Social policy and management in the context of digital transformation in Vietnam

The forum brings together scientists and managers.
The workshop was attended by scientists and managers from state management agencies, universities and enterprises (National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National Economics University, University of Labor and Social Affairs, Hanoi University of Business and Technology, Vietjet Air, ...).
Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Manh Dung - Head of the Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, assessed that digital transformation is taking place strongly, is a strategic factor in ensuring social security and sustainable development of the country. The workshop is an academic forum for scientists and managers to discuss issues on policies and management of the social sector in the context of digital transformation in Vietnam.
Based on identifying and analyzing the issues discussed at the workshop, scientists proposed many important solutions to advise and make recommendations to state management agencies to improve state policies and laws in this field.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Manh Dung - Head of Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU delivered the opening speech of the workshop. Dr. Trinh Ngoc Thach, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Manh Dung, Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa chaired the workshop.

Discuss and advise on current policy and management issues
The workshop received 25 presentations from scientists and managers from central agencies, Hanoi and provinces.
The content of the presentations is diverse, approaching the issue from many aspects. In particular, scientists emphasized 05 major issues: the importance of digital transformation; digital transformation in the social sector in Vietnam; opportunities and challenges in the context of digital transformation; social policy and management issues in the context of digital transformation; policy and management solutions in the field of digital transformation.
The presentations brought profound theoretical and practical values ​​to many issues, such as: Social security policy in the context of digital transformation in Vietnam (Dr. Bui Sy Loi - Former Deputy Chairman of the Social Committee of the National Assembly), Policy communication in the context of digital transformation in Vietnam (Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Chieu - Head of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities); Social policy in the current national digital transformation environment in Vietnam (Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Thanh Khoi - Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics); Characteristics and trends in religious policy research: Bibliographic analysis from 1908 to 2024 (Dr. Nguyen The Thang, Dr. Trinh Ngoc Thach - University of Social Sciences and Humanities), Artificial intelligence in teaching and research in higher education: Potential and applicability (MSc. Nguyen Thanh Tu - FPT University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Manh Dung - University of Social Sciences and Humanities)...
The issue of current concern is the draft Law on Teachers, which was officially added by the 15th National Assembly to the 2024 Law and Ordinance Development Program; it was first commented on at the 8th Session and is expected to be approved at the 91st Session.
Preliminary assessment of specific policies for teachers in the Draft Law on Teachers, Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa - Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education said that education and training are the key to the success of each country; through the education system, the future of a country can be predicted, as well as through the quality of the teaching staff, the quality of an education system can be visualized. With that meaning, the Draft Law on Teachers was officially added by the 15th National Assembly to the Law and Ordinance Development Program in 2024; it was first commented on at the 8th Session and is expected to be passed at the 91st Session.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa, during the discussion, from the opinions of the delegates, a number of issues need to continue to be studied and handled in the process of completing the draft Law on Teachers to avoid conflicts with a number of related laws, ensure feasibility when implementing the policy and ensure fairness in the correlation between the teacher policy and the policy for other professions or the correlation in the policy between generations of teachers.
So what are the innovations in the new Teachers Law compared to the old law? Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa shared the predictions of the positive impacts of the Teachers Law when it is promulgated, including that the education sector will be proactive in recruiting, using, and developing the teaching staff because there are strong enough legal sanctions to remove bottlenecks in the recruitment and use of teachers in the past, attract good people to the teaching profession, and retain good teachers in the profession. From the basis of standardizing the teaching staff in terms of quality, contributing to improving the quality of the education system; at the same time ensuring that learners have access to quality education.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities presented a paper on the role of enterprises in training and developing sustainable human resources in localities: Correlation with training institutions

Presenting a paper on the role of enterprises in training and developing sustainable human resources in localities - the correlation with training institutions, Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, presented 4 models of human resource development when cooperating with enterprises and training institutions, which are the dual training model, the "co-op" cooperation model, the local vocational training model, and the business academy model.
Accordingly, these models have been applied in many countries around the world, and in Vietnam they have also been applied in a number of large enterprises and localities.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi emphasized that enterprises play an essential role in promoting training and sustainable human resource development in localities, especially through cooperation with training institutions. This coordination is not only the key to ensuring training quality but also a decisive factor in the long-term development of both human resources and the local economy.

The report on the novelty of inventions related to artificial intelligence by Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Van Hai - Chairman of the Science and Training Council of the Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities attracted the attention of scientists at the conference.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Hoa - University of Labor and Social Affairs presented a paper on Challenges for digital transformation in the context of population aging in Vietnam today. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Manh Quan - University of Business and Technology reported on the topic "BIJ - a low-risk startup path - lessons learned from studying the impact of labor export policy to Japan"

The workshop received many lively discussions from scientists from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and management agencies and universities. It is expected that the presentations of the workshop will be published as a proceedings publication, contributing many recommendations and solutions to relevant agencies.