DFAT management response to the specific recommendations made in the report Recommendation Response Actions Responsibility Phase I Completion/Extension Extension phase funding should be allocated Agree Implement DFAT, Program recommendation. Support Unit (as proposed) to the Flexible Fund. (PSU) NPD, PSU, The National Work plans should be agreed upon with Agree Implementing Program Director existing implementing partners - the Central partner (NPD) and PSU will agencies Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), prepare annual work the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) plans in collaboration with implementing and the Institute of Policy and Strategy for partner agencies. Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) - including existing proposals for Competition Policy and Rice Value Chain studies. PSU, VCCI, RCV2 will: Further support should be considered for the Agree ECCPV, ECNA. Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and - upgrade VCCI to a formal partner. Industry (VCCI), the Economic Committee of the National Assembly (ECNA) and the - work closely with the ECCPV, Economic Commission of the Communist including on of Vietnam (ECCPV), subject to implementing the available funds and proposals consistent Resolution on a New Growth Model and with Program objectives (improving market hosting annual competitiveness). economic forums. - Continue to support ECNA activities through the Flexible Fund (subject to the conditions included in the MTR recommendation).
DFAT management response to the specific recommendations made in the report Recommendation Response Actions Responsibility Phase I Completion/Extension Extension phase funding should be allocated (as proposed) to the Flexible Fund. Agree Implement recommendation. DFAT, Program Support Unit (PSU) Work plans should be agreed upon with existing implementing partners - the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) and the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) - including existing proposals for Competition Policy and Rice Value Chain studies. Agree The National Program Director (NPD) and PSU will prepare annual work plans in collaboration with implementing partner agencies. NPD, PSU, Implementing partner agencies Further support should be considered for the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Economic Committee of the National Assembly (ECNA) and the Economic Commission of the Communist of Vietnam (ECCPV), subject to available funds and proposals consistent with Program objectives (improving market competitiveness). Agree RCV2 will: - upgrade VCCI to a formal partner. - work closely with the ECCPV, including on implementing the Resolution on a New Growth Model and hosting annual economic forums. - Continue to support ECNA activities through the Flexible Fund (subject to the conditions included in the MTR recommendation). PSU, VCCI, ECCPV, ECNA.