The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council’s Economic and Budget Committee yesterday afternoon had a gathering with the Department of Science and Technology on the implementation of key national policies on science, expertise, and digital transformation.
Yesterday afternoon, the Economic and Budget Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council held a working survey with the Department of Science and Technology (S&T) to assessment the implementation of main policies and pointers issued by the Central Government and the National Assembly on the event of science, expertise, innovation, and digital transformation.
Nguyen Cong Danh, Head of the Economic and Budget Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, chaired the survey session. The discussions centered on the implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo, which goals to create breakthroughs in national science, expertise, innovation, and digital transformation. This effort is being coordinated with the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 98/2023/QH15, which was not too long ago amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 260/2025/QH15, to pilot particular mechanisms and policies tailor-made for the event of Ho Chi Minh City.
Delegates examined concrete outcomes in science, expertise, and digital transformation, whereas additionally assessing their sensible influence on financial development, labor productiveness, administrative reform, and enhancements within the high quality of public service supply within the metropolis.
A key challenge raised through the survey was the advisory function of the Department of Science and Technology to the HCMC People’s Council within the coming interval, significantly the necessity to additional concretize assigned duties stipulated in related legal guidelines, resolutions, decrees, and circulars.
Through the survey, the committee requested detailed clarification on implementation roadmaps, progress thus far, challenges and bottlenecks encountered, in addition to proposed options and suggestions to make sure feasibility and consistency when issues are submitted to the City People’s Council for consideration and resolution.
The delegation additionally reviewed the present standing of funding in community infrastructure, information facilities, digital platforms, and data expertise tools inside the metropolis administration and native authorities below the two-tier native authorities mannequin. Issues associated to system integration, shared utilization, information safety, and obstacles in funding, procurement, and leasing mechanisms for IT providers had been brazenly mentioned with the intention of figuring out and addressing them promptly.
In addition, the Economic and Budget Committee assessed the allocation and effectiveness of state price range funding for science, expertise, innovation, and digital transformation in 2026, together with particular duties and tasks, whole funding ranges, funding sources, implementation timelines, and capital absorption capability.
In his closing remarks, Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh emphasised that the survey findings present a vital basis for future legislative motion. He famous that the information will allow the committee to conduct rigorous synthesis and evaluation, straight informing the City People’s Council on key coverage and mechanism selections.
Furthermore, the findings are set to bolster the Committee’s oversight of science, expertise, innovation, and digital transformation initiatives throughout Ho Chi Minh City.
By employees writers – Translated by Anh Quan