Ideas gathered for draft national programme on improving labour productivity
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it has collected opinions from ministries, sectors, localities as well as domestic and foreign organisations and experts on its draft national programme on raising labour productivity and the government's draft resolution on the programme.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it has collected opinions from ministries, sectors,localities as well as domestic and foreign organisations and experts on its draft national programme on raising labour productivity and the government's draftresolution on the programme.
According to Dang Duc Anh, Vice Director of the MPI's CentralInstitute for Economic Management (CIEM), the draft programmehighlights viewpoints, targets and solutions to improve labour productivity inthe 2022-2030 period and measures to realise them.
It focuses on analysing the labour productivity in particular industries,regions, economic sectors and influencing factors; mechanisms and policiesaffecting labour productivity, with a broader scope than previous projects, hesaid.
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Meanwhile, it also generally analyses the economy, economicsectors, key economic regions; results achieved in terms of labour productivityof the whole country and by economic sectors, regions and localities; labourquality; and limitations and weaknesses in the field, thus giving specifictasks and solutions, said Anh.
Commenting on the draft programme, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong saidthat the draft scheme should highlight that increasing labour productivity willbe a key driver for socio-economic recovery and development, and at the sametime a key motivation for the improvement of incomes and quality of life.
He stressed that improving labour productivity must base on the premiseof reform, the improvement of the quality of market economy institutions and the restructuring of the economy in a practical and effective manner, with the leadingrole being digital transformation, the innovation of growth models of keyeconomic regions, the restructuring of economic space, urban economicdevelopment, and the promotion of regional linkages.
The process will contribute to restructuring the economy,sectors, regions and economic zones towards increasing competitiveness, innovationcapacity, independence, self-reliance and resilience of the economy, he added./.
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