Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the NationalAcademy of Public Administration to step up the application of informationtechnology into its training programme towards the formation of a digitaladministration system amidst the fourth industrial revolution.

Speakingat a ceremony on October 18 to start the academy’s new academic year 2017-2018,PM Phuc said that the academy should make changes in the nationaladministration to seize opportunities and give a boost to startups, innovationand creativity.

Asone of the most important pillars of an effective administrative system, publicservants should promote their creativity, integrity and responsibility, hesaid.

ThePM asked the academy to improve its curriculum in order popularise a transparentand professional administrative system like in Northern European countries, NewZealand and Singapore.

Helaid out three main tasks for the academy in the new academic year, including renovatingits training programme and organisational structure, building a 20-yearstrategy, and turning it a regional-level training centre of managementofficials.

Followingthe ceremony, PM Phuc held a working session with leaders of the academy,during which he affirmed that the academy should focus on improving itsefficiency to contribute to administrative reform in Vietnam.

AssociateProf. Dr. Dang Xuan Hoan, director of the academy, pointed to a lack of legalfoundation to complete its management and governance system as well as itspersonnel contingent.

PMPhuc asked ministries and sectors to support the academy’s development. Heassigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to issue policies to make researchactivities of the academy as part of the ministry’s operations.-VNA