According to Dr. Tran Hau Ngoc - Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality (Ministry of Science and Technology), in recent times, implementing the productivity improvement goals of the Party and the Government, many policies, programs and activities to improve productivity have been implemented in ministries, branches, localities and enterprises. Thereby, productivity improvement results have been recorded. The productivity of the total factor is constantly improving, contributing significantly to the country's economic growth.
The policies of the Party and State are reflected in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party, which orients the main targets for socio-economic development in the five years 2021 - 2025. In particular, in terms of economy: The average economic growth rate (GDP) for 5 years is about 6.5 - 7%/year; the contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to growth is about 45%; the average growth rate of social labor productivity is over 6.5%/year. These are very important orientations that have been set out.
To concretize the policies according to the Resolution of the Party Congress and the Government, the Prime Minister issued and organized the implementation of mechanisms, policies, strategies and plans related to productivity promotion. In particular, the National Program to support businesses to improve productivity and quality of products and goods for the period 2021-2030 (Project 1322); Overall plan to improve productivity based on science, technology and innovation for the period 2021-2030. In addition, the National Program on increasing labor productivity by 2030 with the goal of becoming an important driving force for rapid and sustainable growth, effectively taking advantage of the opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution by 2030.
In addition, Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, the target set for 2030 is related to productivity. Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo has set a very specific target. In particular, the contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to economic growth is over 55%. The Prime Minister issued Resolution 03/NQ-CP implementing Resolution 57 of the Politburo, the Ministry of Science and Technology has proactively proposed a Government resolution implementation program. The National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality has assigned the Vietnam Productivity Institute to study input factors to achieve TFP growth in the coming time to contribute to sustainable socio-economic development, Dr. Tran Hau Ngoc emphasized.
Sharing about solutions to improve national labor productivity, Associate Professor. Dr. Phan Chi Anh - Director of the Business Administration Research Center, Vietnam National University - Vietnam National University, Hanoi analyzed that with the strength of the National Capital Investment Committee being connecting international organizations such as the International Labor Organization, the Asian Productivity Organization, the World Standards Organization (ISO), ... through these organizations, many training and development programs for the education sector with experts in this field can be implemented.
In addition, it is necessary to innovate Program 1322, in which businesses need to propose improving productivity and quality in the coming time and towards comprehensive development. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the connection between the National Steering Committee for Capital Investment, the training sector and enterprises to jointly develop and improve labor productivity in the new context.
