These are 3 of the many opinions given at the meeting organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to seek opinions on the Draft Proposal and Draft Decision on Vietnam Logistics Services Development Strategy for the period 2025 – 2035, Vision to 2045 took place on the morning of May 20, in Hanoi. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan, Head of the Steering Committee for Strategy Development, chaired the meeting.

Need specific measurement tools for ‘green logistics’

The majority of opinions agreed with the need to develop and promulgate the Draft Strategy.

The draft Strategy for developing Vietnam logistics services for the period 2025 – 2035, with a vision to 2045 (Draft Strategy) has been completed and edited. Accordingly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has organized extensive public consultation activities of relevant ministries, branches, agencies, organizations, associations, localities, businesses, and experts across the country in many forms. awake. In particular, on January 24 and 26, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized a workshop to seek opinions on the Draft Strategy in Hanoi and City. Ho Chi Minh.

Previously, on December 28, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Official Dispatch No. 9270/BCT-XNK to ministries, branches, People’s Committees of provinces, associations and relevant agencies and units requesting their comments. Develop a Strategy and report on the content of evaluation and summary of implementation results of the Action Plan to improve competitiveness and develop Vietnam’s logistics services to 2025 approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 200/QD-TTg dated February 14, 2017. To date, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has received comments on the Draft Strategy from 7 ministries, 21 localities and the Vietnam Logistics Services Business Association.

Basically, the participating opinions all agreed with the need to develop and issue a Draft Strategy and viewpoints and orientations for developing the logistics service industry in the Strategic Project Report and Draft Proposal. Prime Minister, Draft Decision approving the Strategy.

At this meeting, some opinions said that the Draft Vietnam Logistics Services Development Strategy for the period 2025 – 2035, with a vision to 2045, has components related to the logistics ecosystem. Therefore, it is proposed that the Drafting Committee consider and add to the Strategy issues of technology, human resources, product source development or specific measurement tools on ‘green logistics’, as well as ranking according to The LPI index needs to be shown more clearly, and logistics costs need to have appropriate assessment methods.

According to a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, we previously evaluated and compared logistics costs with GDP. However, this comparison is somewhat abstract and has certain difficulties. Should we compare logistics costs with product prices in each industry group or highly representative product groups? , constituting a large proportion in the commodity group.

Appreciating the diligence and seriousness in developing the Draft Strategy of the Drafting Committee, Dr. Trinh Thi Thanh Thuy – former Deputy Director of the Institute for Industry and Trade Strategy and Policy Research (Ministry of Industry and Trade) – said that at this time of asking for comments, the Draft Strategy has been completed and edited quite a lot. and has essential highlights.

Adding comments to the Draft Strategy, Dr. Trinh Thi Thanh Thuy said that the terms in the Draft Strategy need to be more standardized. Criteria for digital transformation and green transformation need to set specific criteria, although this is not easy. “The goal of ranking the world LPI index by 2035 to reach 40 or higher leads to misunderstandings that we are going backwards in terms of ranking of this index, therefore, the wording of this goal There needs to be a readjustment”, Dr. Trinh Thi Thanh Thuy gave her opinion.

Excerpt:: Cong Thuong Newspaper.