General Secretary and President Lam told Monday working session with the Government’s Party Committee and relevant agencies that the development, attraction, and utilization of talent must be integrated into the overall national development strategy, guided primarily by national interests and the requirements of strategic tasks.
The top leader emphasized that attracting talent must go hand-in-hand with utilizing them effectively and assigning specific tasks. There should be bold proposals to remove barriers regarding the appointment of talented individuals to managerial positions, he added.
Talent utilization must be coupled with integrity, accountability, and a sense of service, according to the General Secretary and President. The most sustainable source of talent remains the Vietnamese people themselves; and there must be a fundamental shift in mindset and methods regarding talent management.
He urged the Government, ministries, sectors, and localities to clarify the major challenges requiring talent to solve, linking these to specific goals, deliverables, timelines, resources, authority, and evaluation criteria. Top leader To Lam said
"A truly competitive mechanism for attracting international talent must be established. Consider introducing a 'Vietnam Talent Visa,' accompanied by a transparent, one-stop process with clear processing timelines. Coordinate procedures and policies regarding wages, residency, labor, taxation, housing, healthcare, education, and qualification recognition for talent and their families. Apply diverse assessment criteria based on research works, inventions, products, management capabilities, professional achievements, and practical contributions."
"Vietnamese representative missions abroad must proactively build networks to identify and connect with experts in fields where the country has a need. Shift the focus decisively from merely ‘attracting talent back to the country’ to ‘mobilizing global Vietnamese intellect and international talent.’"
The General Secretary and President stressed the need to build digital governance infrastructure and assessment system from "individual attributes" to "measuring impact outcomes". He called for more substantive and effective international cooperation on talent-related matters—particularly in spearhead, strategic, and priority sectors—while upholding national interests and protecting state secrets.
