On 19 October, the opening ceremony of the training programme "Building a Data-Driven and Efficient Administrative System" for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was held at the University. The ceremony was chaired by Dong Jing, Dean of the College of International Cultural Exchange.
◆Jin Yuying, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee of SUFE and Vice President, attended on behalf of the University and delivered a speech, in which she welcomed the delegation. She noted that the University has been deepening its strategy of developing "new finance and economics empowered by digital intelligence" and has built up research strengths in digital government development, public data governance and mega-city governance, contributing SUFE's wisdom to the digital transformation of mega-cities. In 2024 the University successfully hosted a study programme for officials of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, with sound results. For the present programme, a series of thematic lectures and field visits has been designed around data governance and administrative service reform, and she expressed the hope that participants would gain substantially and that the programme would offer useful reference and support for Ho Chi Minh City's urban digital transformation and the optimisation of its public administrative services.
◆Le Van Phong, Head of the Delegation, Member of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Municipal Party and Government Agencies, then delivered a speech. He first expressed heartfelt thanks to the University for its meticulous arrangements for the programme, and noted that Ho Chi Minh City is improving the organisational structure and operating mechanisms of its two-tier local government, and that how to underpin decision-making, command and administrative management with data is a real challenge facing local officials. The content of the programme, he said, is highly relevant to their actual work, and he looked forward to participants gaining an in-depth understanding of the whole process of Shanghai's governance model, from design and construction to operation, and turning what they learn into concrete measures to advance their work.
◆Jane Tran, General Manager of TET Education Group (Australia) and Vice Chair of the Australia-Vietnam Knowledge and Experts Association, delivered a speech via video. Also present at the ceremony were members of the College leadership team, representatives of the Global South Finance and Economics Research Institute, and all participants of the training programme.
The programme is commissioned by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee of Vietnam and hosted by Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, with the College of International Cultural Exchange responsible for its delivery. Lasting 11 days, it is attended by 21 officials from Party and government agencies in Ho Chi Minh City. By combining theoretical study with practical field visits, the programme offers participants institutional experience in the digital transformation of administrative systems and practical reference for urban management.
