessary to clarify the role of the private sector, not only as a "growth engine," but also as the "core force of a self-reliant economy," where the creative capacity, adaptability, and innovative spirit of Vietnamese businesses converge.
Mr. Quân proposed adjustments and additions to clarify the role of the private sector, such as: "Developing the private sector to become the core force in building a self-reliant economy, strong in technology, management, and innovation capacity; directly participating in the development of key industries and sectors and forming new production capacities based on knowledge, data, and technology mastered by Vietnam. Along with focusing on developing large, strong private economic groups on par with the region and the world, attention should be paid to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, innovative startups, and young entrepreneurs to promote dynamism and creativity, participating in the national value chain and innovation ecosystem."
This addition will clarify the complementary relationship between the state-owned and private economies: the state-owned economy plays a pivotal and strategically stable role, while the private economy is a dynamic, innovative force that directly promotes technological innovation and deeper integration into global value chains, contributing to enhancing the competitiveness and self-reliance of the Vietnamese economy in the new era.
Regarding attracting foreign investment and connecting domestic businesses, the draft has correctly identified the direction, consistent with the requirements of sustainable development and national strategic autonomy. However, practice shows that the level of technology diffusion and linkages between the FDI sector and domestic businesses remains limited. In the context of the country aiming to build national self-reliance based on science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation, foreign investment capital needs to be viewed not only as a source of finance or jobs, but also as a resource for transforming technology and knowledge.
Therefore, foreign investment attraction policies need to be adjusted to focus on binding criteria regarding technology transfer, localization, and research and development (R&D) cooperation with domestic enterprises. At the same time, comprehensive solutions are needed to enhance the technology absorption capacity of Vietnamese enterprises, along with building effective intermediary mechanisms to promote technology transfer and the formation of domestic production value chains.
Mr. Vu Hong Quan suggested clarifying the direction for attracting foreign investment, stating: "Selective FDI attraction, focusing on technology transfer, research and development (R&D), human resource training, and the formation of domestic value chains; prioritizing projects with commitments to cooperate with Vietnamese businesses in production and R&D. Developing a national program to support domestic businesses participating in FDI supply chains, developing innovation centers and regional industrial support centers to promote product localization, technology and knowledge dissemination."
Regarding the development of culture, human resources, education, and science and technology within the national self-reliance strategy, the contents in Sections V, VI, and VII of the draft demonstrate a comprehensive vision for the development of culture, human resources, education, science, technology, and innovation. However, it is necessary to more clearly demonstrate the interconnectedness between these fields as unified pillars in the strategy of "national strategic self-reliance based on knowledge, technology, and creative human resources in Vietnam."
"In the process of building self-reliance in knowledge, technology, and innovation, it is necessary to promote the pioneering role of the younger generation, especially young intellectuals, young scientists, young entrepreneurs, and young artists, because this is the force capable of quickly accessing new knowledge, daring to think, daring to act, and being creative. However, the formation of national self-reliance needs to be organized comprehensively and synchronously, under the leadership of the Party and with the participation of leading experts, scientists, the business community, and the entire society, creating a common strength to develop a self-reliant economy and creative people in Vietnam," Mr. Vu Hong Quan emphasized.
The Chairman of the Gia Lai Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association also proposed emphasizing specific action directions, including: Connecting education, science and technology, culture, and innovation into a unified system, with creative people at its center. Simultaneously, developing a national program for the development of Vietnam's creative workforce, linking the training of knowledge, digital skills, and creative thinking with a desire to contribute. Alongside this, developing a young creative ecosystem, connecting young scientists, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and artists with innovation centers, research institutes, universities, and businesses, contributing to the formation of the country's self-reliance in knowledge, technology, and culture.
"With unwavering faith in the Party's leadership, the young entrepreneurs and intellectuals of Vietnam are committed to continuing to uphold the pioneering spirit, proactively grasping and mastering science and technology, innovating, contributing to building a self-reliant economy and enhancing Vietnam's position in the international arena," shared Mr. Vu Hong Quan.
Comprehensive development of Vietnamese culture and people.
Singer Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha (Ha Myo), from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, shared that the Party has affirmed: "Culture is the spiritual foundation of society, both a goal and a driving force for sustainable development." This places a great responsibility on those working in the cultural field, including us, the artists.
Singer Ha Myo, Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
“I realize that each work of art, each performance, is not simply an entertainment product. It can evoke national pride, nurture the soul, cultivate character, and more importantly, instill in the younger generation a love for their roots and a desire to excel. Therefore, the artist is not just a performer, but also a keeper and disseminator of cultural identity,” singer Ha Myo expressed.
Experience shows that if cultural preservation is done in a static way, heritage easily becomes alien to the younger generation. But if we know how to be creative on the foundation of tradition, we can transform heritage into a vibrant source of inspiration. However, to successfully fulfill this mission, those working in the cultural field need to be given attention in terms of policy: Firstly, there needs to be a mechanism for adequate compensation so that artists can wholeheartedly dedicate themselves to creation, without life pressures interrupting their contributions.
Secondly, there is a need for continuous training and development, not only in artistic skills, but also in technology, media, and management. In the digital age, artists are both creators and disseminators, so comprehensive knowledge is essential. Thirdly, copyright protection and encouragement of creativity are necessary. Many digital art products are currently being copied and distributed illegally, directly affecting the creative motivation of artists.
Today, every young artist on stage represents not only themselves but also Vietnamese culture to the international community. “I have performed Xoan and Xam folk songs with modern elements at several international events and found that foreign audiences were extremely interested. They found in it both the uniqueness of Vietnamese identity and the familiarity of modern musical language. This shows that the artist is a ‘cultural ambassador,’ contributing to bringing Vietnam to the world through the language of art,” Ha Myo confided.
Based on her practical experience, singer Ha Myo proposed several points, including: strengthening policies to encourage creativity based on heritage, so that each heritage item can be "reborn" in a modern environment; establishing a fund to support young creative artists, giving new experiments the opportunity to reach the public. Simultaneously, she suggested strengthening international cooperation in culture and arts, so that Vietnamese artists can both learn and spread their national identity to the world.
"I believe that with the attention of the Party and the State, and with the responsibility and passion of those working in the cultural field, we will build an advanced Vietnamese culture, rich in national identity, both deeply integrated into the global community and preserving the essence of the nation. For me personally, each musical product, each time I stand on stage, is an opportunity to fulfill that mission, to spread love for Vietnamese culture, to awaken pride and inspire the younger generation," shared singer Ha Myo.
It is evident that the common thread in the contributions to the draft document is the aspiration to create a modern Vietnam deeply integrated into the global community. To realize this goal, it is essential to first master knowledge and technology and nurture creative human resources; simultaneously, to comprehensively leverage the strength of the private sector, build a healthy religious ecosystem, and cultivate a distinctive culture and arts in the digital age.
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