Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasizes the importance of statistics and the impact of statistical activities on the country's socio-economic development. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

At the conference which connected 63 provinces and cities across the country, PM Chinh said the statistics sector performed well the task of ensuring statistical information to serve governance in 2021. The National Assembly has passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles and the Appendix to the List of national statistical indicators of the Law on Statistics.

National Statistical Conference with the theme "Strengthening discipline, improving effectiveness". Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister set multiple goals for Vietnam in 2022, especially economic development in the new normal and ensuring social security while being ready for pandemic prevention and control.

“It’s necessary to raise awareness about statistics work. Leaders of the administrations at all levels determine that statistics must be complete, comprehensive, objective, truthful, accurate, timely, and transparent. Projection must be close to the situation, and statistics must be used effectively. A picture is worth a thousand words,” he said.