According to the development goals and targets to 2030, Can Tho City will become a national growth pole, playing a driving role in development, spreading, and leading the whole region.
Can Tho City will be the regional center for trade, tourism, logistics, marine economy, processing industry, strategic technology, high-tech agriculture, education and training, specialized medicine, startup center, science and technology and innovation, cultural and sports development; is a core urban area, with synchronously completed strategic infrastructure, connecting smoothly both inside and outside the city; building Can Tho people with rich identity, revolutionary ideals, ethics, and intelligence...
In terms of economy, the set target is a growth rate of 10 - 10.5%/year or more; labor productivity growth rate of over 10%/year; GRDP/person in 2030 is 8,500 USD/person (at current prices); total annual budget revenue increases by about 15%; striving to reach an estimated 57,000 billion VND by 2030; by 2030, the urbanization rate is at least 50%...
In terms of society, the rate of trained workers with degrees and certificates is 35 - 40%, the number of employed workers in the economy by 2030 is strived to reach 1,700,000 people; striving to reach 19 doctors/10,000 people; the number of hospital beds by the end of 2030 will reach over 44 hospital beds/10,000 people...
With a vision to 2050, Can Tho becomes a unique modern river-sea city of Southeast Asia, the "Green - Smart - Identity Mekong Gateway", a center of energy, river-sea logistics and high-class urban services of sub-regions, green - circular industry, leading the low-emission agricultural value chain; knowledgeable, civilized society, people with high quality of life, safe environment, modern infrastructure, smart and sustainable connectivity.
Can Tho City also sets out key tasks and breakthroughs in innovation in management and administration thinking; developing high-quality human resources; investing in infrastructure and organizing development space; developing science and technology - innovation - digital transformation.
Along with that is to propose a series of development orientations for important sectors, plans to organize socio-economic activities; plans for urban system planning and territorial organization of rural areas; plans for functional areas development; infrastructure development plans...
The Eighth Session (Specialized Session) of the 10th City People's Council, term 2021 - 2026 will continue until tomorrow (December 31) to consider and pass many urgent resolutions, contributing to the socio-economic development of the city.
