Nội dung toàn văn Decision No. 07/QD-TTg of Jannuary 04, 2008, approval of the implementation Plan for Administrative Procedures Simplification Project in the fields of the state management for the period 2007 - 2010
THE PRIME MINISTER | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness |
No. 07/QĐ-TTg | Hanoi, January 04, 2008 |
DECISION
APPROVAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES SIMPLIFICATION PROJECT IN THE FIELDS OF THE STATE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PERIOD 2007 - 2010
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated 25 December 2001;
Pursuant to the Government’s Resolution No. 53/2007/NQ-CP dated 7 November 2007 promulgating the Government Action Plan for the 5th Conference Resolution of the 10th Central Committee of the Party on strengthening administrative reform, enhancing managerial efficiency and performance of state apparatus;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 30/QĐ-TTg dated 10 January 2007 approving the Master Plan for the Administrative Procedures Simplification Project in the fields of the state management for the period 2007- 2010;
In consideration of the proposal set forth by the Minister-Chairman of the Office of Government,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Implementation Plan for the Administrative Procedures Simplification Project in the fields of the state management for the period 2007-2010.
Article 2. Ministries, ministerial level agencies, People’s Committees of provinces, cities under the central governance shall adjust their respective plans for implementing the Administrative Procedures Simplification Project in the fields of the state management for the period 2007-2010 to conform with this Plan.
Article 3. To terminate operations of the Project Steering Committee and its Secretariat as provided for in sub-item 4 of item IV of the Administrative
Procedures Simplification Project in the fields of the state management for the period 2007-2010 which was approved along with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 30/QĐ-TTg dated 10 January 2007.
Article 4. The Office of Government shall supervise and inspect the implementation of this Plan by ministries, ministerial level agencies, People’s Committees of provinces, cities under the central governance.
Article 5. This Decision shall come into force from the date of its signing. Previous regulations contrary to this Decision are annulled.
Minister-Chairman of the Office of Government, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, chairmen of people’s committees of provinces, cities under the central governance shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.
| THE PRIME MINISTER |
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES SIMPLIFICATION PROJECT IN THE FIELDS OF THE STATE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PERIOD 2007-2010
(Promulgated as an attachment to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.07/QĐ-TTg dated 04 January 2008 )
A. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SUB-PROJECT 1 AND SUB-PROJECT 3
Item No. | Task | Starting Time | Completion Time | Implementing Agency | Output |
I. Organizational preparation | |||||
1 | Develop Draft Decision and Implementation Plan for the Administrative Procedures Simplification Project in the fields of the state management for the period 2007-2010 (referred hereinafter as Project 30) | 19/11/2007 | 15/12/2007 | OOG | The Prime Minister’s Decision to approve the Implementation Plan for Project 30 |
2 | Develop Draft Decision on establishment of STF and its functions, duties as stipulated in the Appendix I enclosed | 15/12/2007 | 15/01/2008 | OOG | The Prime Minister’s Decision |
3 | Develop Draft Decision on establishment of ACAPR and its functions, duties as stipulated in Appendix II enclosed | 15/12/2007 | 30/01/2008 | OOG | The Prime Minister’s Decision |
4 | Develop financial plan for the operation of STF, ACAPR and its Secretariat | 15/12/2007 | 15/01/2008 | OOG | Commitment to technical and financial support by national and international donors |
5 | Prepare material conditions for the operation of STF, ACAPR and its Secretariat | 15/01/2008 | 15/02/2008 | OOG and STF | Office, telephone lines, LAN and other necessary office equipment |
6 | Prepare personnel: select and train staff for STF | 15/01/2008 | 29/02/2008 | STF | Consolidated STF personnel |
7 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies, People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance establish their respective APR Groups of which functions, duties and members are provided for in Appendix III enclosed | 15/01/2008 | 29/02/2008 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies; People’s Committees of provinces, cities | TF established and list of members delivered to STF |
8 | Set up help desks at STF to respond to and assist with ministries, provinces and individuals, organizations in respect of difficulties in the process of Project 30 implementation | 15/02/2008 | 29/02/2008 | STF | Dedicated telephone no. set up |
9 | Develop and organize implementation of communication plan throughout the process of the Plan | 15/01/2008 | 15/02/2008 | STF | Raised awareness and attracted attention and engagement of the whole civil society |
10 | Equipping servers and softwares, install, customize, test the system, and train STF staff on the application | 15/01/2008 | 30/3/2008 | STF | Specialized software for inventories and reviews of administrative procedures, forms ready |
11 | Establish a STF website to facilitate the implementation of the Plan | 15/01/2008 | 30/3/2008 | STF | Website established |
12 | Develop documents, forms guiding ministries, ministerial level agencies and ACAPR on implementing the inventory and review of administrative procedures, forms; Develop quality control process of STF and ACAPR For the inventory, review of administrative procedures, forms | 15/01/2008 | 15/3/2008 | STF | Guidelines to ministries, ministerial level agencies on how to organize personnel, implement tasks, fill in the forms and specific deadlines to meet delivered |
13 | Organize training courses for ministries, ministerial level agencies’ staff in charge of Project 30 implementation; Organize training courses for ACAPR supporting Staff | 15/3/2008 | 30/3/2008 | STF | Trainees grasped necessary skills and requirements for inventory, review of administrative procedures, forms |
14 | Procure software, equipment needed and train staff assigned with publishing a unified database of administrative procedures, forms nationwide | 01/10/2008 | 31/12/2010 | STF | Unified database of administrative procedures, forms published on the website |
II. Implementation of inventory of administrative procedures, forms at ministerial level | |||||
15 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies conduct inventory of administrative procedures, form according to STF guidance | 01/4/2008 | 30/10/2008 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies | Inventory forms completed according to guidelines and sent regularly to STF |
16 | Collect inventory forms from ministries, ministerial level agencies and enter which into the specialized software | 01/4/2008 | 15/11/2008 | STF | Database of administrative procedures, forms developed |
17 | Send ministerial inventory results to ACAPR for its independent evaluation of inventory quality (accuracy, fullness) | 01/4/2008 | 15/11/2008 | STF | ACAPR independent evaluation |
18 | Receive ACAPR independent evaluation results and comments from individuals, organizations on missing or inaccurate administrative procedures, forms Cooperate with ministries, ministerial level agencies to verify, complete inventory | 01/4/2008 | 30/11/2008 | STF; ACAPR; Ministries, ministerial level agencies | Database of administrative procedures, forms supplemented, completed |
19 | Publish database of administrative procedures, forms on STF website | 01/12/2008 | 31/12/2008 | STF | Database of administrative procedures, forms published |
20 | Update, complete database of administrative procedures, forms throughout Project 30 | 01/4/2008 | 31/12/2010 | STF | Improve quality of database of administrative procedures, forms |
III. Implementation of review of administrative procedures, forms on ministerial level | |||||
21 | ACAPR identify priority administrative procedures, forms to be reviewed first | 01/02/2008 | 15/3/2008 | ACAPR | List of priority administrative procedures, |
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22 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies conduct review of administrative procedures, forms relating to business doing and other sectors as per the Prime Minister’s instructions with STF guidance | 01/11/2008 | 31/12/2009 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies | Review forms completed according to guidance and sent regularly to STF |
23 | Collect review forms from ministries, ministerial level agencies and enter data in the specialized software | 01/11/2008 | 30/1/2010 | STF | Review results of individual procedures, forms relating to business doing and other sectors as per instructions by the Prime Minister shall have been consolidated with respective review results by ministries, ministerial level agencies |
24 | Send ministerial review results to ACAPR for its independent analysis, evaluation | 01/11/2008 | 30/01/2010 | STF | ACAPR independent evaluation |
25 | ACAPR analyze and fill in the review Forms as per STF guidelines Analyze, evaluate ministerial review results received from STF | 01/11/2008 | 28/02/2010 | ACAPR | Filled in review forms sent to STF Review results by ministries, ministerial level agencies assessed |
26 | STF organize analysis, evaluation and make recommendations to simplify administrative procedures, forms based on review results from ministries, ministerial level agencies, ACAPR and comments from individuals, organizations | 01/11/2008 | 30/6/2010 | STF | Review results reported to the Government in June 2009, December 2009 and June 2010 |
27 | Taking into account the Government’s opinions, finalize and send recommendations to competent ministries, ministerial level agencies Inspect, supervise implementation of recommendations by ministries, ministerial level agencies | 01/6/2009 | 31/12/2010 | STF | Documents to simplify(amend, supplement or eliminate, annul ) administrative procedures, forms promulgated |
28 | Publish Report on review results of administrative procedures, forms | 01/6/2009 | 30/8/2010 | STF | Published on STF website at respective times |
29 | Develop drafts and present for ratification document to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, abolish) administrative procedures, forms, for recommendations within the authority of the National Assembly (NA), NA Standing Committee, the Government, Prime Minister, towards application of one document for amending other documents. | 01/6/2009 | 31/12/2010 | OOG; STF | Documents to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, annul) administrative procedures, forms promulgated |
30 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies analyze, develop draft documents to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, abolish) administrative procedures, forms according to their promulgating authority | 01/6/2009 | 31/12/2010 | Ministries, ministerial level agencies | Documents to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, annul ) administrative procedures, forms promulgated |
IV. Implementation of inventory of administrative procedures, forms on provincial/cities level | |||||
31 | Develop documents, forms guiding People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance in implementing inventory, review of administrative procedures, forms | 01/4/2008 | 30/5/2008 | STF | Guidance to People’s Committees of provinces, cities on how to organize personnel, implement tasks, fill in the forms and specific deadlines to meet delivered |
32 | Organize training courses for People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance’s full-time officers responsible for Project 30 implementation | 01/6/2008 | 30/6/2008 | STF | Trainees grasped necessary skills and requirements for inventory, review of administrative procedures, forms |
33 | People’s Committees of provinces, cities conduct inventory of administrative procedures, forms within their respective authority as per STF guidance | 01/7/2008 | 31/12/2008 | People’s Committees of provinces, cities | Inventory forms completed according to guidance and sent regularly to STF |
34 | Collect inventory Forms from People’s Committees of provinces, cities and enter the data in the specialized software | 01/7/2008 | 15/01/2009 | STF | Database of administrative procedures, forms developed |
35 | Send provincial inventory results to ACAPR for its independent evaluation of inventory quality (accuracy, fullness) | 01/7/2008 | 15/01/2009 | STF | ACAPR independent evaluation |
36 | Receive ACAPR independent evaluation results and comments from individuals, organizations on missing or inaccurate administrative procedures, forms Cooperate with People’s Committees of provinces, cities to verify, complete inventory | 01/7/2008 | 30/01/2009 | STF; ACAPR; People’s Committees of provinces, cities | Database of administrative procedures, forms in provinces/cities supplemented, completed |
37 | Publish database of administrative procedures forms on STF website | 01/02/2009 | 28/02/2009 | STF | Database of administrative procedures, forms in provinces/cities published |
38 | Continue updating, completing database of administrative procedures, forms throughout Project 30 | 01/7/2008 | 31/12/2010 | STF | Improved quality of database of administrative procedures, forms in provinces/cities |
V. Implementation of review of administrative procedures, forms in provinces. Cities | |||||
39 | People’s Committees of provinces, cities conduct review of administrative procedures, forms relating to business doing and other sectors as per the Prime Minister’s instructions with STF guidance | 01/01/2009 | 31/12/2009 | People’s Committees of provinces, cities | Review forms completed according to guidance and sent regularly to STF |
40 | Collect review forms from People’s Committees of provinces, cities and enter the data in the specialized software | 01/01/2009 | 30/1/2010 | STF | Review results of individual procedures, forms relating to business doing and other sectors as per instructions by the Prime Minister shall have been consolidated with |
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| respective review results by ministries, ministerial level agencies |
41 | Send provincial review results to ACAPR for its independent analysis, evaluation | 01/01/2009 | 30/01/2010 | STF | ACAPR independent evaluation |
42 | ACAPR analyze and fill in the review Forms as per STF guidelines Analyze, evaluate review results from People’s Committee of provinces/cities under central management received from STF | 01/01/2009 | 28/02/2010 | ACAPR | Filled in review forms sent to STF Review results by People’s Committees of provinces, cities assessed |
43 | STF organize analysis, evaluation and make recommendations to simplify administrative procedures, forms based on review results from People’s Committees of provinces, cities, ACAPR and comments from individuals, organizations | 01/01/2009 | 30/6/2010 | STF | Review results reported to the Government in June 2009, December 2009 and June 2010 |
44 | Taking into account the Government’s opinions, finalize and send recommendations to relevant People’s Committees Inspect, supervise implementation of recommendations by relevant People’s Committees and ministries | 01/6/2009 | 31/12/2010 | STF | Documents to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, annul ) administrative procedures, forms promulgated |
45 | Publish Report on review results of administrative procedures, forms | 01/6/2009 | 30/8/2010 | STF | Published on STF website at respective times |
46 | People’s Committees of provinces, cities instruct the study, development of draft documents to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, abolish) administrative procedures, forms according to their promulgating authority | 01/6/2009 | 31/12/2010 | People’s Committees of provinces, cities | Documents to simplify (amend, supplement or eliminate, annul ) administrative procedures, forms promulgated |
47 | Make wrap up report on the status of Sub-project 1 and Sub-project 3 implementation | 01/9/2010 | 30/11/2010 | STF | Wrap up report of the status of Sub-project 1 and Sub- project 3 implementation |
B. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SUB-PROJECT 2
Item No. | Task | Starting Time | Completion Time | Implementing Agency | Output |
1 | Inventory, review business conditions | 10/01/2007 | 31/12/2007 | MPI | Report on Business Conditions Simplification |
2 | Develop Draft Decree on business conditions simplification | 10/01/2007 | 20/02/2008 | MPI | Draft Decree on simplifying business conditions presented to the Government |
3 | Develop Draft Law on business conditions simplification. | 10/01/2007 | 20/6/2008 | MPI | Law on Business Conditions Simplification project presented to the Government |
4 | Develop wrap up report on the status of Sub-project 2 implementation | 20/6/2008 | 31/12/2008 | MPI | Wrap up report of Sub- project 2 implementation |
C. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SUB-PROJECT 4
Item No. | Task | Starting Time | Completion Time | Implementing Agency | Output |
1 | Study, survey on the receipt and handling of petitions, feedback in respect of mechanisms, policies, administrative procedures no longer suitable of State administration agencies | 10/01/2007 | 31/12/2007 | OOG | Report on assessment of the situation ofreceiving, handling feedback and petitions on mechanisms, policies,administrative procedures no longer suitable of State administration agencies |
2 | Develop Draft Decree on receiving, handling feedback and petitions on mechanisms, policies and administrative procedures | 10/01/2007 | 31/12/2007 | OOG | Submit to the Government the Draft Decree on receiving, handling feedback and petitions of individuals, organizations on mechanisms, policies, administrative procedures |
3 | Develop wrap up report on the status of Sub- project 4 implementation | 01/01/2008 | 30/6/2008 | OOG | Wrap up report of sub- project 4 implementation |
D. WRAP UP AND PREPARATION FOR POST-2010 PERIOD
Item No. | Task | Starting Time | Completion Time | Implementing Agency | Output |
1 | Develop wrap up report on the implementation of the Master Plan for Simplifying Administrative Procedures in the fields of state management for the period 2007 - 2010. | 01/6/2010 | 31/12/2010 | OOG | Wrap up report on the implementation of Project 30 in the fields of state management for the period 2007-2010 presented to the Government |
2 | Develop Administrative Procedures Law project | 10/01/2007 | 31/12/2009 | OOG | The National Assembly’s ratification of the Law on Administrative Procedures |
APPENDIX I
THE PRIME MINISTER’S SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES REFORM
(Promulgated as an attachment to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.07/QĐ-TTg dated 04 January 2008)
1. Role, functions
- An independent organization established by the Prime Minister, operating with specialized responsibilities for a period of 3 years (2008 - 2010).
- Report directly to the Prime Minister and use the OOG seal.
- Manage and coordinate the inventory of procedures across ministries, provinces.
- Develop a complete database of administrative procedures, forms and publish it on the web.
- Collect information relating to the review of administrative procedures from ministries, ministerial level agencies, provincial People’s Committees and relevant individuals, organizations.
- Review and make independent recommendations on simplification of administrative procedures, forms.
2. Organizational and personnel structure
- Minister, Chairman of OOG shall act as STF Director; have overall responsibility to the Prime Minister for STF operations.
- Director of OOG Department of Administrative Reform shall act as Deputy Director; and one Deputy Director of Administrative Reform shall act as Deputy Director responsible for directly managing, organizing STF work.
- Permanent staff shall be about 20, having qualifications in law, economics; the core staff shall include some from the OOG Department of Administrative Reform in charge of monitoring administrative procedures reform, and some to be called from several of OOG departments, working on a full time basis throughout the implementation of the Plan.
- STF shall be entitled to engaging national management experts, scientists (about 50) in the review and analysis of administrative procedures on contract basis. Their specific job duties shall be assigned by the STF leaders.
3. Responsibilities
- Compile, inventory all administrative procedures, forms according to the Forms developed by STF.
- Make independent review of administrative procedures, forms after ministries, provinces’ review.
- Recommend to the Government, Prime Minister procedures to be amended, annulled, or simplified which ministries, provinces cannot prove legal, necessary and friendly to the people and businesses.
- Instruct ministries, provinces to comply with implementation of administration procedures reform.
- Provide training for staff of the Regulatory Reform Advisory Council and ministries, provinces on organization of Project 30 implementation.
- Collect information needed for the administrative procedure reform from ministries, provinces, cities, business community, citizens.
- Consult with expert associations and ensure transparency of the administrative procedures review.
- Create a comprehensive electronic database of administrative procedures.
- Enter and manage data in the e-Guillotine software.
- Organize donor support.
- Construct recommendations on administrative procedures simplification to the Government, Prime Minister.
- Engage active participation from enterprises, associations and individuals in the Project 30 implementation process.
- Provide guidelines and training for state agencies and assist them in compliance to the reform implementation plan.
- Make progress reports to the Prime Minister and Government according to the approved plan.
- Inform individuals, organizations and encourage them to involve in the administrative procedures reform process.
- Organize workshops, presentations, meetings, etc. for consultation.
- Publish regulations and information on the internet.
- Collect citizens, organizations and enterprises’ opinions on administrative procedures.
- Establish and maintain a website for the administrative procedures reform.
- Prepare electronic database of administrative procedures, forms.
- Develop forms and guidelines to ministries, provinces, individuals, organizations on the review of administrative procedures, forms.
4. Work relations
- Minister, Chairman of OOG shall be responsible to the Prime Minister for the operations of STF.
- STF shall coordinate, collect information from ministries, provinces and be responsible for making independent review of administrative procedures and recommendations to the Government, Prime Minister.
- STF representatives shall report to the Prime Minister its progress and performance at least twice a month.
- STF representatives shall meet once a week with the Advisory Council secretariat to discuss issues to be settled.
- STF office shall be located within the OOG.
- STF staff shall be responsible for reporting to STF leadership.
- STF shall be divided into teams in charge of a particular ministry, provinces or a group of ministries, provinces.
- STF leader or STF team representatives shall directly discuss, work with leaders and members of ministerial, provincial APR groups to ensure the Forms are timely and effectively filled in.
- STF staff may assist APR groups of ministries, provinces and the Advisory Council Secretariat staff in reviewing if approved by leaders of APR groups.
- STF staff shall conduct independent consultation with government and non- government associations as required.
5. Professional skills and expertise
- University graduate in public administration, law, economics or equivalent in related disciplines.
- Good analytical skill, including familiarity with economics methodologies; practical experience in applying those methodologies.
- Working experience in regulatory/administrative reform management.
- Good general knowledge of Vietnam governance system, public management and legal system issues. Able to relate easily to other parts of State administration, private sector and academic players in the field of regulatory reform;
- Good communication skills, good drafting ability to produce notes that are clear, concise and attractive to audience.
- Good reporting skill.
- Ability to work with office information technology, including word processing, graphics software, and the Internet.
- Ability to learn, apply creative and innovative solutions.
- High flexibility and adaptability according to work needs.
- Demonstrated and/or expressed commitment to implement Project 30 and
its objectives./.
APPENDIX II
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES REFORM
(Promulgated as an attachment to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.07/QĐ-TTg dated 04 January 2008)
1. Role, functions
- A PM advisory body for administrative procedures reform, established by the Prime Minister, operating in the period of 3 years (2008-2010).
- A representative body for the business sector, academic institutions and associations to provide timely and effective critiques and input on the administrative procedures reform.
- Provide relevant and timely information and advice on the legality, need and simplicity of administrative procedures.
2. Organizational and personnel structure
a) Advisory Council for Administrative Procedures Reform (ACAPR)
- Minister, Chairman of OOG shall chair the ACAPR; be responsible to the Prime Minister for the operations of ACAPR.
- Director of OOG Department of Administrative Reform shall act as Commissioner.
- 10 to 15 representatives of the business sectors, foreign investors, academic institutes, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, foreign Chambers, prominent experts, academia and other stakeholders.
b) Secretariat OOG Department of Administrative Reform shall assign a group of professionals headed by a leader of the Department of Administrative Reform to provide secretarial service to ACAPR.
3. Responsibilities
a) Advisory Council for Administrative Procedures Reform.
- Identify missing regulations in inventory and priority areas for review.
- Provide factual evidence on individual regulations causing difficulties for enterprises’ business operations and people’s livelihoods.
- Provide oversight, advice on the administrative reform while the Implementation Plan is under way.
- Communicate goals of the administrative reform and promotes engagement of the business sector and public.
b) Secretariat
- Cooperate directly with STF on a daily basis.
- Provide business community and citizens with feedback on individual regulations.
- Identify problems and priority reformed administrative procedures.
- Ensure high quality review in the form of filled-in Form 3.
- Recommend setting up and coordinate the operations of ACAPR assistant working groups.
- Make progress reports to ACAPR and STF, the media.
- Assist STF in carrying out reviews and recommending reform measures.
- Ensure timely feedback from business community and citizens.
- Assist STF in mobilization of part-time experts from private companies to assist in the review of administrative procedures.
- Assist STF in obtaining donor assistance.
- Assist STF in making a list of best national experts able to participate.
4. Work relations
- ACAPR shall meet at least once a month to discuss progress and issues to be addressed.
- Head of Secretariat shall report progress and issues to ACAPR.
- Head of Secretariat shall meet once a week with representative of STF to discuss issues to be solved.
- Secretariat staff shall be responsible for cooperating with STF staff to implement assigned tasks.
- Secretariat staff shall report to Head of Secretariat (or his designees)
- Secretariat shall be located in the office of the STF (office sharing with STF).
- Head of Secretariat shall develop a list of appropriate working groups of experts for the review stage.
- Secretariat staff may assist STF staff if approved by Head of Secretariat.
- Secretariat staff shall undertake independent consultations with expert associations as required.
5. Skills and expertise
- University graduate in public administration, law, economics or equivalent.
- Good analytical skill, including familiarity with economics methodologies.
- Working experience with State administration agencies.
- International experience in working on reforms in other countries from the region.
- Excellent understanding of public and private sector in Vietnam.
- Good general knowledge of Vietnam governance system, public management and legal system issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; able to relate easily and openly with government officials, STF staff, private sector and academia.
- Good communication skills, good drafting ability to produce notes that are clear, concise and attractive to audience.
- Good English language skills.
- Ability to work with office information technology, including word processing, graphics software, and the Internet.
- Ability to learn, apply creative and innovative solutions; high flexibility and adaptability according to work needs.
- Ability to provide timely and efficient feedback to STF.
APPENDIX III
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES REFORM GROUP OF MINISTRIES, AGENCIES AND LOCALITIES
(Promulgated as an attachment to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.07/QĐ-TTg dated 04 January 2008)
1. Role, functions
- A body established by Ministers, heads of ministerial level agencies or chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces, cities, operating for a period of 3 years (2008 - 2010) under direct leadership of Ministers, heads of ministerial level agencies or chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance.
- With the Forms and STF guidelines, collect inventory of all administrative procedures, forms within their respective control to provide to STF.
- Review all Government, Prime Minister-instructed administrative procedures, forms relating to business and other sectors within their respective control according to the Forms and STF guidelines; recommend administrative procedures, forms to annul, amend, simplify or maintain to STF.
2. Organizational and personnel structure
- Ministers, heads of ministerial level agencies or chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance shall be responsible for reforming administrative procedures, forms within their respective control to the Prime Minister.
- APR Groups: Heads of APR Groups shall be designated by Ministers, heads of ministerial level agencies or chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces, cities; staffing shall be between 4 and 8 (experts in law, economics and other fields) to be called from units of ministries, agencies and localities to work on a full time basis for 3 years (2008 - 2010).
3. Responsibilities
- Fill in the Forms and enter data into the electronic database.
- Submit complete lists of all procedures within their respective control along with all forms and fee schedules, issues attached.
- Establish good internal cooperation with ministry’s, province’s and city’s technical staff in charge of inputting data.
- Ensure all relevant inputs are provided timely and efficiently by the ministries, provinces, and cities’ technical staff.
- Review all related administrative procedures and provide recommendations based on the Forms.
- Identify problems and priority procedures.
- Ensure high quality review in the form of filled-in Forms according to STF’s guidelines.
- Attend STF trainings.
- Communicate with STF on a regular basis.
- Ensure timely feedback and meet all deadlines set by STF.
- Ensure transparency and availability for consultation with STF and other stakeholders.
- Ensure high quality of information provided in the Forms.
- Ensure permanent availability of assistance to STF.
4. Work relations
- Ministers, chairmen of provincial People’s Committees shall be responsible to the PM for engagement in the reform process of administrative procedures, forms.
- Heads of APR Groups shall report directly to their Ministers, heads of ministerial level agencies, chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance.
- Staff of APR Groups shall communicate with STF for explanations and assistance.
- APR Groups’ primary contacts with STF shall be STF lead officers.
- APR Groups may organize meetings and consultations with STF staff when necessary or as requested by STF.
- APR Group may propose STF to consult with interested interest groups.
5. Skills and expertise
- University degree.
- Good analytical skills and understanding of duties, authority of ministries, ministerial level agencies, People’s Committees of provinces, cities under central governance.
- Experience in dealing with regulatory management.
- Good interpersonal skills; able to relate easily with STF and other stakeholders of the regulatory system.
- Good communication and reporting skills.
- Ability to provide feedback to STF timely and efficiently./.
