Delegates attending the workshop expressed many enthusiastic and multi-dimensional opinions, clarifying the current situation and petty corruption in the public service sector, especially in handling procedures in sensitive areas.

Conference scene.

On the afternoon of October 15, the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee held a workshop on "Current situation and solutions to improve the effectiveness of identifying, detecting and handling acts of harassment and negativity (petty corruption) in handling work for people, organizations and businesses by cadres, civil servants and public employees in the province".

It is necessary to establish tools and measures to combat and detect petty corruption.

The workshop was attended by leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; leaders of a number of departments, branches, districts, towns and cities in the province, and related units. Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien, member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Department chaired the workshop.

Delegates attending the workshop.

In his opening speech at the workshop, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tien affirmed that in recent times, the Party has paid great attention to and focused on the work of preventing and combating corruption and negativity (PCTNTC). In Thanh Hoa, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee always considers this an important and regular political task, closely linked to the work of building a clean and strong Party and State apparatus and political system. Solutions to prevent TNTC have been implemented synchronously; the work of combating, detecting and handling TNTC has had clear changes, receiving public support and consensus from the people, and being highly appreciated by the Central Government.

Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, delivered a keynote speech at the workshop.

The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee added that, in addition to the achieved results, the work of anti-corruption still has many shortcomings and limitations. The results of anti-corruption work have not yet reflected the actual situation. Many localities and sectors have public opinions about anti-corruption, especially the harassment and negativity (petty corruption) in handling work in the public service sector still occur, causing frustration for people and businesses, affecting the investment and business environment, reducing people and businesses' trust in the Party and State apparatus.

“The above situation has raised the need to clearly identify the acts of harassment and negativity that cause trouble in solving work; establish tools and measures to combat and detect acts of harassment and negativity; have strict handling measures to create deterrence, prevention, and build a clean and strong Party and State apparatus and political system to meet the development requirements of the province,” emphasized comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien.

From the above reasons, the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee - the Standing Agency of the Provincial Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and Negativity has advised on the development of a Project to Identify, detect and handle acts of harassment and negativity (petty corruption) in handling work for people and business organizations of cadres, civil servants and public employees in Thanh Hoa province.

The above situation has raised the need to clearly identify the acts of harassment and negativity that cause trouble in solving work; establish tools and measures to combat and detect acts of harassment and negativity; have strict handling measures to create deterrence, prevention, and build a clean and strong Party and State apparatus and political system to meet the development requirements of the province.

Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee

In that spirit, Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, hopes that the delegates participating in the workshop will focus on discussing and clarifying three contents. First, the urgency of the Project on Identifying, detecting and handling acts of harassment and negativity (petty corruption) in handling work for people and business organizations of cadres, civil servants and public employees in Thanh Hoa province. Second, unifying the concept of petty corruption when the phrase "petty corruption" is not currently in the State's legal documents but only in the Party's directive documents and the Conclusions, speeches, talks and directives of Party and State leaders. Third, pointing out the petty corruption that is currently widespread in handling work, especially in handling administrative procedures of cadres, civil servants and public employees in the State administrative agencies of the province.

Multi-faceted, multi-dimensional information about petty corruption

At the workshop, delegates expressed many enthusiastic and multi-dimensional opinions, clarifying the current situation and petty corruption in the public service sector, causing frustration among people and businesses, especially in sensitive areas: state management of land, finance - budget, basic construction investment, handling administrative procedures for granting land use right certificates, land allocation, land lease... Thereby affirming the urgency of issuing the Project to Identify, detect and handle harassment and negative behavior (petty corruption) in handling work for people and business organizations of cadres, civil servants and public employees in Thanh Hoa province.

Representatives of the Provincial Business Association participated in the discussion at the workshop.

Delegates also analyzed and clarified both the objective and subjective causes of this behavior. Through that, the workshop provided a multi-dimensional picture of the current situation of petty corruption in the province.

Provincial Inspectorate leaders spoke at the workshop.

Many delegates also focused on clarifying the concept of petty corruption and pointed out some manifestations of this behavior, such as: superficially receiving documents, not providing detailed instructions and explanations to organizations and individuals, then requesting additional documents; prolonging the time to resolve work in violation of regulations or arbitrarily requesting additional documents and papers outside of regulations...

Leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment spoke at the workshop.

From there, the delegates recommended that the Provincial Party Committee continue to pay attention to leadership and direct the implementation of a number of solutions to improve the effectiveness of detecting and handling petty corruption, thereby consolidating and strengthening people's trust in the comprehensive leadership of the Party.

Leaders of Thanh Hoa City Party Committee shared some solutions that have been implemented to prevent, detect and handle petty corruption.

Specifically, it is necessary to develop a prevention mechanism, build a culture of integrity in the performance of public duties by officials, civil servants, and public employees; strengthen legal education and propaganda; strengthen regular and unscheduled inspections and checks; transfer the positions of officials and civil servants in sensitive areas; implement publicity and transparency in handling administrative procedures; review and evaluate administrative procedures to recommend competent authorities to abolish, amend, or supplement them. At the same time, strictly handle individuals who violate or delay in handling procedures for people and businesses...

Leaders of Thanh Hoa Customs Department discussed solutions to prevent petty corruption.

In addition, delegates also shared many effective ways of working in their departments, agencies and units. They focused on the work of publicizing and making administrative procedures transparent; changing the working positions of cadres, civil servants and public employees; promoting the supervisory role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations; regularly holding dialogues to listen to people's opinions...

Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, delivered the closing speech at the workshop.

In his closing speech at the workshop, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tien highly appreciated the presentations sent to the organizing committee, as well as the opinions expressed directly at the workshop.

He also analyzed and clarified the opinions of the delegates and affirmed that the workshop had clarified the urgency of issuing the Project on Identifying, detecting and handling harassment and negative acts (petty corruption) in handling work for people and business organizations of cadres, civil servants and public employees in Thanh Hoa province; as well as clarifying the concept and acts of petty corruption.

The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee would like to receive the delegates' opinions and discuss the next steps to complete the consultation on the Project on Identifying, detecting and handling acts of harassment and negativity (petty corruption) in handling work for people and business organizations of cadres, civil servants and public employees in Thanh Hoa province, and submit it to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for consideration and decision.

Do Duc