QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION TO 2020 AND VISION TO 2025 JUNE, 2013 QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION TO 2020 AND VISION TO 2025 DOCUMENT UNDER PROJECT VIE09-X02 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................1 I. INTRODUCTION TO QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION ...........4 I.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................6 I.2 PRIMARY OBJECTIVE ..........................................................................................................7 I.3 LEGAL BASIS FOR QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION .............................................................7 I.4 METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS .......................................................................................9 II. ASSESSMENT ON QUANG NAM PROVINCE’S CURRENT CONDITIONS ......................10 II.1 CONTEXT FOR QUANG NAM DEVELOPMENT ..............................................................12 II.1.1 International and national context ....................................................................................12 II.1.2 Regional context and Quang Nam’s position ...................................................................12 II.2 QUANG NAM PROFILE ......................................................................................................14 II.2.1 Administrative and geographical features ........................................................................14 II.2.2 Natural environment conditions ........................................................................................14 II.2.3 Socio-economic profile .....................................................................................................15 II.3 ASSESSMENT ON LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES ..................................................................21 II.3.1 Economic sector analysis .................................................................................................21 II.3.2 Urban areas as catalyst for local economic development ...............................................24 II.3.3 Export and import .............................................................................................................26 II.3.4 Labour market and human resources ..............................................................................26 II.3.5 Oppoturnities for investment ............................................................................................27 II.4 ASSESSMENT ON SOCIO-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ...............................................28 II.4.1 Social welfare system management ................................................................................28 II.4.2 Social equity and poverty .................................................................................................29 II.4.3 Socio-cultural resources based development .................................................................31 II.5 ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ..............................................33 II.5.1 Effectiveness of infrastructure investment .......................................................................33 II.5.2 Infrastructure management and operation in Quang Nam Province ..............................34 II.5.3 Raising fund for infrastructure development ....................................................................35 II.5.4 Infrastructure supporting local socio-economic development .........................................37 II.6 ASSESSMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ..............................................................................38 II.6.1 Environmental resources management ...........................................................................38 II.6.2 Climate change and disaster impacts and response.......................................................40 II.6.3 Socio-economic development and environmental Impact assesment (EIA) ..................43 II.7 ASSESSMENT ON AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND URBAN-RURAL LINK .........................................................................43 II.7.1 Policies and regulatory framework for rural development in Quang Nam province .......43 II.7.2 Key issues of agriculture, industry and service development .........................................44 II.7.3 Urban-rural link and provincial development ...................................................................46 II.8 ASSESSMENT ON GOVERNANCE ..................................................................................47 II.8.1 Organization of the government and administrative reforms ..........................................47 v II.8.2 Participation and feedback from the public and economic sectors .................................48 II.8.3 Main challenges and opportunities of governance ..........................................................49 III. SWOT ANALAYIS AND 10 KEY ISSUES FOR QUANG NAM PDO ..................................50 III.1 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR QUANG NAM ..............................................................................52 III.1.1 Foundation .......................................................................................................................52 III.1.2 Strengths..........................................................................................................................52 III.1.3 Weaknesses ....................................................................................................................53 III.1.4 Opportunities ....................................................................................................................54 III.1.5 Threats ............................................................................................................................55 III.2 SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES FOR THE PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ...56 III.3 SWOT MATRIX ...................................................................................................................57 IV. QUANG NAM STRATEGIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ...................................58 IV.1 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS ..............................................................60 IV.2 VIEWPOINTS, VISIONS, AND TARGETS ........................................................................62 IV.2.1 Viewpoints ........................................................................................................................62 IV.2.2 Vision towards 2020 ........................................................................................................62 IV.2.3 Development goals and targets ......................................................................................63 IV.3 DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS ....................................................................................65 IV.3.1 First orientation: Competitive economic growth focusing on urban and key industrial development ......................................................................................65 IV.3.2 Second Orientation: Sustainable industrial development in association with strategic infrastructure development and effective use of resource.............65 IV.3.3 Third Orientation: Tourism and service industries - a key economic sector linking rural and urban areas ...............................................................65 IV.3.4 Fourth Orientation: Agricultural development and rural development ............................65 IV.3.5 Fifth Orientation: Strengthening regional and urban-rural links ......................................65 IV.3.6 Sixth Orientation: Improving the effectiveness and efficiency in the management and the consideration of market economy ...............................................66 IV.3.7 Socio-economic development orientation by geographical regions ...............................66 IV.4 STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS..................................................................................................70 IV.4.1 First Strategic Solution: Develop key industry and urban clusters as catalyst for local economic development .............................................................................70 IV.4.2 Second Strategic Solution: Sustainable tourism development through regional and urban-rural linkage ..................................................................................73 IV.4.3 Third Strategic Solution: Infrastructure development for effective and inclusive development ............................................................................................................................76 IV.4.4 Fourth Strategic Solution: Integrated environmental management and climate change response .............................................................................80 IV.4.5 Fifth Strategic Solutions: Agriculture and rural development, creating regional and urban-rural link........................................................................................84 IV.4.6 Sixth Strategic Solution: State management ..................................................................88 V. PDS IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................90 V.1 KEY SOLUTIONS FOR QUANG NAM PDS IMPLEMENTATION .....................................92