MDEC An Giang 2009 underlines human development

VGP - The two-day Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum 2009 (MDEC An Giang 2009), hosted by Việt Nam’s southern province of An Giang, was concluded on Friday.

June 20, 2009 1:37 PM GMT+7

The Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum 2009 (MDEC An Giang 2009) in An Giang Province

Delegates agreed that the Mekong Delta has abundant natural and human resources, functioning as a major economic and agricultural region of Việt Nam. However, the local labor force remains unqualified and unskilled. This is a big challenge for the region’s development.

Thus, the Forum adopted a serious of joint actions to develop human resource in the Mekong Delta.

Mekong Delta provinces and relevant ministries all asked the Government to increase the budget for the region and give it priorities to access ODA capital. The Cần Thơ University will be upgraded while the An Giang University is built as a national university. Two vocational training schools will be also founded under ASEAN standards.

The regional network of regular educational and vocational centers will be reorganized and expanded. The construction of community colleges is encouraged.

Mekong Delta provinces will enhance their cooperation with Hồ Chí Minh City through poverty reduction programs and human resource nurturing plans.

By Hoàng Nguyên