Forests and Forestry
The Government of Vietnam considers forests an important ecological resource, valuable for the socio-economic development and well-being of communities throughout the country. Forests play a major role in adapting to climate change as well as in regular environmental functions such as preventing erosion and maintaining lass='vietnam-color'>...
Religions of Ethnic minorities in Vietnam
With 54 different ethnic groups coexisting, Vietnam is a multiethnic nation. Kinh people, the majority, who comprise 82 million people or 85.4% of the country’s population, and the remaining 53 groups of – ethnic minority (EM) people make up the remaining 14.12 million, or 14.6%.95 lass='vietnam-color'>...
About us
Open Development Vietnam (ODV) is part of the Open Development Network, a coalition of organizations co-managing a common open data and open knowledge platform aggregating and sharing information, maps and data to illuminate development trends in the Mekong region at country and regional levels. The lass='vietnam-color'>...
Scholarship Program for Master in Development Management at Asian Institute of Mamagement
The Asian Development Bank–Japan Scholarship Program and the Asian Institute of Management aim to achieve a prosperous, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient Asia.Through the Master in Development Management (MDM) 12-month, full time program, students are equipped to be Leaders for Development and Sustainability – capable to lass='vietnam-color'>...
Economy and commerce
1. BackgroundVietnam declared independence in 1975 after more than 1000 years of colonization, war and conflict. At this point, Vietnam was one of the world’s poorest countries. However, in a period of 15 years, Vietnam transformed from an agricultural-based society into a transitioning lower-middle income lass='vietnam-color'>...
Infrastructure
Investment in public infrastructure has been one of the key driving forces for Vietnam’s economic development over recent decades. Infrastructure accounted for 53% of total Official Development Assistance (ODA) received between 2010-2017.153Vietnam has heavily invested in transportation, particularly roads, airports, and seaports. Vietnam’s public and lass='vietnam-color'>...
Call for National Researchers
Call for national researchers for the Global Data Barometer – Asia RegionDeadline for application for researchers (individuals and institutions) has been extended to February 28, 2021.Open Data for Development Asia Hub (D4DAsia) is currently seeking independent, country-level researchers for the following 14 countries:Indonesia; Philippines; Singapore; lass='vietnam-color'>...
Poverty policy and regulation
The National Targeted Program on New Rural Development – 10 years review and way forwardIntroductionIn Vietnam, rural development is nearly synonymous with agricultural sector development. Agriculture itself is crucial in Vietnamese policy, as it forms the backbone of the country’s economy. Thus, rural development has lass='vietnam-color'>...
Data-driven Storytelling Contest - Deadline extension
About the ContestThe purpose of this contest is to encourage professionals, researchers, and students, especially those who identify as Indigenous Peoples, to demonstrate the value of data through effective visual data storytelling, and to contribute to the open data community by increasing the accessibility of lass='vietnam-color'>...
Water resources
Water resources in Vietnam are quite diverse, comprising both natural and artificial water bodies. The countries water resources are under increasing pressure from over-exploitation due to increased irrigation demand, urban and industrial development, as well as concentrated areas of increasing population. 271 Ensuring national water security is lass='vietnam-color'>...
Aid and development
International aid plays a significant but decreasing role in Vietnam’s national expenditure. For example in 2013, official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of the national budget had decreased to 11.2% from 25.4% in 2003.307 The nature of development assistance has changed a lot over lass='vietnam-color'>...
Population and Census
Vietnam’s population and housing census is conducted every ten years and begins on April 1st. The country has conducted five population and housing censuses since the revolution in 1975, specifically in April of 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019.369 The fifth population and housing census lass='vietnam-color'>...
Land classifications
Land ConsolidationLand in Vietnam is divided into extremely small parcels by world standards. The average agricultural Landholding is 1,560 square meters per capita, which is less than one-third of standard holdings in ThaiLand or Cambodia. Up to 70% of rural households have Land use rights Lass='vietnam-color'>...
Forest policy and administration
Key LawsCircuLar No. 34/2009 / TT-BNNPTNT on the criteria for determining and cLassifying forests (2009)Decree No.117/2010/ND-CP on Organization and Management of the Special-Use Forest System (2010)Land Law (2013)Law on Forestry (2017)—repLaced Law on Forest Protection and Development (2004)CLassifying Forest LandAll Land and the natural resources Lass='vietnam-color'>...
Vietnam Digital Transformation Agenda
Vietnam is pushing toward Industry 4.0 with the government’s Digital Transformation Agenda (DTA) to leverage digital technologies to drive economic growth, improve governance, and promote social development. Digital transformation is being promoted as the key to unlocking the country’s two primary development goals: achieving net lass='vietnam-color'>...
