Deputy PM chairs first NCSDCI session

At the session, a representative from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) briefed on Vietnam’s implementation of sustainable development targets over the past 20 years and outlined the outcomes of participating in the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) held last month in Brazil. 

Partners pledged to continue to help Vietnam carry out the strategy for green growth and sustainable development through appropriate cooperation models such as Overseas Development Aid (ODA) projects and private-public partnerships (PPPs).

Delegates discussed the council’s organizational regulations and future operations aimed at successfully implementing Vietnam’s sustainable development strategy in the 2011-2012 period.

In his speech, Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan, who is also the NCSDCI Chairman, asked the MoIT to finalize the evaluation criteria on national competitive capacity by August 30 and send necessary documents to professional NCSDCI committees to prepare for their first session scheduled to take place in September.

There are four NCSDCI professional committees for sustainable development, over-seeing socio-economic affairs, competitive capacity improvement, natural resources and the environment and education.

The 41-member council, established under the Prime Minister’s Decision No 641 dated on May 31 2012, is responsible for proposing strategies, policies, and programs relevant to sustainable development and competitiveness.

 It will also supervise the realization of targets for sustainable development and competitiveness improvement in Vietnam.

The second NCSDCI session will be held in October, Deputy PM Nhan said.