Southeast Region Coordinating Council in Vietnam

Establishment of the Southeast Region Coordinating Council in Vietnam (Internet image)

Decision 825/QD-TTg in 2023 on the establishment of the Coordinating Council for the Southeast region issued by the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

Functions of the Southeast Region Coordinating Council in Vietnam

Regional Coordinating Council is an interdisciplinary coordination organization established by decision of the Prime Minister; performing the function of assisting the Prime Minister in researching, directing, coordinating, and solving important and interdisciplinary tasks on regional linkage and sustainable development in the Southeast region.

Organizational structure of the Southeast Region Coordinating Council in Vietnam

The Regional Coordinating Council includes:

- Chairman of the Council: Prime Minister;

- Standing Vice Chairman: Minister of Planning and Investment;

- Vice President: Minister of Transport;

- Vice President: Minister of Science and Technology;

- Vice President: Minister of Construction;

- Vice President: Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

- Members:

+ Deputy ministers and equivalents of ministries and ministerial-level agencies: Planning and Investment, Industry and Trade, Information and Communication, Education and Training, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Government Office;

+ Chairmen of People's Committees of Provinces and Centrally Run Cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

The Regional Coordinating Council may establish sub-committees to act as focal points for coordination by sectors, fields, or sub-regions. The sub-committee is organized and operates under the part-time regime prescribed by the Chairman of the Regional Coordinating Council.

The advisory and assisting apparatus of the Regional Coordinating Council, Ministries, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities includes: Office of the Regional Coordinating Council, Ministerial Coordination Team, Provincial Coordinating Team, and Advisory Group.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is the standing body of the Regional Coordinating Council, using the assisting apparatus to perform the tasks of the Regional Coordinating Council. The Ministry of Planning and Investment was allowed to set up the Office of the Regional Coordinating Council. The civil servant payroll of the Office of the Regional Coordinating Council belongs to the civil servant payroll of the Ministry of Planning and Investment and operates under the part-time regime.

Tasks and powers of the Southeast Region Coordinating Council in Vietnam

Researching and proposing to the Prime Minister directions, solutions, mechanisms, and policies to implement the goals and tasks in Resolution 24-NQ/TW in 2022 of the Politburo on socio-economic development and assurance of national defense and security in the Southeast region; assist the Prime Minister in directing, regulating, coordinating, urging, and guiding the implementation of objectives, tasks, programs, projects, and regional linkage activities, ensuring synchronous, consistent, and effective implementation, in accordance with the provisions of law and the planning approved by the competent authority.

Coordinating activities of formulating, adjusting, and organizing the implementation of the national master plan, the master plan for the Southeast region in the period of 2021–2030 with a vision to 2050, and the planning of provinces and cities in the Southeast region in the period of 2021–2030 with a vision to 2050.

Researching and proposing institutions, mechanisms, and policies for the development of the Southeast region, promoting regional and sub-regional linkages to ensure regulations, mechanisms, and policies for linking regions and sub-regions are implemented synchronously, consistently, effectively, and with discipline.

Organizing investment promotion activities, mobilizing resources, and attracting investment; coordinating the use of public investment capital to orient and lead non-state investment resources (FDI, corporate capital, and private capital); and promoting investment under the mode of public-private partnership (PPP), especially in the development of strategic and important infrastructure in the region.

Coordinating activities to synchronously develop the socio-economic infrastructure system, with priority given to the transport infrastructure system. Research on the formation of a regional infrastructure development fund.

Guiding and supporting localities in the region to deal with inter-provincial and municipal issues that are not under the jurisdiction of localities in the region.

Coordinating with other regions in socio-economic development cooperation between regions.

Coordinating in the fields of urban, logistics, high-quality services (financial centers, regional logistics centers), science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Promoting and supporting the formation and development of business associations, industry associations, alliances, and cooperative alliances in the whole region.

Deciding on the use of financial and other resources assigned to perform the functions, tasks, and powers of the Regional Council.

Other tasks and powers assigned by the Prime Minister in accordance with law.

More details can be found in Decision 825/QD-TTg issued on July 11, 2023.

Duong Chau Thanh

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