High responsibility, great effort on issues that voters and people are very interested in

The second working week of the 10th Session concluded with more than 30 important contents. The special agenda devoted two days to discussing many current issues of national and people's livelihood, not only clearly reflecting the voices from the grassroots, but also helping to shape the institutional framework for the decade of digital transformation and the process of deep integration.

National Assembly delegates discuss in groups the draft Law on Cyber ​​Security. (Photo: THUY NGUYEN)

A series of current events, with a wide scope, were analyzed and discussed in detail, from the assessment of the results of the implementation of the 2025 socio- economic development plan; the projected socio-economic development plan for 2026; the results of the implementation of the National Assembly's resolutions on socio-economic development; economic restructuring; to the implementation of the Constitution, laws, and resolutions of the National Assembly; ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee in 2025... At the discussion sessions, there were more than 90 opinions from National Assembly deputies; then the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers: Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Le Thanh Long and a number of ministers participated in answering the contents that deputies and voters were interested in.

Speaking at the Dien Hong Hall on the operation of the two-level local government, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that although the apparatus has just been deployed, it has basically operated stably, smoothly and has been recognized by the people. Accordingly, rearranging the administrative model, issuing a synchronous system of institutions and policies, and promptly removing obstacles for localities is the greatest success. The Deputy Prime Minister agreed with the sharing of many delegates and voters that there are still difficulties in human resources, infrastructure and financial mechanisms that need to be further improved.

Stating that "the apparatus has few focal points but a heavy workload", delegate Tran Quoc Tuan (Vinh Long Delegation) and many other delegates frankly suggested that if life is not guaranteed, many places still lack equipment for work, lack/slow investment in digital infrastructure and training in technology skills to improve administrative efficiency, policy effectiveness will be difficult to meet expected requirements.

National Assembly deputies and many local voters proposed solutions related to the goal of perfecting the institution by the end of 2025, focusing on increasing resources in investing in digital infrastructure in remote and isolated areas, building a minimum payroll while simultaneously creating a salary mechanism to attract high-quality human resources. Obviously, from recent practice, this is not just a "proposal, recommendation", but a "correct and sufficient" requirement to create a strategic turning point for the apparatus to be "light but strong", serving the people more effectively and better.

Explaining more clearly the Government's determination of 6 key groups of solutions, in which priority is given to perfecting institutions and policies; restructuring the staff, civil servants and public employees, especially at the commune level; Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said: The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon complete the job position framework as a basis for assigning staff for the 2026-2030 period, and at the same time implement the project to train commune-level officials until 2030.

The Government is also interested in reviewing and designing financial mechanisms suitable for the new model, increasing investment in digital transformation. The Government is also building a comprehensive salary reform project, expected to be submitted to the Central Government in the first quarter of 2026. The reform must be implemented carefully, fundamentally, in accordance with the budget capacity, ensuring the lives of officials and civil servants...

The draft Law on Cyber ​​Security, presented to the National Assembly this time, for the first time, added provisions on child protection, which received the approval of a large number of National Assembly deputies. Giving a more specific opinion, delegate Ma Thi Thuy (Tuyen Quang delegation) stated that "it is not enough to just stop at children". The delegate said: In reality, the elderly, the disabled, women, and ethnic minorities are becoming victims of many high-tech scams with serious consequences. The delegate proposed expanding Chapter III to "Protection of children and vulnerable groups", forcing social networking platforms to build a mechanism for identification, warning, and immediate support; thereby continuing to affirm the conformity with the humane policy of "no one is left behind in digital transformation".

The draft Law on Protection of State Secrets (amended) received high praise for removing 9 groups of information (population, gender equality, cultural heritage, etc.) from the confidential list. National Assembly delegate Thai Thi An Chung (Nghe An Delegation) commented: Such amendments demonstrate correctness, avoiding the abuse of secret stamps by some agencies and units, facilitating the press and people's right to access information and strengthening supervision. Some delegates are concerned that the regulation on financial information that could affect national security is too broad, conflicting with the publicity principle of the Budget Law. The spirit of law-making needs to ensure national security while facilitating the implementation of the right to access information of society and people.

The third working week of the 10th Session focused largely on legislative work with more than 20 draft laws being discussed and commented on. Of these, the Law on Digital Transformation and the Law on E-Commerce emerged as two key, strategic projects, clearly reflecting Vietnam's "digital nation" orientation by 2030. In terms of urgency and strategic vision, the Law on Digital Transformation was officially discussed by the National Assembly for the first time, marking a turning point in legalizing the National Digital Transformation Strategy. This week until the end of November, the National Assembly Standing Committee also held the 50th Session, divided into 4 sessions, organized right during the 10th Session with a busy legislative agenda, with the largest number of legislative contents since the beginning of the 15th National Assembly term.

Thai Anh

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