The MoC organized an expert workshop on Outline Report on assessment of urbanization in Vietnam in the period of 2011 – 2020, objectives and tasks of urban development in the period of 2021 - 2030 and 5 years plan of 2021 – 2025. Deputy minister of Construction Phan Thi My Linh chaired the workshop.
The whole workshop
Experts from the Central Economic Committee, Institute of Development Strategy, Central Institute for Economic Research and Management, Institute of Sociology, National Economics University, University Fulbright, Vietnam Urban Development Association, Vietnam Association of Architects, Vietnam Real Estate Association, Vietnam Water and Sewerage Association, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Green Growth Institute Global attended the workshop.
At the workshop, experts discussed and gave many opinions to comprehensively evaluate the achieved results as well as the limitations and shortcomings in the process of urbanization in Vietnam in the 2011-2020 period.
In addition, experts spoke and clarified the trend and role of urban areas for the task of socio – economic development, industrialization and modernization of the country; proposing their viewpoints, objectives, tasks and major solutions for urban development in the period of 2021 – 2030 to serve the State management of the MoC and consult in building the Socio – Economic Development Strategy for the period of 2021 – 2030, Documents of the XIII National Party Congress.
To conclude the workshop, Deputy Minister Phan thi My Linh thanked domestic and international experts for contributing many important ideas, and said that the Ministry of Construction would synthesize and study to quickly complete the outline report on assessment of urbanization process in Vietnam in the period 2011-2020 and objectives and tasks of urban development in the period of 2021 – 2030 and 5-years plan of 2021 - 2025.
Written by: Tran Dinh Ha
Translated by Mai Anh