Welcome to Group Presentation

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Welcome to Group Presentation

• Presented by-
• Md. Dildar Ahmed
• On Behalf of group No-3

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Introduction

• As a part of 54th ACAD course we have visited
  Thailand and Vietnam from 29 April, to 07 May,
  2007. We visited two institution AIT Thailand and
  AIT Center of Vietnam. Both the institution
  arranged our visit very nicely. On the basis of
  those experiences I am going to present our group
  report.

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Objectives

• To gather practical knowledge and experience
• To choose appropriate strategy and techniques in
  formulating our future policy/planning
• To update our knowledge and skill
• Capacity building for BPATC with the experiences
  from NAPA
• To adopt their successful experiences in our
  organization.

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Assigned Organizations

• NAPA
• NAPA is a key training institution of government
• It was established by decree no. 253/HDBT in 1992
  
• It is the center for training, retraining of
  civil servants and scientific research on state,
  law, public administration and public
  administration reform.

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Different Campus of NAPA

• NAPA headquarters in Hanoi a centre in Hue, a
  Foundation in Ho Chi Minh city and an affiliated
  branch in Buon Ma Thuot

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Functions

• Training and retraining of civil servants
• Scientific research on state, law, public
  administration and public administration reform
• Advise the government on legal and regulatory
  issues, state management and public
  administration reform.

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Organization

• President and 3 Vice President
• 3 functional departments
• 11 faculties
• 6 training sections
• NAPA office

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Total Staff

• More than 600 people, in which 450 in Hanoi, and
  150 in Ho Chi Minh city.
• Trainers 05
• Professors 04
• Associate professors 15
• Ph D 73
• Master degree holders 120
• Trainers, researchers 300.

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The Civil service Training system

• At the central level NAPA Ho Chi Minh Academy
  for Political Sciences Academy for National
  Defense.
• Ministerial Training Colleges
• Provincial School of Politics
• District Cadre training Centers

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Forms of Training and Retraining

• Retraining courses for experts
• Retraining courses for high ranking officials as
  Vice Chairpersons of provinces and Vice
  Ministers
• Full time bachelor degree in public
  administration Programs
• Part time BA degree in public Administration
  programs
• Master degree in State Management programs
• Ph D. research in State Management
• Pre Service training
• Tailor made Course

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Scientific Research Activities

• Since 1990 up to now NAPA has registered and
  carried out research for hundreds of state level
  and ministerial level research topics which have
  been tested and and approved as excellent in
  quality
• Hundreds of books written by NAPA staff have been
  published, and PAR information

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International Cooperation

• NAPA is a full member of two international
  organizations the International Association of
  Schools and institutes of Administration (IASIA)
  and the Eastern Regional Organization for Public
  Administration (EROPA)
• It has also lateral cooperation with many schools
  and institutes of public management in the world
  as UK, Germany, Denmark, France , CANADa, Japan
  etc
• Invitation of foreign professors and trainers.

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Comparison

• Both Bangladesh Public Administration training
  Center (BPATC) and NAPA provide training for the
  civil servants of their respective countries
• In addition to training NAPA provides graduation,
  post graduation and Ph D. degrees to their
  participants
• NAPA has membership with International
  Association of School and Institute of
  Administration (IASIA) and eastern regional
  Organization for Public Administration (EROPA)
• NAPA staff have been involved in joint research
  with different ministries and localities
• NAPA is an autonomous body created by decree no.
  253/HDBT in June, 1992
• NAPA also conducts training for peoples
  representatives.

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Planning and Investment attempts taken in
Vietnam by Ministry of planning and investment

• Economy has been gradually shifting from
  centrally planed economy into a socialistic
  market economy
• Decentralization of administrative management and
  planning between central and local level have
  been started
• Delegation of financial and project approving
  power to the local level have been introduced
• Privatization have been given preference
• Foreign investment are encouraged
• Development plans have been taken for long (20
  years) and medium term (5 years) basis and short
  term ( 1year) basis
• Necessary steps have been taken for legal reforms.

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Vietnams Economy

• At present the economy of Vietnam is growing
  fast
• GDP rose by 7.24 in 2001-2003
• Average annual economic growth rate 7.1 (
  2001-03)
• Industrial production in 2000 were 3.6 times
  higher than that of 1990
• Export 84 billion ( crude oil contribution is
  73)
• Foreign debt was in last fiscal year only 35
  billion which was under tolerable limit (35).

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Learning Pointsa. NAPA

• Graduation, Post Graduation and Doctorate Degree
  Programs are being offered within the NAPA
  training policy
• Training for the political leaders
• NAPA is an autonomous body organization
• NAPA has linkages with some other international
  training institutes

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b. Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

• Introduced socialistic oriented market economy on
  their own way
• Election process has been started in some levels
  under communism
• Introduced proper land use policy
• Measures taken to ensure quality of Agricultural
  product
• Preservation of sustainable management of natural
  resources
• Different measures have been taken to attract the
  foreign investors ( on line service etc)
• 96 literacy rate have been achieved by adopting
  different measures
• C. Other learning points
• Legal reforms have been initiated for socialistic
  oriented market economy
• Introduction of proper land use policy
• Due honor for great leaders
• Equal participation of men and women.

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Overall learning points

• NPM in Public Administration is being introduced
  as administrative reforms agenda
• Peoples oriented administration
• Fixing of time for service delivery in govt.
  offices
• All necessary forms for getting services from
  govt. offices given in the website
• Decentralization of power
• Training institute not only for training
• Two years pre service training for newly
  recruited civil servants, those who cant
  successfully complete they are withdrawn
• One stop service may be introduced in some
  selective service delivery offices.

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Towards Development in Bangladesh

• Because of achievement in literacy (Thailand 94
  and Vietnam 96) both the countries are growing
  fast, Bangladesh should take necessary steps to
  educate its people
• Equal participation of men and women in
  development activities in Bangladesh may be
  ensured
• Appropriate investment policy can be introduced
  according to needs
• Eco-tourism is an important sector for
  development, it needs proper arrangement in
  Bangladesh
• Both Thailand and Vietnam developed road
  communication, Bangladesh can give proper
  importance to this sector
• Minimum area of land can be used for constructing
  houses like Vietnam to save agricultural land
• Preservation of important natural resources
• Capacity building of BPATC may be ensured by
  offering graduation, post graduation and
  doctorate degree in public administration
• Adoption of proper planning and ensuring
  iplementation.

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Action Plan

• Short term
• -Maintaining office time
• -Interior Decoration of office room
• To develop habit to pay attention to the
  customers
• Finish the duty in time.
• Mid term
• -Increase the degree of adaptability
• -Start physical exercise to maintain physical
  mental health.
• Long term
• -Provide on-line citizen services
• -Recommend updating of at least one rules (
  punctual attendance ordinance, 1982)

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Conclusion

• From our experiences we found Vietnam is
  gradually developing in all sectors under
  socialistic market economy. On vital issues like
  infrastructure, agriculture, export- import,
  privatization, investment, education they have
  their long, mid and short term plan to achieve
  their development goals.
• Both Thailand and Vietnam have some similar
  features with Bangladesh. So we can share their
  success stories in our country.