On the morning of March 8th, in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Department of Planning and Investment of the Central Highlands and Central Coastal provinces organized a conference to share experiences in planning and investment. Attending the conference were representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, leaders of the Department of Planning and Investment of provinces and cities in the Central Highlands and Central Coastal regions.

Delegates discussing at the conference.
Delegates discussed and shared experiences related to the results of implementing the socio-economic development plan, the public investment plan for 2023; evaluating notable results as well as difficulties, obstacles encountered during the implementation process, and solutions to overcome these difficulties; experiences in investment promotion activities, project implementation, improving the disbursement rate of public investment capital, and enhancing the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).

Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Dak Lak province Vo Ngoc Tuyen speaking at the conference.
At the conference, units within the bloc agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen advisory work on enhancing connectivity and regional linkage between the Central Highlands and Central Coastal provinces; at the same time, to leverage potentials and advantages to contribute to the economic development of each locality and region. Specifically, the units agreed to continue coordinating in the process of advising and implementing the signed cooperation agreements, plans between provinces and cities to connect the two regions of the Central Highlands and Central Coastal; enhance advisory work, propose the organization of inter-provincial and inter-regional programs, activities to promote investment, actively advise support, integrate into fairs, exhibitions, events, festivals of localities to promote, introduce products, potentials, and strengths of the Central Highlands and Central Coastal provinces, thereby calling for investment cooperation with localities.

Signing the cooperation agreement.
The units also agreed to cooperate in proposing to the Prime Minister, ministries, and central agencies to allocate investment capital for some key transportation projects connecting the Central Highlands with the Central Coastal region such as the North-South Expressway West section; Da Nang - Thach My - Ngoc Hoi - Bo Y expressway; Quy Nhon - Pleiku - Le Thanh expressway; Phu Yen - Dak Lak expressway; Nha Trang - Lien Khuong - Dau Giay expressway; Buon Ma Thuot - Lien Khuong expressway...; complete, upgrade, and supplement key national highways connecting regions and inner areas.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment awarded the Certificate of Merit to the Department of Planning and Investment of Dak Lak province and the Department of Planning and Investment of Khanh Hoa province.
On this occasion, the Ministry of Planning and Investment awarded the Certificate of Merit and Commendation to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation movement in 2023 belonging to the Department of Planning and Investment bloc of the Central Highlands and Central Coastal provinces.
Tuan Hai