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A real-time PCR test system – Photo: D.L.
Talk to YouthHowever, many public policy experts think that this is a serious degradation of public morals, the greed of many officials has overwhelmed fear. For personal gain, many officials have ignored everything to achieve the goal.
When the Police Department investigated crimes of corruption, economy, and contraband (C03, Ministry of Public Security), it instituted criminal cases that “violate bidding regulations with serious consequences” that occur in the Control Center. Disease Control (CDC) in Hanoi (Hanoi Department of Health), many localities such as Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Thai Binh, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Ninh Binh … have just started to act. discounts on purchases or advertisements of the company’s only COVID-19 test machines. This shows that there are too many abnormalities in some state agencies in these localities.
* Mr. Nguyen Quang Dong (Director of the Institute for Communication Policy and Development Research):
Degraded public service ethics I laughed
Mr. Nguyen Quang Dong
The fight against corruption at the central level, under the control of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption, has yielded many positive results. Interest groups have flattened their hands, but at the local level, there have not been many changes at the administrative level below when minor corruption is still widespread, public spending on public sector tenders remains popular.
There are two basic causes that lead to corrupt behavior by officials, namely, the rigor of the law and the public service ethic of public officials and employees. Many cadres, despite their low salary, built a special government house, despite public opinion, they were not ashamed. This shows the serious degradation of public service morale. In feudal times, integrity was promoted to curb corruption, but so far many officials have failed to maintain their civil service ethic.
In public procurement, open tendering is still the best measure to prevent people from being misleading, corrupt, and selfish when they use budget money. The public tender will limit the “backyard” of the officials. Because there is a common mindset that anyone who has a right to self-determination can generate personal motivation.
Therefore, it is necessary to take criminal responsibility for the equipment evaluation unit when preparing a project to purchase a package of epidemic testing equipment. Because if this unit does not come together, it is difficult for stakeholders to bracket the corruption as easily as last time.
It can be said that the corruption-related cases that have been brought to trial in recent years have achieved the objective of eliminating corrupt officials and officials from the apparatus, but have not effectively implemented institutional reforms to prevent them. remote corruption
For example, opening a rice export declaration at midnight or proposing export conditions for medical masks could be a sign of political corruption. It should be noted that the Government has rapidly entered into restructuring to protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and companies.
* Lawyer Tran Huu Huynh (President of the Center for International Arbitration – VIAC):
For officials it cannot be corrupt
Lawyer Tran Huu Huynh
The difference in the purchase price of the real-time PCR machine for the COVID-19 test shows that the public procurement market is not really transparent. Because with current technology, localities can fully search the price of the device on the market. Furthermore, it shows that public procurement discipline and deterrence of the system are not good. “Lubrication” in public procurement is quite common, we have to work harder to prevent this type of corruption.
I believe that minor corruption is occurring on almost all levels. The Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in recent years shows this clearly. After 15 years of VCCI survey and survey (in 2019), still 55% of surveyed companies said they had to spend “lubrication” and agreed that they had to “lubricate” for things to run smoothly. it’s okay
The rate of companies having to “lubricate” themselves when performing business investment related procedures decreased very slowly. After 15 years of conducting the survey, the percentage of companies that have to “lubricate” themselves by doing business investment procedures only decreased from 63% to 55%. It shows that the cost of “lubrication” or minor corruption is still quite painful.
The fight against corruption is only effective when you have achieved 4 words: not wanting, not needing, not daring, not being able. Specifically, it is necessary to build a strong and weak legal system so that officials cannot be corrupt. We have not achieved this when there are too many commercial conditions, the laws are not yet clear, they are not transparent, they easily lead to donations.
Officials will not dare to be corrupted by punishing strict corruption. Currently, the anti-corruption law is getting stricter, but enforcement is low, so it has not stopped corrupt officials. The current situation also discourages cadres and officials who do not need and do not want to be corrupted due to low wages and cumbersome gadgets.
* Mr. Phan Duc Hieu (Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management – CIEM):
Blind acquisition information leads to speculation
In the case of spending money on purchases that is much more expensive than the market price, there is a lack of transparency in the public procurement market, especially in the field of purchasing medical supplies and equipment. Medical examination and treatment. It seems that when buying COVID-19, there is not enough data in the localities before buying.
Using budget money to buy equipment, but every place you buy a price is very problematic. The public procurement system and the national tender system should make it easier for localities to find information on products and suppliers when they need to buy. There is such a desire to limit blindness, deficiencies, corruption that arises in public procurement.
* Mr. Vu Tien Loc (President of VCCI):
Severe punishment of corrupt officials
In order to avoid negative corruption, profit and corruption in public procurement activities, first of all, it is necessary to raise the public service ethic of public officials and employees who participate in public procurement activities. Second, there is a need to improve the transparency of the tender law. Finally, the strengthening of sanctions, the sanction of corrupt acts and speculation in bidding and the acquisition of public goods.
It is necessary to complement disciplinary sanctions on the Party side and government discipline in the Anti-Corruption Law to increase deterrence and punishments for officials who have participated in corrupt and selfish acts in combat activities. offer
Unfortunately, at present the legal provisions on tendering, investment and business overlap, with confusing points, the mechanism for giving is still popular. This is fertile ground for corruption, including great corruption and minor corruption. Gaps in tendering activities currently need to be avoided soon. Need to build a transparent bidding process, direct appointment of contractors; Government and local procurement activities must gradually comply with the market mechanism.
The move will be to build a transparent institution with clear and easy-to-apply legal regulations, under the supervision of individuals, the community, and clearly define the responsibility of state agencies. to prevent the remote risk of corruption. It is the conflicts of laws, the “white areas” in the legal system that are leading to corruption.
The case of price increases for COVID-19 equipment in many localities is a manifestation of corruption and profit in public procurement. In the context of epidemics, localities that choose to appoint contractors to shorten the acquisition time are necessary. Unfortunately, law enforcement officers who purchase epidemic equipment do not fulfill their public duties.
Additionally, although local governments appoint contractors to purchase test machines, they still provide advice on price evaluation before making estimates and determining bid packages for equipment procurement. The fact that the purchase price of the real-time PCR machine for the COVID-19 test is many times higher than the market price shows the lack of responsibility on the part of the local health department and the CDC when purchasing the device .
