Dong Nai comes up with action plans to build “learning society for the period 2012-2020”.

Accordingly the plan aims at raising the awareness of the political system and all classes of people about the purpose and importance of life-long learning; upon which to encourage them to actively participate in building a learning society with a​ppropriate content, contributing to socioeconomic development, security and national defense, raising living standards and morale of the people; continuing to implement effectively directive 11-CT/TW  dated on April 30^th, 2007 of the Politic Ministry (term X) and the Notice 22-TT/TU dated on June 21^st, 2007 of the Provincial Standing Committee on strengthening the Party’s leadership for study encouragement and resources for building a learning society .... ; strengthening the management of the authorities, departments and the participation of the whole society in promoting education and resources for building a learning society in the province.

At the same time, the plan gave officers, officials, employees and people an emphasis on building a learning society, meeting the requirements of industrialization and modernization in the conditions of a market economy oriented toward socialist and international integration; implementing Decision 89/QD-TTg dated on January 9^th, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the scheme on "building a learning society for the period 2012-2020 " in companion with the objectives, tasks and solutions to social and economic development of the province.

The goal of the plan is to obliterate illiteracy and promote broad education, raising the level of computing literacy, foreign languages, professional qualifications, expertise and skills, improving soft skills, developing personal and social environment.

Solutions are given out to raise the awareness about purpose, importance and benefits of building a learning society and organizing the lifelong learning activities through mass media, libraries, museums, cultural houses, clubs; consolidating network of educational institutions, promoting the form of distance education and online education, implementing measures to support learners to improve quality and effectiveness of lifelong learning; building coordination mechanisms among the different levels, sectors and business organizations in the process of building a learning society, implementing, applying research findings in the scheme "building the model of a learning society for communes, wards, towns of Dong Nai province".

The provincial People’s Committee also specifies the overall responsibility for departments and sectors as well as social and political organizations, socio-professional organizations; People’s Committees of Long Khanh town and Bien Hoa city, other related units based on content of the plan; reviewing the implementation plan of the agencies, units, local authorities in order to cooperatively implement the plan for each year; integrating with relating plans, proposals, programs and objectives; estimating budget to be approved by the provincial People's Committee; praising units with many achievements in building the learning society, learning models and rewarding personal or collective learning  title. For specific responsibilities, based on their respective functions and tasks, the provincial People’s Committee also clearly defined the authority of each unit.

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