Duong Duc Tuan, member of the Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, speaks at the meeting.
On March 21, Duong Duc Tuan, member of the Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, delivered remarks highlighting Hanoi's results, experiences, and proposals in emulation and commendation work in 2025.
His report was delivered at the conference reviewing the implementation of the 2025 emulation agreement and signing the 2026 pact of the cluster of six centrally governed cities.
On behalf of Hanoi's leadership, Tuan expressed strong agreement with the draft report summarizing the 2025 emulation agreement of the six-city cluster.
The report was thoroughly prepared and comprehensive, reflecting key achievements, significant efforts, and positive momentum among the cities in implementing patriotic emulation movements linked to socio-economic development and national defense and security tasks in 2025.
Tuan noted that in 2025, Hanoi carried out its tasks amid both advantages and challenges, with a heavy workload, high demands, and many new responsibilities.
The city directed the entire political system to closely follow central guidance, translating it into focused programs, plans, and emulation movements tied to removing bottlenecks, administrative reform, digital transformation, organizational restructuring, and improving urban governance efficiency.
Hanoi also innovated its approach to organizing emulation movements by aligning them closely with political tasks and using results as the primary measure.
Campaigns were launched in connection with major, difficult, and new tasks, based on the principle of "six clarities": clear responsibilities, tasks, timelines, accountability, outputs, and authority, thereby overcoming formalism and fragmentation.
At the same time, Hanoi paid special attention to improving institutions, mechanisms, and professional guidance on emulation and commendation work.
In 2025 and early 2026, the city issued numerous important resolutions, regulations, and directives, gradually establishing a clear and consistent legal framework suited to the capital's characteristics.
Overview of the meeting between six centrally-governed cities.
Recognition work was also reformed to ensure substance, timeliness, transparency, and fairness, prioritizing frontline workers, grassroots officials, and small collectives, while emphasizing the discovery and promotion of exemplary models and innovative approaches.
"The consistent principle is that commendation must be accurate, fair, and based on real achievements, avoiding uniformity or formality," Tuan said.
From practical experience, Hanoi identified several key lessons: emulation movements are effective only when centered on political tasks, linked to weak areas and difficult issues, and tied to leadership responsibility.
It is also necessary to continuously innovate content and methods, promote digital applications in monitoring and evaluation, and focus on identifying and replicating grassroots innovations while ensuring strict procedures and clear criteria.
Hanoi proposed several key recommendations to central authorities.
First, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Central Emulation and Commendation Board should continue reviewing and improving guidelines for implementing the Law on Emulation and Commendation to make them clearer and more practical, especially regarding thematic and ad hoc commendation, decentralization, and streamlined procedures.
Representatives of the six centrally-governed cities, including Hanoi, join an agreement to boost their performances.
Second, central agencies should provide early and proactive guidance on review and commendation processes tied to political tasks to allow adequate preparation time and ensure quality and impact.
Third, mechanisms for sharing experiences among localities, especially major cities, should be strengthened to replicate effective models in urban governance, digital transformation, and sustainable development.
"With a spirit of responsibility, openness, and strong determination, Hanoi hopes to continue working with other cities in the cluster to maintain their leading role and further innovate emulation and commendation work, making it a true driving force for development in the new phase," Tuan emphasized.