​Attending this honoring annoucement ceremony, Mr. Mai Hung Dung, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received the award for Binh Duong. This is the great achievement of Binh Duong province in deploying the Binh Duong smart city project since 2016. The province has been previously named a Smart21 Community five consecutive times (2019 - 2023) and to the prestigious list of Top7 three times (2019 - 2023).

Given his remark, ICF Co-Founder Louis Zacharilla said "This year we witnessed an historic moment in the life of cities with Viet Nam's first Intelligent Community being named Intelligent Community of the Year," "Binh Duong has methodically executed ICF's Community Accelerator Strategy while participating in our annual awards. The city is a great example of the power of teamwork, focus on a clear and persistent strategy and a passionate dedication to creating a place that honors its people and is part of a nation preparing its citizens for the 21st Century. ICF's Founders were also pleased to see Eindhoven, a former Intelligent Community of the Year, work with Binh Duong on adapting the Dutch city's experience and best practices to Viet Nam's culture and transitioning economy. Binh Duong represents many things to other cities throughout the world, but mainly, it is physical, vibrant proof that 'the middle of nowhere is no more!'"

Despite of challenges due to the pandemic last several years, Binh Duong tried to do all its best to overcome difficulties, recover its growth by diverse solutions.

Binh Duong was selected after more than a year of evaluation that included a quantitative analysis of extensive data, a site audit by an Intelligent Community Forum co-founder and votes from an international jury made up of experts from around the world. Communities in the Awards program are evaluated based on six Factors making up the Community Accelerator Strategy, which combine to produce inclusive economic growth, strengthen social connection and support rich and meaningful cultures.

Starting on Wednesday October 25th, the Summit featured two days of programming, workshops and panel discussions around the City of New York, including the SUNY Global Center, with leaders from around the world, including representatives from each of the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2023.

 And Binh Duong is honored the TOP1, the other six finalist competitors for Intelligent Community of 2023 were Coral Gables, Florida, USA; Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Durham Region, Ontario, Canada; Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Hilliard, Ohio, USA; and Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

​​Also receiving were Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao - Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Mai Hung Dung - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC); Mr. Nguyen Van Hung - Board of Directors' Chairman of Becamex IDC Corp and leaders of departments, committees and branches.

Welcoming the ICF leadership team to visit and work in Binh Duong, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi emphasized that since joining ICF, Binh Duong has been greatly inspired in the direction of building a Smart City, especially the goal of building a Smart City to serve people's lives, serve the community, and provide maximum support to disadvantaged groups. Regarding the environment, the province strives to ensure a green, sustainable, clean and beautiful environment, Binh Duong is a place worth living. Many projects on environmental treatment of dust, wastewater and garbage have been implemented by the province. In education, building smart and happy schools, so that "every day going to school is a happy day". In the field of health, the province develops smart health care, bringing health policies to workers and disadvantaged people. In neighborhoods and hamlets in the province, community digital technology groups have also been established to grasp difficulties and problems and guide people in carrying out online administrative procedures, etc. In planning, the province prioritizes land funds for education, health care, and community service space; strives to achieve the goal of 10 square meters of greenery per person.

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Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi speaks at the reception

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee acknowledged and gratefully thanked the ICF's orientations and criteria in building a Smart City for inspiring and motivating Binh Duong to achieve initial results in building a Smart City.

Mr. John Jung - ICF Co-founder highly appreciated the remarkable changes and development of Binh Duong during the past time. He said that the initial results in the implementation of the Smart City Project have created a highlight and foundation for the province to continue to develop breakthroughs in the next phase. In particular, building a Smart City and participating in international organizations such as ICF has contributed to widely promoting the image of Binh Duong province in the international arena, positively contributing to the province's investment attraction results. During his 3 working days in Binh Duong, he will spend time visiting, conducting field surveys, and meeting people to better understand the changes and impacts of building a Smart City on the development of the province.

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Mr. John Jung (middle) - Co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) speaks at the meeting

At the meeting, Permanent Vice Chairman of the PPC Mai Hung Dung brieved information about Binh Duong province and introduced the Binh Duong Smart City Project. Accordingly, up to now the scale of the province's economy has increased 104 times compared to 1997. Labor has shifted from agriculture to the industrial, commercial and service sectors. To date, the province has attracted over 4,000 foreign investment projects with a total capital of more than 40 billion USD, ranking second of Viet Nam, after Ho Chi Minh City. The per capita income is the highest in the country, about 400 USD/person/month. In the process of economic development, the province strives to ensure environmental protection and improve people's quality of life.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the PPC said that Binh Duong has implemented the construction of the Smart City Project since 2016 as a breakthrough program aimed at services, high-tech production, and a dynamic, livable urban area. During the implementation process, the province applied the Triple Helix model (Government - Enterprise – Institutions/Universities) and achieved impressive initial results. Binh Duong has been recognized by ICF 5 consecutive years (2019-2023) to Smart21 and 3 consecutive years (2021-2023) to Smart7. An important goal when deploying the construction of a Smart City is that the province wishes to learn from experience in managing and building smart cities and smart communities for more sustainable development.

Development orientation of Binh Duong Smart City to 2030, Binh Duong continues to closely apply the Triple Helix model; at the same time, focuses on digital transformation, smart city, deploys Binh Duong innovation ecosystem and focuses on human resource development, invests in education, takes care of the disadvantaged, "leaving no one behind".

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Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi presents a souvenir to Mr. John Jung
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Provincial leaders discuss with ICF leaders

It is known that the ICF Team will have 3 working days in Binh Duong to evaluate and better understand the challenges, development strategies and progress of Smart City implementation in Binh Duong through 06 criteria: Connect; wWork; innovate; include; engage and sustain.

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Delegates take a souvenir photo

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​Receiving the delegation were Mr. Nguyen Viet Long - Director of Department of Science and Technology, Deputy Head of Binh Duong Smart City Executive Board; Mr. Le Tuan Anh - Director of the Department of Information and Communications, member of the Binh Duong Smart City Executive Board; Mr. Joost Helms - Member of Binh Duong Smart City Executive Board.

The delegation visited the Provincial Public Administration Center and collected information about the implementation of administrative procedures and the process of volunteers guiding people to look up information and carry out administrative procedures. At the same time, surveying to get an overall view of the Provincial Intelligent Operation Center (IOC) - a place that collects information and data sources of ministries, branches and localities in all fields, helping leaders at all levels in their supervision, direction and administration.

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The ICF survey team visits the Provincial Public Administration Center and the Provincial Intelligent Operation Center

Reporting to the ICF Survey Team, Mr. Le Tuan Anh - Director of the Department of Information and Communications introduced the implementation of broadband; digital transformation and connectivity projects; training program of human resources ready to serve for digital transformation and building of Digital Government. For the include factor (equal digital access) promotion, the province established community digital technology groups in community and hamlets to understand the encounted problems and guide people, especially the elderly, women, and vulnerable people to access technology and digital technology. People also approaches rapidly related information via the Provincial Portal, social networks, etc.

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Overview of the meeting with the ICF Survey Team

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. John Jung expressed his impression of the information shared by Binh Duong. He emphasized, Binh Duong not only implements criterias set forth by the ICF, the province also combines its specific cultural elements to these criterias. These are the plus points of Binh Duong in the process of building a Smart City.

In the next 2 days, the Team will continue to work with agencies and units of the province to evaluate the implementation of 06 ICF's criteria.

The population database is gradually being completed

Deputy Tran Huu Tai (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) questioned the implementation of using a level 2 electronic identity account (e-ID account) with the same value as the use of a Citizen Identification Card (Citizen ID card) in performing transactions requiring the presentation of a Citizen ID card; value in providing information in the papers of citizens for comparison by competent agencies and organizations when performing transactions requiring the presentation of papers at the Provincial Public Administration Center. Mr. Vo Anh Tuan - Chief of the PPC Office said that following the direction of the PPC and the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial Police Department issued Document No. 329/CAT-PC06 dated May 11, 2023, implementing the contents of Official Dispatch No. 1101/BCA-QLHC to all departments, branches and People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to study, guide and direct officials, people, and related agencies to organize the implementation at the Provincial Public Administration Center, the District-level Public Administration Service Center and the Commune-level One-Stop-Shop to comply with regulations. Up to now, the administrative procedure (AP) settlement information system in Binh Duong province has completed connecting to the National Database on Population since December 10, 2022 with 20 information fields according to the guidance of the Government Office on connecting, integrating and sharing with the national database on population.

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Deputy Tran Huu Tai (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) asks questions

As of July 19, 2023, the AP settlement information system recorded 117,573 times of searching and identifying citizen information. However, in practice, there are still many obstacles and currently only using 10-14 data fields (depending on the procedure) to look up and automatically fill out electronic forms; the information fields are still inaccurate, missing, the data is old, leading to the people, civil servants and public employees having to make adjustments to the information, causing loss of time and effort of the people. On this issue, the PPC has reported to the Ministry of Public Security to continue to improve the database on population.

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Mr. Vo Anh Tuan - Chief of People's Committee Office answers questions from deputies

Particularly with the question of deputy Tran Huu Tai about being able to use a level 2 e-ID account to replace having to present the vehicle ownership certificate and driver's license to the authorities when the traffic participants work with the Traffic Police or not, Colonel Ta Van Dep - Director of Provincial Police said that in order to be able to do this, besides registering for a level 2 e-ID account, people must integrate 03 related documents such as: health insurance, driver's license, certificate car ownership to level 2 eID account. However, at present, the law has not been institutionalized by specific standards, so up to the present stage, this content cannot be implemented.

Improve the quality of public administrative services

Responding to the question of delegate Nguyen Thanh Quang (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) about solutions to improve the quality of volunteer teams at Public Administration Centers as well as the asynchronous process of receiving and processing records between localities, Mr. Vo Anh Tuan - Chief of the PPC Office said that the PPC Office is coordinating with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union to deploy more effectively the volunteer team. Specifically, arranging regular and continuous volunteers, mobile volunteers, and coordinating with the community digital technology team, especially at the commune level, to ensure better service to people and enterprises.

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Deputy Nguyen Thanh Quang (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) asks questions

In addition, volunteers will be coordinated training, arranged to support and guide people to perform online public services at the Commune Police. Regarding the reason for the incompatibility in the process of receiving and processing dossiers between localities, because in the process of implementing the provincial AP settlement information system (on the basis of merging the provincial public service portal and the provincial electronic one-stop-shop information system), two systems must be used in parallel, which are old software (from 2014) and new software so there is a situation where the dossiers cannot be looked up at some time (due to a synchronization error in the province and synchronization on the National Public Service Portal). According to regulations, the online dossier submission of people and enterprises must have a digital signature and digital signature on the record component to authenticate the identity. Therefore, if there is no digital signature, people and enterprises must bring the original dossiers directly to compare and submit to the AP settlement agency for storage in accordance with regulations. From that, leading to the situation of the same online public service, but there are different processes between localities. Up to now, the provincial AP settlement information system has basically been completed and operated quite stably, overcome the situation of not being able to look up dossiers.

Answering the question of deputy Nguyen Thanh Tam (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) about solutions to improve the quality of consulting and supporting enterprises and people at the Public Administration Center, Mr. Tuan said that according to statistics, in 2022, on average, 01 provincial civil servant or public emplouyee received 3,432 dossiers/year (2.1 times higher than the minimum level of 1,600 dossiers/person/year) according to Decision No. 468/QD-TTg dated March 27, 2021 of the Prime Minister); 4.5 times more at the Provincial Public Administration Center in particular, so it puts pressure on civil servants and public employees. In the coming time, the province will continue to consolidate and supplement the contingent of volunteers; strengthen fostering and training on office culture, communication and behavior, updating new regulations, equipping with necessary skills to improve the quality of task performance of the volunteer team; diversify channels of advice and guidance on AP, implementing online public services. Besides, equipping with smart Kios systems that can guide people and enterprises to perform APs directly at the machine, guide to submit APs online, receive dossiers and return results 24/7, etc., without the need for the implementation of civil servants, public employees to bring many utilities to best serve the needs of solving AP problems of people, enterprises, etc.  

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Deputy Nguyen Thanh Tam (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) asks questions 

However, there is still a state of delayed enterprise dossiers, answering the question of deputy Huynh Thi Tuyet Hanh (Deputy Group of Thuan An City), the Chief of the PPC Office said that the PPC Office is making efforts to coordinate with relevant departments, branches and localities to focus on handling and advising the PPC, the PPC Chairman to direct rectification and remedial measures to step by step limit and proceed to no longer delay the dossier settlement without a very good reason. The tracking of dossiers on the online public service portal has not shown in some cases, this error may arise during the transition from the old software module to the new software module and has been basically fixed so far.

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Deputy Huynh Thi Tuyet Hanh (Deputy Group of Thuan An City) asks questions

In order to renew the one-stop-shop, connected one-stop-shop mechanism in handling APs, build a Public Administration Center in the direction of service administration - taking the user as the center, organizing and arranging the areas for receiving dossiers and returning results in a modern and friendly manner, associated with digital transformation, answering questions from deputy Tran Thi Diem Trinh (Deputy Group of Di An City), the Chief of PPC Office said that the PPC Office has directed the Public Administration Center to submit a proposal report on the idea of organizing and rearranging the one-stop-shop area; at the same time find a consulting unit to design and rearrange the Provincial Public Administration Center.  To date, the consulting unit has proposed the initial design plan. The PPC Office will hold a meeting to collect opinions from relevant departments and branches next week so that the consulting unit can complete the detailed design and submit it to the PPC Standing Committee for the next steps. It is expected to be completed in early 2024.

With the content of questioning about the orientation of the PPC Office in advising to raise the support regime level to promptly encourage officials and civil servants to perform the tasks of receiving, returning results, and handling dossiers directly at the One-Stop-shop Section at all levels, the management officials and civil servants, including personnel from the Police, Tax, Social Insurance agencies, etc., Mr. Vo Anh Tuan said, after 9 years of implementation, the support level of 400,000 VND/person/month (according to Resolution No. 19/2014/NQ-HDND8 dated July 24, 2014) is no longer appropriate. The Office has advised the PPC to assign the Provincial Public Administration Center to the chair and coordinate with the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Finance and relevant units to study, propose and advise the PPC o submit to the Provincial People's Council to promulgate a Resolution on specific support regimes for one-stop-shop personnel working at the Section of receiving and returning results at all levels to replace Resolution No. 19/2014/NQ-HDND8, expected to be submitted at the end of the meeting in 2023. The target subject is expected to include one-stop-shop personnel of vertical agencies that receive and return results at the One-Stop-shop section at all levels.

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Deputy Tran Thi Diem Trinh (Deputy Group of Di An City) ask questions

This is an event to practically celebrate the 50^th founding anniversary of Viet Nam and Japan diplomatic relations; is an opportunity for Binh Duong province and localities and Japanese partners to evaluate cooperation results in the past time and directions for cooperation in the coming time. At the same time, it promotes economic diplomacy activities, attracts foreign direct investment capital as well as widely promotes the image of Binh Duong province and contributes to strengthening the relationship between Binh Duong province and localities and Japanese partners, thereby contributing to promoting the extensive strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Japan.

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The low-altitude fireworks program to celebrate the 50^th founding anniversary of Viet Nam and Japan diplomatic relations will take place at 20:45 in Binh Duong New City

The main commemoration activities include: The "Meet Japan 2023" program will meet with Japanese enterprises and partners, award investment certificates to Japanese enterprises, sign cooperation agreement between Binh Duong province and Japanese partners, announce SORA Gardens III project; the "Binh Duong Women with Japanese Culture" program; the goods supply-demand connection conference and Industry and Trade Fair in the Southeast region will take place from September 05 to 10, 2023.

There are also side events such as: The party celebrating 50 years of Viet Nam - Japan diplomatic relations; The festival at AEON MALL Thuan An Binh Duong with the theme "Enhancing cooperation, looking to the future" which is scheduled from September 08 to 10, 2023; The Viet Nam - Japan youth exchange program which is scheduled from September 04 to 14, 2023.

Especially, at 20:45, there will be a low-altitude fireworks show to celebrate the anniversary.

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​Welcoming and working with the delegation were Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC); leader representatives of provincial departments, committees and branches.

As reported by Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee, after more than 3 years of implementing Directive No. 37-CT/TW and Decision No. 416/QD-TTg, the awareness of Party committees, authorities, officials, civil servants, public employees, enterprises and workers on the task of building harmonious, stable and progressive labor relations in the new situation has changed.

Overview of the meeting

Many guidelines, mechanisms, and policies of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee along with a series of programs and plans of departments, committees, branches, and units have been issued, contributing to improving the harmonious, stable and progressive labor relations in the new situation. Committees, branches and localities have proactively coordinated closely in preventing and resolving strikes. From there, the situation of labor disputes occurring in the province has been reduced. The incidents that happened were also resolved quickly and did not last long to cause complications in security and order, creating a stable environment, serving the province's strategy of attracting investment.

Mr. Pham Van Tuyen - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs reports on the situation of labor relations in Binh Duong

Through the implementation of programs and plans on strengthening the dispute settlement system in Binh Duong province, the officials who work concurrently in labor relations at the provincial and district levels, the force of labor arbitrators, and labor conciliators have been disseminated and trained on the new regulations of the 2019 Labor Code as well as fostered to improve their capacity, knowledge and skills to handle and resolve situations arising in labor relations, in collective labor disputes, between the employer and the employee in the enterprise.

Awareness and actions of employers and employees in enterprises have changed positively. Most enterprises have focused on building, promulgating and well implementing collective labor agreements, labor regulations, salary scales, signing labor contracts, taking care of the material and spiritual lives of workers, etc. The grassroots trade union has done a good job of representing and protecting the legal rights of workers, contributing to helping enterprises stabilize and develop production and business. Workers in enterprises have gradually improved their industrial style, participated in learning to improve their cultural and professional qualifications, and gradually met the production and business requirements of enterprises. Especially facing difficulties in production and business activities from the end of 2022 until now, workers have shared and sympathized with the difficulties of enterprises, accompanying them.

Mr. Truong Van Phong - Deputy Head of the Provincial Industrial Zones Authority explains and clarifies the content of delegates' concerns

However, besides the achievements, the labor relations situation in Binh Duong in recent years has arisen many complicated and difficult problems in the State management of labor and employment such as: Some enterprises do not properly comply with the Labor Law, the Trade Union Law, and the Social Insurance Law, leading to the rights of workers not being guaranteed. Trade unions in enterprises have not done well in protecting their rights and obligations in representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers in labor relations.

Propaganda and advocacy work to establish grassroots trade unions and develop union members, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, faces many difficulties. Besides, there are still some enterprises that are eligible to establish trade unions but have not yet created the conditions. Coordination in organizing worker conferences and building collective labor agreements at enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, has not received due attention. Some enterprise owners disregard the implementation of democratic regulations at the grassroots as a task of the Trade Union executive committee or do so purely as a formality, not considering it a solution to stabilize labor relations.

Member of the delegation analyze the results achieved, shortcomings and limitations in the implementation of Directive 03 in Binh Duong province

At the meeting, members of the delegation evaluated and analyzed the results achieved, shortcomings and limitations in implementing Directive No. 03 in Binh Duong province; Representatives of provincial departments, committees and branches also explained and clarified the contents at the request of the Delegation.

Speaking at the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Do Ngoc An highly appreciated the implementation of the Secretariat's Directive No. 03 in the province during the past time, ensuring the building of a harmonious and progressive working environment, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province, maintaining political security, social order and safety, ensuring good security - national defense in the province.

Mr. Do Ngoc An - Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission speaks to conclude the meeting

Through the actual survey at enterprises, he said that compared to the local average, the current income level of workers is still low, so he suggested Binh Duong pay attention to increasing the income level of workers to suit actual requirements. Paying attention to building trade union organizations on par with the task of local economic development. Focusing on developing Party organizations in enterprises, developing Party members among workers to enhance the role of Party organizations in foreign-invested enterprises.

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The PPC Chairman Vo Van Minh receives the direction of the delegation

Receiving the guidance from the delegation, PPC Chairman Vo Van Minh emphasized that the province will study some outstanding points that need attention as pointed out by the delegation to have solutions to contribute to building a harmonious and progressive labor relations in the coming time. At the same time, he he proposed to the delegation to advise the Central Government on institutions for provinces and cities in the Southeast region, including Binh Duong province to contribute to promoting local sustainable development in the coming time.

Specifically, topic 1: Building and perfecting institutions and policies, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of State management in association with green growth goals.

Topic 2: Communication, education and awareness raising

Topic 3: Human resource development and green jobs

Topic 4: Mobilizing financial resources and promoting investments for green growth

Topic 5: Investing in science and technology, innovation

Topic 6: Integration and international cooperation

Topic 7: Equality in green transformation, ensuring that different target groups, especially those affected when economic restructuring associated with growth model innovation, disadvantaged groups (women, children, ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, the elderly) have equal access to opportunities, information, technical infrastructure, basic social services, suitable to new fields and jobs during the transition to green economy.

Topic 8: Energy (ensuring energy security in the direction of developing energy sources, exploiting and using energy sources economically and transforming the energy source structure towards reducing dependence on fossil energy; promoting efficient exploitation and increasing the proportion of renewable and new energy sources in the province's energy production and consumption, etc.).

Topic 9: Industry (improving energy use performance and efficiency, reducing energy consumption; step by step limiting industries that generate large waste, cause pollution and degrade the environment, and create conditions for the development of new green manufacturing industries, etc.).

Topic 10: Transportation and logistics services (increasing investment in modernization of transport systems, networks and vehicles on the basis of energy saving, high economic and environmental efficiency, and resilience to climate change;accelerating the transformation of goods transportation methods, promoting logistics activities in the green direction; improving competitiveness, developing logistics services in the green direction).

Topic 11: Construction (promoting urbanization towards a sustainable smart city that is resilient to climate change, ensuring eco-economic efficiency).

Topic 12: Agriculture and agricultural development (developing modern agriculture, circular agriculture, green, clean, sustainable, smart agriculture, improving the quality, added value and competitiveness of agricultural production through the adjustment and restructuring of livestock, crops, forestry and aquaculture and the application of processes and technologies for economical and efficient use of seeds, feed, agricultural materials and natural resources, etc.)

Topic 13: Waste management (strengthening waste management through research and development of solid waste integrated management models, waste treatment technology towards circular economy, waste transformation into resources, production materials, etc.).

Topic 14: Air quality management

Topic 15: Management of water resources, land resources, biodiversity; blue sea economic development.

Topic 16: Green, sustainable consumption and shopping.

Topic 17: Building a green, smart and sustainable healthcare; promoting community health care in the direction of improving people's capacity to cope with climate change and air pollution.

Topic 18: Developing tourism types in the direction of green growth, developing green tourism products.​

The "Meet Japan 2023" program aims to practically celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of Viet Nam - Japan diplomatic relations; is an opportunity for Binh Duong province and localities and Japanese partners to evaluate the cooperation results in the past time and the direction of cooperation in the coming time. At the same time, promoting economic diplomacy activities, attracting foreign direct investment capital as well as widely promoting the image of Binh Duong province, and contributing to strengthening the relationship between Binh Duong province and Japanese localities and partners, thereby contributing to promoting the extensive strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Japan.

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 Ms. Ha Thanh - Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs reports on the preparation of the event

It is expected that the program will be held in 02 days from September 08 to 09, 2023 at the Provincial Convention and Exhibition Center and some locations in Binh Duong province with about 400 guests including Senior leaders of the Government of Viet Nam, Government of Japan, leaders of Japanese localities twinning with Binh Duong province, Japanese enterprises, etc.

The program includes the following main contents: the Conference "Supply and demand connection of Goods and Industry and Trade Fair of the Southeast Region"; "Binh Duong Women with Japanese Culture" Program; "Meet Japan" program to meet Japanese enterprises and partners; Groundbreaking ceremony of A1 roundabout; Opening of WTC Exhibition Center; inauguration of WTC Tower; Welcome music and fireworks show.

There are also side events such as the Festival at AEON MALL Thuan An, Binh Duong; Viet Nam - Japan cultural, art, and culinary exchange program of "Japan Festival"; Viet Nam - Japan youth exchange program.​

Leader of the Provincial Industrial Zones Authority comments on the program content

At the meeting, representatives of departments and branches commented on such contents as guests, the event organization, the organization budget, the propaganda, etc.

Concluding the meeting, Permanent Vice Chairman of the PPC Mai Hung Dung emphasized the importance of the event, therefore requesting the departments and branches to carefully prepare the event program, especially the logistics of sending invitations, budgeting, event propaganda, etc. Agencies and units closely coordinate and organize the implementation of specific assigned tasks to make the event a success, contributing to further tightening the friendly cooperation relationship between the two countries Viet Nam - Japan in general, Binh Duong province, and localities of Japan in particular.​​​

​Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies attended and spoke to direct the meeting.

According to the report, in the past 3 years, the City Party Committee has focused on leading, directing, and proposing timely solutions to both effectively prevent and control the pandemic, while implementing the tasks of socio-economic development and ensuring social security; implementing management solutions to restore economic development, creating conditions for enterprises to conduct production and business activities, and ensure jobs and workers' lives.

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Delegates attend the meeting

Most of the targets were implemented according to the progress compared to the Resolution, 25/41 targets achieved, 16/41 targets were close to the Resolution. The economic structure has shifted in the right direction, the growth rates of the trade - service, industry - handicraft sectors always increased in the direction that next year is higher than the previous year (up to now, the economic structure of service - industry - agriculture has shifted with the corresponding rate of 60.91% - 39.06% - 0.03%). The value of the service industry increased on average annually at 27.62% (exceeding 0.12% compared to the Resolution). Total retail sales of goods increased on average annually at 27.72% (0.04% higher than the Resolution). The value of industrial production increased on average annually at 27.27% (0.07% higher than the Resolution). 54 domestic enterprises and 368 foreign-invested enterprises were attracted (up 157 enterprises compared to the beginning of the tenure) with a total investment capital of 198,656 million USD. Total state budget revenue in the city reached 42,305 billion 365 million VND, achieving an average annual growth rate of 8%/year (reaching the target of the Resolution).

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Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee awards the Certificate of Merit from the Provincial Party Committee to Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee

The socio-cultural field has undergone many changes, social security has been ensured, the material and spiritual life of the people has been improved, and many movements and activities were regularly organized to take care of policy beneficiaries, the poor, and workers.

Administrative reform has focused on implementation and achieved high results. For 9 consecutive years, it has been rated as the leading unit in the province. The initial digital transformation has been effectively implemented initially. National defense - security was maintained, social order and safety were ensured. Party building and political system building have always been paid attention to and achieved good results.

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Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi speaks at the mid-term preliminary meeting of the 12th Thu Dau Mot City Party Congress

Speaking at the meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi highly appreciated the results of Thu Dau Mot City achieved through 03 years of implementing the Resolution. The Secretary emphasized, besides the basic advantages, Thu Dau Mot city has to face many difficulties and challenges greater than forecast. Therefore, in the tenure's remaining time, the City Party Committee needs to keep a close eye on the situation, focus on leading and directing the drastic implementation of tasks and solutions to overcome difficulties; develop a plan with a very specific roadmap to continue striving to fulfill the targets and tasks set out by the Resolution of the City Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure. Specifically, continuing to do better in adjusting the general planning of Thu Dau Mot city and managing the planning in order to create driving force and leverage for the city's development, while also mobilizing and promoting all resources for the province's general development. The city's general planning must adhere to the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. In the immediate future, focusing on local adjustment of high-rise construction in Thu Dau Mot city, meeting current requirements. Implementing synchronously solutions to renovate and embellish old urban areas, building and developing new urban areas, associated with the process of building province's smart cities. Focusing on leading and drastically directing the disbursement of public investment capital, taking advantage of mobilizing resources to continue developing synchronous transport infrastructure, connecting with key transport projects of the province, forming a continuous traffic network, expanding the connection of the Region. Along with speeding up the implementation of traffic works in the West - Northwest of the city (Tuong Binh Hiep ward, Hiep An ward), it is necessary to urgently complete investment procedures and carry out the compensation and site clearance for the road along the Saigon river from Thu Dau Mot city to Thuan An city to expand and develop urban space and serve tourism, etc.

On this occasion, the Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Provincial Party Committee for outstanding achievements in 03 years of implementing the Resolution of the 12th City Party Congress, 2020-2025 tenure. At the same time, Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee also commended 09 collectives and 09 individuals.

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Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee commends collectives and individuals for achievements in 03 years of implementing the Resolution of the 12th City Party Congress

​Accordingly, the plan focuses on extensive propaganda and training in basic digital skills for people and enterprises in Binh Duong; focuses on training and supporting digitization for home enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), providing them with basic skills to participate in the digital economy. Starting with implementing a digital platform, which can be used to deliver a series of visual lessons; organizing training courses both online and in person for special groups in the community such as those with low incomes, low levels of education, the elderly, farmers and people in rural and remote areas.

To work towards higher value and higher productivity activities, all enterprises in Binh Duong, both larger industries and their suppliers (SMEs and local small enterprises), need support to gain knowledge of applying Industry 4.0, advanced production technologies and methods. Existing projects and initiatives must be connected to act as a support network for knowledge, development, and practice.

There are already many initiatives related to advanced manufacturing/smart industry/industry 4.0 such as the newly established Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship at EIU, initiatives of the Becamex Smart Manufacturing Center, various fields at EIU, VGU and some vocational colleges, as well as a wide range of research projects at VGU and EIU related to this topic. Many international partners have specific expertise in this field, already operating or connecting with partners in Binh Duong.

In addition, sustainability and "green growth" will increasingly become the key to future economic development. Initiating and implementing projects related to sustainability and green growth, which can be introduced to the public as well as to the enterprise community such as: use of renewable energy, zero-emission vehicles, projects that people and enterprises participate in.

In addition, entrepreneurship promotes the innovation ecosystem by promoting the role of existing start-ups such as BBI, Block71, Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship. Building a clear vision of the most suitable type of startup, attracting startup students and startup enterprises to Binh Duong.

At the same time, in the globally connected economy, Binh Duong continues to attract investors, talents and international partners to invest, learn and cooperate through bilateral relationships such as Eindhoven and Daejeon, organize international events and conferences in Binh Duong, participate in related international events, conferences and trade shows around the world to tell Binh Duong's story, participate in international networks, participate in international rankings and annual award events and more marketing and branding events.

Attending the meeting were Mr. Phan Van Mai - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee (PPC) and leaders of the departments, committees, branches and localities of the two provinces and cities.

The leader delegation went to survey the reality of the Ho Chi Minh City - Chon Thanh Expressway passing through Go Dua - Doc Lap; Ring Road No. 3 at the intersection of Song Than and An Binh road.

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Chairman of Binh Duong PPC Vo Van Minh and leaders of Thu Duc City survey the Ho Chi Minh City - Chon Thanh Expressway passing through Go Dua-Doc Lap

Chairman of Binh Duong PPC Vo Van Minh survey to expand An Binh road section

At the meeting between the two localities, Thu Duc City proposed to invest in 05 key connection locations between Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong province. Specifically, Dao Trinh Nhat street - Thu Duc city, An Binh road - Di An city, with a length of 1.39 kilometers, in which the section through Di An city is 1.09 kilometers long, with a planned road width of 34m to facilitate the connection between the two provinces and cities.

DT.743B Road connects with Binh Chieu Road and Ho Chi Minh City - Chon Thanh Expressway and DT.743B Road in Thuan An City, with a length of more than 12 kilometers, of which the section through Binh Duong province is about 11.44 kilometers, with a planned road width of 60 meters.

The road section expected to launch the South Linh Trung Export Processing Zone No. 2 - Thu Duc city and Vinh Phu 32 road - Thuan An city is 2.5 kilometers long, of which the section through Binh Duong province is 2.1km long, with a planned road width of 23 meters.

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Chairman of Thu Duc City People's Committee Hoang Tung proposes investment locations connecting Thu Duc city and Di An city, Thuan An city, Binh Duong

The section of road N3 - Thu Duc city and Vinh Phu 41 road - Thuan An city is 2.6 kilometers long, of which the section through Binh Duong province is 2.3 kilometers long, with a road planning of 24m.​

The road section marked N1 - Thu Duc city and Binh Hoa 1 road - Thuan An city is about 1 kilometer long, of which the section through Thuan An city, Binh Duong is 850 meters long, and the investment is expanded along the planned road width of 26 meters.

At the same time, the two sides also agreed to speed up the progress of investment in 47 locations connecting Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City) and Di An City (Binh Duong province); 06 locations connecting Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City) and Thuan An City (Binh Duong Province) according to the planned project.

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Secretary of the Di An City Party Committee Ho Quang Diep exchanges some contents at the meeting

At the meeting, the leaders of the departments, branches and localities of the two provinces and cities discussed solutions to effectively implement the projects and proposed the direction of connecting waterways and roads between the two localities to contribute to the effectiveness of the project to promote the economic development of the two provinces and cities. At the same time, discussing and agreeing on a number of issues such as: Raising the clearance height of Binh Trieu 1 and Binh Phuoc 1 bridges to transport goods on the Saigon River; proposing the location of the bridge over the Saigon River on the Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road No. 4; Song Than intersection project and An Binh road upgrade and expansion project and the bridge connecting Song Than overpass, etc.

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The PPC Chairman Vo Van Minh speaks at the meeting

Speaking at the meeting, the PPC Chairman Vo Van Minh proposed projects to relieve traffic pressure in the bordering areas between the two localities, in which it is proposed to build Tan An bridge to solve traffic congestion in the Provincial Road No. 8 through Phu Cuong bridge connecting with Huynh Van Cu street; at the same time opening up urban development space in the area, etc.

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Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai speaks at the meeting

Through the opinions of the units, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai suggested that the departments and branches of Ho Chi Minh City urgently need to implement the contents that the two localities have agreed on. During the implementation process, it is necessary to regularly exchange to solve and remove difficulties and problems. Agreeing with the proposal to invest in 05 key traffic connection locations between Thu Duc City and Di An City, Thuan An City, he asked Ho Chi Minh City to review and include in the mid-term plan 2025-2030. Ho Chi Minh City also wants to work with Binh Duong to study urban development along the Saigon River between the two localities, especially on the Saigon River through District 12, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi districts, etc. 

Attending the conference were Mr. Mai Hung Dung - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of PPC; Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Vice Chairman of PPC; departments, committees, branches and localities in the province.

​​Overview of the conference

The draft plan aims to orient Binh Duong development in accordance with the national master plan, the Southeast region plan, the national socio-economic development strategies and plans, ensuring consistency, consistent with the strategy of sustainable development, green growth, and adaptation to climate change.

The goal by 2030, Binh Duong basically becomes a smart city and basically meets the criteria of becoming a grade I city, directly under the Central Government, one of the modern, livable, civilized, and affectionate cities. In which, specific targets are set such as: The average growth rate of GRDP in the 2021 - 2030 period reaches from 9% - 10%; economic structure of industry - construction, service, agriculture - forestry - fishery, product taxes less subsidies on production respectively 62% - 30% - 2% - 6%; GRDP per capita at current prices is about 393 million - 419 million VND, equivalent to 15,000 - 16,000 USD; the share of the digital economy in GRDP is about 30 - 35%; the province's urbanization rate reaches 90%; 100% of communes meet the new advance rural standards; the rate of trained workers with diplomas and certificates is about 40 - 45%; unemployment rate <3%; reaching 32 hospital beds and 11 doctors per ten thousand people; Health insurance coverage rate reaches over 95%; the average residential area of the whole province is 33.5m²/person (in which the urban area is 34m2/person, the rural area is 29.64m2/person); the rate of using clean water and hygienic water of urban population reaches 100%, rural population 95%; 100% of urban daily-life solid waste is collected and treated according to regulations; 100% of hazardous wastes are collected, transported and treated according to regulations; the average green tree area per urban dweller in urban areas (Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, Di An, Ben Cat, Tan Uyen) reaches 8m2 - 10m2/person; the remaining urban areas reach ≥ 10m2/person; by 2025, mobilizing and relocating 30% - 40% of enterprises subject to relocation under the project of relocating manufacturing enterprises in the south to the northern localities of the province to focus on arranging the planning of converting functions to developing services and commerce, creating a sustainable balanced development.

The draft Plan sets out 9 groups of tasks and solutions: Rapid and sustainable development, creating breakthroughs and spillovers in regional and inter-regional economic development; focusing on perfecting institutions and policies and promoting the development of regional linkages; developing high-tech industry and completing infrastructure and urban areas; developing high-quality services, speeding up economic restructuring; restructuring and enhancing the value of the agricultural sector; developing science - technology, innovation associated with training high quality human resources; developing culture - society, improving people's material and spiritual life; firmly ensuring national defense and security, improving the efficiency of foreign affairs; focusing on building and correcting the Party and political system.

Mr. Doan Hong Tuoi - Chairman of Tan Uyen City People's Committee comments on the draft

At the conference, departments, committees, branches and localities made practical contributions, going into each target, group of tasks and solutions; mentioned and analyzed the tasks that are not suitable with the functions of each department, branch; and proposed solutions to achieve the set tasks.

Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Binh Duong PPC speaks to conclude the conference

Speaking at the conclusion of the conference, Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Binh Duong PPC acknowledged and highly appreciated the comments for the draft. He requested the Department of Planning and Investment to receive and select the comments, synthesize and complete the report to submit to the PPC for consideration and approval. He emphasized that the development of groups of tasks and solutions should be specific, associated with the general planning and orientation of the province and the national plan in order to create a breakthrough in investment attraction and socio-economic development of the province.

​The total number of online public services eligible not to receive paper documents under the handling competence of departments, committees and branches is 666 administrative procedures (APs) in 91 fields.

Eligible online public services that do not receive paper documents under the jurisdiction of the district-level People's Committees have 45 APs in 15 fields; Eligible online public services that do not receive paper documents under the jurisdiction of the Commune-level People's Committee have 20 APs in 09 fields.

Departments, committees and branches, People's Committees of districts, towns and cities; People's Committees of communes, wards and towns base themselves on the list of online public services eligible deploy effectively and in accordance with regulations and periodically review to advise the PPC Chairman to standardize, adjust, replace and supplement to suit the regulations and actual situation of the province.

Assigning the Department of Information and Communications to chair, and coordinate with other branches and units in, ensuring the conditions for information technology infrastructure, technical standards, digital signatures and other related conditions so that the departments, committees, branches and localities to implement smoothly. At the same time, effectively organizing propaganda and communication to mobilize people and enterpises to participate in online application submission instead of in-person form.

The PPC Office based on its assigned functions, tasks and powers, coordinates with the Department of Information and Communications to monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of the above-mentioned contents, advises and proposes the PPC to direct the settlement of problems arising in the implementation process, ensuring that the provision of online public services is eligible not to receive paper documents in accordance with the provisions of law.

​Accordingly, the "Binh Duong Digital Government" app is a channel to receive and facilitate civil servants, public employees in handling online public services, reflecting recommendations, looking up and exploiting information and data in a timely manner. Besides, through this app, it will help change the habits of officials, civil servants and public employees in using mobile devices to process work, improve work efficiency, save time and minimize delays and shortcomings in performing assigned tasks.

Delegates perform the announcement ceremony of Binh Duong Digital Government app

Basic features of the app: Information module includes news, reference information, operating data. Module for handling daily work: Work schedule - makes it easy to track the calendar, notify when there are changes; notify when there is a meeting through the paperless meeting room; manage documents when there are incoming documents that need to be handled immediately or waiting for digital signature, unprocessed documents that are about to be overdue will be alerted, etc. to ensure the proportion of documents processed on time.

Processing of one-stop-shop documents: When documents are submitted on the Provincial or National Public Service Portal, officials, civil servants and public employees are notified that there are documents to be processed, and a warning that the documents is about to be overdue for timely implementation.

Handling complaints 1022: Incoming people's complaints are notified directly to officials, civil servants and public employees assigned to handle and resolve petitions, handle, look up and track complaints.

IOC function: Officials, civil servants and public employees can monitor warnings related to socio-economic indicators, operating indicators. With the Utilities section, it is possible to use functions such as internal chat to send and receive documents, create interactive groups; look up information to serve the direction and advice.