Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just reported to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the results of implementing policies to detect, attract and value talented people in the area.
According to the report, the results of attracting high-quality human resources in the past time have not been uniform and have not reached the set goals.
Implementing Decree 140/2017/ND-CP of the Government on policies to attract and create a source of cadres from excellent graduates and young scientists, Ho Chi Minh City has only recruited 4 civil servants and 5 public employees.
Regarding the policy of attracting experts and scientists according to Resolution 27/2023/NQ-HDND, the City has signed contracts with 8 experts and scientists.
Meanwhile, according to Resolution 25/2023/NQ-HĐND, Ho Chi Minh City has selected 36 civil servants and public employees subject to the policy of valuing talent.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, one of the biggest reasons is fierce competition from the private sector. Although the City has applied preferential income policies at a high level, many non-public sector enterprises are willing to pay more attractive wages to attract high-quality human resources.
In addition, the current income and support levels, although highly appreciated domestically, are still not competitive enough with the international labor market to attract leading experts. Some procedural barriers such as visas and work permits also affect the ability to invite foreign experts to work.
In addition to income, the research environment is also a major barrier. Science and technology activities require significant investment resources for laboratories, equipment, databases and research infrastructure. Meanwhile, limited budget conditions make the working environment not attractive enough to leading scientists.
At the grassroots level, attracting high-quality human resources is even more difficult when units do not have the authority to directly recruit, and must depend on the assigned staffing quotas. Most of the work is practical, so it has not created attraction for talent.
Ho Chi Minh City proposes many breakthrough mechanisms to attract and retain talents. The city proposes applying an open recommendation mechanism, allowing special recruitment of individuals who are guaranteed by reputable expert councils and scientific organizations for their capacity.
Notably, Ho Chi Minh City proposes to pilot "Talented Visa" for overseas Vietnamese and international experts, with a residency period of 5 - 10 years, exempted from work permits according to the normal procedure, enjoying personal income tax incentives and favorable entry mechanisms.
The city also proposed increasing autonomy for heads of agencies, units, universities, and public hospitals in directly negotiating, signing contracts and deciding on preferential treatment regimes for leading experts.
In addition, the City proposes to study a mechanism to pay salaries according to market value, approaching the income level of the private sector and international organizations. Talent income includes not only basic salaries but also project allowances, along with a mechanism to share benefits from inventions and research projects that bring economic value.
At the same time, build comprehensive social security policies for talents such as housing support, 0% interest home loans, creating jobs for spouses and supporting children's education at high-quality educational institutions.
