DAK LAK FOCUSES ON DIGITAL ECONOMY AND TRANSFORMATION FOR BREAKTHROUGH IN 2025

In 2025, the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee has set a strategic focus on socio-economic development. The province aims to optimize the structure of industries and sectors, aligning with growth models to improve productivity and economic quality. Efforts will center on effectively leveraging existing resources while creating a favorable business and investment environment. Additionally, priority will be given to the enhancing of human resources and promoting digital and economic transformation to meet the province's developmental needs.

In terms of culture and society, Dak Lak prioritizes improving the material and spiritual well-being of its people, with special attention to impoverished households. Effective management of natural resources and bolstering adaptability to environmental conditions and climate change are essential trends. Furthermore, the province remains committed to strengthening national defense and security to maintain political stability and social order. On the diplomatic front, Dak Lak aims to enhance the effectiveness of international cooperation and integration activities.

In 2025, Dak Lak will organize two significant events including the 9th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival and the 50th Anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot Victory and the Liberation of Dak Lak Province (March 10, 1975 - March 10, 2025). Alongside event preparations, the province will continue expediting and completing key projects to improve socio-economic infrastructure and drive comprehensive development in this new period.

On the political front, the province emphasizes the effective implementation of Conclusion No. 21-KL/TW (October 25, 2021) by the Party Central Committee, Directive No. 05-CT/TW, and Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW of the Politburo. A key focus will be on streamlining and unifying the political system while innovating leadership approaches to enhance the efficiency of state governance.

The resolution outlining the 2025 directions and tasks specifies the following key targets:

Economy: Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP, at 2010 comparative prices) to increase by 7% compared to 2024; Investment capital/GRDP ratio to reach approximately 26.4%; and state budget revenue within the province to achieve VND 9,000 billion.

Society: Trained workforce rate to reach 65% (with 22.93% holding formal degrees or certificates); generate employment for approximately 30,300 people; reduce the poverty rate by 3%, with a reduction of 4% or more among ethnic minority households; achieve 29 hospital beds per 10,000 residents; ensure 95% of the population participates in health insurance; social insurance participation rate to cover 15.84% of the working-age population, with 11.26% participating in unemployment insurance; reduce the malnutrition rate among children under 5 years old to 17.4%; by the end of 2025, aim for 97 out of 149 communes to meet new rural standards.

National Defense, Security, and Public Order: Achieve 100% of military recruitment targets; investigate and solve at least 85% of criminal cases related to public order.

Party and Government Building: Over 90% of Party organizations and members to achieve a rating of good or higher; new Party membership to grow by 3–4% of the total number of Party members; and improve the Public Administration Reform Index ranking by five places.

Activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Socio-Political Organizations: Ensure over 90% of officials, union members, and association members study and grasp the Party's directives, resolutions, and state policies and laws.

Ho Nguyen Khanh Linh