Reporter: What is your assessment of the development orientation of An Giang province stated in the draft political report and socio-economic report submitted to the An Giang Provincial Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term?
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dinh Thien: Firstly, Vietnam in general, An Giang province in particular, is a “bright spot”, a “peaceful” coordinate in a world full of risks and instability, a reliable partner in an uncertain development environment. This is a great advantage, opening up a rare opportunity to promote investment attraction and development cooperation, especially on the international level.
Vietnam’s countries and localities, specifically An Giang province, cannot develop properly (fast - sustainable) in the modern global competitive - cooperative environment if they do not create and rely on new and different development capacities, if policy flexibility and adaptive capacity are not fundamentally improved. The goal of achieving double-digit growth is a vital requirement for each locality. For An Giang, a province with a high level of “pure agriculture”, the challenge is even more multiplied.
The political report of the Provincial Party Committee must clearly demonstrate the awareness that global competition for An Giang is an imperative requirement - immediate and vital. It requires An Giang and each economic entity of the province to have a strategy of "selective self-reliance" - that is, a strategy of building strong endogenous capacity, based on advantages, especially dynamic and integrated advantages - resonance of the new province, while proactively and effectively expanding regional, national and international connections. With its geo-economic position, with its unique development position and strength, An Giang must be the same, and even more so.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dinh Thien.
Second, the country is entering a new development phase, fundamentally changing its vision and approach, with new growth and development drivers and models. This trend creates a new, particularly positive development mindset for the entire nation; turning the current development situation into a “once in a thousand years” historical opportunity that must not be wasted or overlooked.
In that situation, the challenges and opportunities for development are both unusual, global and historical. To overcome the challenges and realize those opportunities, continuing the traditional development logic and relying on “exploiting” existing resources and old motivations is not enough and impossible. Vietnam in general and An Giang province in particular need new and different development capacities and motivations.
With that approach, the "Four Pillars Resolution" - "Four Pillars Strategy", which the Politburo has just issued, must be considered a framework to shape development thinking, establishing the most important strategic priorities that An Giang province will address in the coming period.
Third, the nationwide official operation of the 2-level local government model (province and commune) from July 1, 2025 is a major institutional shift. However, the issue is no longer a “pilot” but an effective operation in all localities. In order to soon achieve the set goal - which is very meaningful in order to avoid disruption of operations, hindering efforts for sustainable high growth, provinces need to pay special attention to establishing an inter-commune coordination mechanism, ensuring centralized management while still promoting the initiative of each grassroots unit, while avoiding the situation of resource dispersion, duplication of functions, or “administrativeization” of communes and wards.
Fourth, after the country reorganized its administrative units from 63 provinces and cities to 34 provinces and cities, many newly formed provinces have outstanding scale and competitiveness. In that competitive and fiercely competitive development space, An Giang province will have to transform its growth model, from relying on resources and traditional physical resources (still not effectively exploited) to relying on flexible institutions, high technology and quality human resources. This is a prerequisite for the new An Giang province to promote a new system of advantages, maintain its position and sustainable high growth rate in a new national structure.
Against that background, I propose a strategic orientation for the development of An Giang province for the 2025-2030 term based on the framework of the "Four Strategic Pillars" and two action lines of "refining the apparatus" and "reorganizing the country" that the Central Government is prioritizing to promote implementation.
Workers work at Thai Binh Kien Giang Joint Stock Company.
Reporter: In your opinion, what are the strategic vision and priorities of An Giang province until 2030?
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dinh Thien: Regarding strategic vision, it is necessary to build An Giang into a strategic growth pole of the region, with high competitiveness, international integration at a high level, based on three modern pillars: Innovation, effective institutions, dynamic private enterprises, in a stable - open - flexible and highly competitive development environment.
Strategic message: Through innovation, modern institutions, pioneering enterprises and deep integration, the province strives to become a strategic growth pole in the region.
Strategic breakthroughs include:
Firstly, on breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation: Building innovation centers associated with universities, technology enterprises and research institutes; promoting comprehensive digital transformation in agriculture, tourism, land management and public services. Forming inter-ward and inter-commune innovation clusters in urban and rural areas, strengthening innovation linkages from the grassroots. By 2030, the digital economy will account for at least 30% of GRDP and 1,000 innovative enterprises will be formed.
Second, on institutional reform and improving the effectiveness of law enforcement: Establish a mechanism for policy review and enforcement monitoring right from the commune level, ensuring that all policies reach the people and businesses. Deploy a model of a local policy and legal analysis center, helping to appraise, review, assess impacts and monitor implementation effectiveness. In particular, it is necessary to clearly identify the current crucial problem of the province, which is the weak quality of the public administrative apparatus, both in terms of capacity and public ethics. There must be a comprehensive program to build a team of professional, responsible and clean officials and civil servants, associated with recruitment reform, performance evaluation based on KPIs, strict remuneration and disciplinary mechanisms. Build a transparent, disciplined and service-oriented law enforcement environment, instead of bureaucracy and abuse of power.
Third, on the strong development of the private economic sector: Issue the strategy for developing Vietnamese enterprises in An Giang, prioritizing the development of "chain-leading" enterprises with vision, competitiveness, social responsibility and leadership. Expand the startup ecosystem, support finance, technology, premises and administrative procedures according to the "one-stop" model. Plan and effectively operate green - smart industrial parks - prioritizing high-tech and export private enterprises. Protect property rights and freedom of business of private enterprises in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution and international commitments.
Fourth, on proactive and effective international integration: Establishing the Vietnam - Cambodia - ASEAN economic - logistics corridor, linked to border gates, seaports, airports and highways passing through the province. Outstanding institutions for special zones plus outstanding development scope for Phu Quoc to compete globally at the highest level. Special human resource development strategy. Building a "national integration identity" for Phu Quoc, preserving and promoting the core of Southern traditions along with converging the quintessence of Vietnamese culture and expanding and receiving global quintessence.
Tourists visit Phu Quoc night market.
The province needs to clearly identify the development of a system of modern, green, high-tech industrial parks as a strategic breakthrough to enhance provincial competitiveness, in line with the province's conditions and capabilities. In particular, it is necessary to encourage large domestic private enterprises to participate in investing in industrial park infrastructure, logistics services, etc. in industrial parks. Connect industrial parks with innovation, gradually forming a closed industrial value chain, associated with on-site human resource training. Synchronize technical infrastructure, energy, environment and urban areas around industrial parks towards sustainable and in-depth development.
An Giang province is facing a strategic turning point, not changing means falling behind, but half-hearted change is not enough to bounce back. Only by renewing thinking, resolutely reforming institutions, investing in people and technology, and operating an efficient and clean apparatus can the province transform its geographical position into a development advantage, turn tradition into a driving force for innovation and affirm its role as one of the country's new growth poles.
Reporter: Thank you!
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