PAR Master Programme: From Step by Step To A Leap Forward

PAR Master Programme: From Step by Step To A Leap Forward

June 19, 2013

The approval by the Prime Minister of the Public Administration Reform Master Programme in September, 2001, marked a turning point in efforts to reform Viet Nam’s administrative system. Over the course of the past year a number of initial but essential reforms were undertaken. Although it is still early in the process a number of the first results can be seen, giving rise to the need for continued, even accelerated work in this critical area. 

Viet Nam’s renamed Ministry of Home Affairs and UNDP undertook a joint initiative to capture and collate information on the progress achieved since the approval of the Master Programme. This Report provides readers with a review and assessment of reforms implemented in the four key areas of the Master Programme. It also highlights the Government’s directions to deepen the Master Programme’s implementation process during the coming years.

While much remains to be done, this Report is designed to provide the participants of the December 2002 Consultative Group Meeting with current information concerning the actual status of implementation of the PAR Master Programme.

To be competitive on the global scene and to achieve its ambitious development targets, the Government of Viet Nam recognises the requirement to hasten the pace and depth of reforms in its institutions and systems of public administration. Viet Nam and its development partners have a unique opportunity to collaborate in meeting this challenge.