The Communist Party of
on Vietnamese entrepreneurs. The Resolution affirms that Vietnamese entrepreneurs have constantly grown and actively contributed to the implementation of socio-economic development strategies, the creation of jobs for laborers, the settlement of social security matters as well as hunger elimination and poverty reduction.
Below are main contents of the Resolution.
Assessment of the situation
In the past years the Party and State have adopted various guidelines and policies to encourage the development of enterprises and promote the role of entrepreneurs in the cause of national construction and defense. As a result, the awareness of the role of entrepreneurs has changed for the better, the Party committees and administrations at different levels have constantly concerned themselves with the development of enterprises and entrepreneurs, and have directed their activities to the socio-economic development objectives of localities and the country.
Along with the fast increase in number and scale of enterprises of all economic sectors, the contingent of Vietnamese entrepreneurs has constantly grown and actively contributed to the implementation of socio-economic development strategies, the creation of jobs for laborers, the settlement of social security matters as well as hunger elimination and poverty reduction. The contingent of entrepreneurs in the state-run economic sector has developed quantitatively and qualitatively, better meeting the requirements of doi moi (national renewal) and raising the effectiveness of state enterprises. The contingent of entrepreneurs in the non-state economic sector has constantly grown in number, demonstrating their dynamism and effectiveness in production and business activities.
The contingent of entrepreneurs has brought into play the nationalist spirit and the sense of responsibility toward society and incrementally heightened the prestige and the brands of their products and enterprises, thus contributing to raising
However, in face of new requirements of the cause of industrialization, modernization and international integration, the contingent of Vietnamese entrepreneurs shows not a few limitations and weaknesses in professional and legal knowledge, business capacity, managerial experience, competitiveness and integration ability. A number of entrepreneurs lack business culture and social responsibility, fail to consciously observe laws, take advantage of legal loopholes for self-seeking, collude with degenerated elements in the state apparatus in seeking local and sectoral interests, thus aggravating negative practices in society.
The above-said limitations and weaknesses are attributable first of all to loopholes, laxness and weaknesses of the legal system and state management; to the fledgling and developing contingent of Vietnamese entrepreneurs who have not yet accumulated large capital and adequate business knowledge, technology and experience and tradition.
In some localities, the Party committees, administrations and social organizations have shown limited concern for entrepreneurs, with different perceptions of the role of entrepreneurs in national socio-economic development. The institutions on development of enterprises and entrepreneurs remain incomplete; the administrative reform has proceeded slowly. The political, ideological and tradition education and human resource training have failed to meet requirements. Importance has not been attached to the role of associations of enterprises and entrepreneurs. Weaknesses have been seen in the Party development within the contingent of entrepreneurs and in the building of Party organizations and socio-political organizations in enterprises of the non-state economic sector.
Guiding viewpoints
1. The contingent of entrepreneurs plays an important role in the cause of national industrialization and modernization. The building of a strong contingent of entrepreneurs who possess high capability, qualifications, quality and prestige will positively contribute to raising the quality, effectiveness, competitiveness and fast and sustainable development and maintaining independence and autonomy of the economy.
2. To strongly develop the contingent of entrepreneurs in both quantity and quality, to raise their comprehensive qualifications and knowledge, attaching importance to raising their ethical qualities, civic awareness, social responsibility and nationalist spirit, contributing to the accelerated industrialization, modernization and international integration and developing the socialist-oriented market economy.
3. Developing a strong contingent of entrepreneurs rests with the Party, the entire political system, each enterprise and each entrepreneur. The building and promotion of the role of the contingent of entrepreneurs must be closely associated with the perfection of the institutions of the socialist-oriented market economy, ensuring entrepreneurs’ rights to ownership and business freedom according to law and encouraging entrepreneurs to get rich for themselves and for the country. To enhance the alignment, cooperation and unity for mutual benefits between entrepreneurs and workers, peasants and intellectuals under the Party leadership.
Objectives, orientations and tasks
1. Objectives
To build a strong contingent of entrepreneurs with a high sense of nationalism, political consciousness, business culture and social responsibility, with full capability and qualifications to lead and manage enterprises’ operation for high quality, effectiveness, competitiveness and close alignment and actively join the domestic and global production networks and chains, which will unceasingly develop so that by 2020 a number of entrepreneurs and enterprises will have brands of Southeast Asian caliber.
2. Orientations and tasks
2.1. To raise the awareness of entrepreneurs’ role in the cause of industrialization, modernization and international integration.
To intensify public information and mobilization work with a view to creating change in Party officials’ and members’ awareness and social consensus about the position and role of entrepreneurs and enterprises in national socio-economic development, contributing to industrialization, modernization and international integration; to promote patriotism and social responsibility in business and encourage production and business activities that generate wealth for the society; to honor the services rendered by entrepreneurs and protect their lawful incomes; to raise their responsibility toward the community.
To properly organize the “Learning and following of the examples of Ho Chi Minh’s morality”, the “Vietnamese prioritize the use of Vietnamese commodities” campaign and other campaigns launched by the Party and the State for entrepreneurs and enterprises.
2.2. To create an equal and favorable production and business environment for entrepreneurs
To make public and transparent socio-economic development orientations and master plans and support policies in order to direct entrepreneurs and enterprises to invest according to development master plans and plans and to guarantee their investment interests and reduce risks for them. To create conditions for private enterprises to have an equal access to development resources, particularly in the execution of projects and works in the form of public-private cooperation. To encourage private enterprises to contribute capital to state enterprises. To step up the formation of large-sized enterprises that operate effectively and competitively.
To improve the legal system on ownership, business freedom, public finance, natural resources and environment and consumer protection; to create a legal environment for healthy competition, do away with business privileges and monopoly and socialize investment in socio-economic fields. To synchronously develop different markets for smooth and healthy operation, particularly the financial market, real estate market, labor market and science and technology market. To raise the effectiveness of the adjudication by courts of commercial disputes while encouraging the settlement of disputes through arbitration.
To step up administrative reform, especially administrative procedures for entrepreneurs and enterprises, heighten the responsibility of state agencies and create favorable conditions for entrepreneurs and enterprises to conduct their production and business activities. To encourage entrepreneurs to fight negative practices, corruption and waste and apply measures to protect them.
To establish and properly implement a mechanism of dialogue and consultation with entrepreneurs in the course of formulating and implementing policies and laws and sectoral, regional and local economic development strategies, master plans and plans.
To introduce mechanisms and policies and intensify inspection and supervision in order to ensure transparency in the relationship between state agencies, civil servants and public employees and enterprises and entrepreneurs with a view to preventing and repelling practices of collusion for self-seeking purposes hassling entrepreneurs in their business activities.
To develop mechanisms for supervision and assessment of impacts of enterprise development policies by the National Assembly, People’s Councils and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels.
2.3. To support the contingent of entrepreneurs in expanding the scope and raising the effectiveness of their enterprises’ operations, to encourage the development of entrepreneurs in rural areas.
To formulate programs in support of development of enterprises in association with the restructuring of enterprises, restructuring their sectors and raising their productivity, quality, effectiveness and competitiveness. To restructure state enterprises with a focus on state economic groups and corporations and state-run commercial banks.
To effectively implement the policies of supporting the development of small- and medium- sized enterprises, attaching importance to supporting the development of individual business households into enterprises under the Enterprise Law. To encourage the alignment, consolidation and merger of enterprises, quickly increasing the number of medium-sized enterprises; to promote the formation and development of large enterprises capable of leading and supporting small enterprises, affirming their position in the domestic market and effectively entering the world market.
To support entrepreneurs in building their product brands associated with their enterprises; to raise their capability to enter domestic and foreign markets via specific and practical trade promotion programs. To attach importance to providing enterprises with legal knowledge and information on markets and science and technology.
To adopt policies and apply measures to create favorable conditions for entrepreneurs to invest in technological research and renovation in order to raise the quality of their products and services, and research, design and experiment new products and services. To attach importance to investment in the development of enterprises in hi-tech parks. To increase the effectiveness of industrial parks and complexes, craft villages and specialized agricultural, forestry or fishery production and processing regions. To step up the alignment and investment cooperation between enterprises, entrepreneurs and workers, peasants and scientists.
To adopt policies to encourage and support the development of entrepreneurs in the agricultural and rural sector; to improve the accessibility of entrepreneurs in this sector to financial, technological and market information; to attach importance to the close association and harmony of interests between businesspeople and farmers.
2.4. To pay attention to and create positive changes in training and retraining of entrepreneurs
To develop and implement entrepreneur training programs and business start-up training programs; to equip new entrepreneurs with necessary knowledge on business, law and social responsibility; to incrementally approach international law standards on business governance and enterprise administration training.
To renew the contents and methods of economics and business administration training in universities, colleges, professional secondary schools and vocational training establishments toward raising the practicality of training programs and practicing skills of trainees. To strengthen the relationship and connection between schools, research institutes and enterprises, and align training contents at schools with the requirements of enterprises and society; to encourage entrepreneurs to participate in investment and training in the field of education and training. To attach importance to education in morality, sense of responsibility, honesty, spirit of cooperation, sense of nationalism and sense of community. To create conditions for Vietnamese entrepreneurs to learn from and share experience with foreign entrepreneurs.
2.5. To heighten business ethics and culture, social responsibility and the sense of nationalism of the contingent of entrepreneurs, to build harmonious labor relations
To develop standards for entrepreneurs in a socialist-oriented market economy, namely patriotism, sense of nationalism, sense of law observance; aspiration to get rich lawfully for themselves and for the country, higher and higher business capability and business administration; responsibility toward employees, the community and society and business ethics and culture, and active involvement in the fight against negative practices, corruption and waste.
To build up the image of entrepreneurs deeply imbued with Vietnamese identity; to encourage entrepreneurs to constantly better themselves in order to become responsible citizens with contributions to the society and country. To launch emulation movements in order to foster the aspiration of Vietnamese entrepreneurs to advance. At the same time, to manage activities of honoring and rewarding typical enterprises and entrepreneurs in accordance with law for the true purpose of commendation and example setting.
To perfect the legal framework for building harmonious, stable and progressive labor relations and enhancing attachment between entrepreneurs and laborers in enterprises. Entrepreneurs are obliged to create favorable conditions for the formation and development of political and socio-political organizations in their enterprises and participate in building the legal system, particularly regulations related to enterprises and entrepreneurs.
2.6. To bring into play the roles of organizations representing the business community and the contingent of entrepreneurs
To consolidate and raise the operation quality of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry with its role as a strong socio-political and professional organization of the business community; business associations, the contingent of entrepreneurs and employers in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, socio-political organizations and business associations should pay attention to the work of political agitation within the contingent of entrepreneurs in appropriate forms; rally the contingent of entrepreneurs and reflect their opinions and aspirations; advise the Party and the State on socio-economic policies; build up business ethics and culture and boost the development of enterprises and entrepreneurs; and support enterprises and entrepreneurs in international economic integration.
To intensify cooperation, consultancy and dialogue between the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as business associations and state management agencies; to create conditions for entrepreneurs and business associations to participate in the formulation and realization of plans for commodity line, regional and local economic development. To further improve the legal framework for business associations and support them in raising their operational capabilities.
2.7. To enhance Party leadership over the building of the contingent of entrepreneurs and the promotion of its role
The Party committees at all levels shall pay constant attention to the building and development of the contingent of entrepreneurs; direct the implementation of the strategy for development of the contingent of entrepreneurs; concretize the Party’s line and policies on the contingent of entrepreneurs through practical action programs; constantly listen to and consult entrepreneurs in sectoral and local socio-economic development; pay attention to leading the administrative reform, reducing troubles and harassment in the performance of administrative procedures for enterprises and entrepreneurs.
To attach importance to Party development and building Party organizations in enterprises of all economic sectors. To raise the political consciousness of employers and employees, ensuring that enterprises and entrepreneurs operate in accordance with the Party’s guidelines and line and the State’s policies and laws. To experiment the admission of fully qualified private enterprise owners into the Party. To create conditions for representatives of the contingent of entrepreneurs to join various agencies of the political system.
To renew the contents and modes of Party leadership over mass organizations within enterprises. To guide mass organizations in cooperating with entrepreneurs in formulating effective production and business plans, building business ethics and culture and harmonious labor relations and properly performing social responsibility, ensuring that enterprises develop in a sustainable manner and laborers’ material and spiritual lives constantly improve.-