No More "Jumping through hoops" for Investors

​(News Portal – Dong Nai) - On the morning of December 27th, the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee organized an investment promotion conference focusing on education, vocational training, healthcare, culture, and sports within the province in 2024. 

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung speaks at the conference. 

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The conference was attended by Standing Committee Member of the Provincial Party and Chairman of the Provincial Inspection Committee Huynh Thanh Binh; Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Thi Bich Hang; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung; directors of provincial departments, agencies, and over 100 businesses.

The event aimed to provide essential information about the development orientations for education, vocational training, healthcare, culture, and sports as outlined in the provincial master plan for 2021–2030 with a vision to 2050. It also served as a platform to showcase the province's potential and advantages to investors. Moreover, the conference offered an opportunity for managers, experts, investors, and businesses to contribute ideas and suggestions to help Dong Nai improve its business and investment environment and achieve its development goals.

At this conference, the province introduced and invited investments for 38 projects, including: 6 projects in healthcare, 19 projects in education, 13 projects in culture and sports. Additionally, the province called for investments in two university village projects: one in Long Duc Commune (Long Thanh District) covering 200 hectares and another in Suoi Tre Commune (Long Khanh City) spanning 300 hectares.

During the conference, investors raised numerous questions about land use, tax incentives, and investment procedures, which were addressed by representatives from relevant departments.

Vice Chairman Nguyen Son Hung expressed: “With an open-minded approach and the best possible preparations to welcome businesses and investors, Dong Nai hopes and expects to soon welcome waves of investors and enterprises, especially large corporations and companies, in fields such as healthcare, education and training, vocational training, and culture and sports, to create transformative breakthroughs in the province's economic structure."

He urged the Department of Planning and Investment to coordinate with other departments and agencies to ensure comprehensive preparations for investment projects in education, vocational training, healthcare, culture, and sports. Preparations should include synchronization in planning, land availability, and infrastructure connectivity to enable smooth and rapid implementation when investors are ready to move forward.

The Vice Chairman emphasized: “It is essential to publicly communicate the steps, processes, and timelines for project implementation to avoid situations where investors are sent 'running in circles' between departments and localities."

To ensure a skilled workforce for Long Thanh International Airport and associated industries such as aviation, semiconductors, and chip manufacturing, Vice Chairman Nguyen Son Hung called for stronger labor market forecasting and responsiveness. He tasked the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, and the Department of Information and Communications with developing training plans and solutions to meet future workforce needs.

Additionally, he highlighted the importance of accelerating urban planning for Long Thanh and other areas such as Bien Hoa City, Nhon Trach, Trang Bom, and Long Khanh City, ensuring quality, efficiency, and sustainability. He encouraged incorporating feedback from experts, scientists, residents, and the business community to maximize planning effectiveness and meet the needs of enterprises and investors.

In attracting investments, he emphasized careful project review to ensure alignment with provincial planning and investment orientation, aiming to maximize land and labor efficiency. He stressed the importance of fostering a cooperative relationship between the government and investors under the principle of “balanced benefits – shared risks." 

Over 100 businesses participated in the investment promotion conference for education, vocational training, healthcare, culture, and sports in Dong Nai in 2024. 

The Party and authorities of Dong Nai are committed to listening to and supporting residents and businesses, fostering innovation and development, and creating a safe, transparent, and favorable investment environment. The province will ensure the best conditions for investors to access planning, land, and propose ideas while maintaining a competitive and lawful selection process for investment partners. Dong Nai pledges to maintain a responsible and supportive relationship with businesses and investors, taking their trust, success, and profitability as key objectives and measures of the government's effectiveness. ​