WELCOME TO VNCI
VNCI Phase 1 (2003 – 2008) is an economic growth project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam through 1) improved economic governance, particularly at the provincial level, through the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) and key policy research analysis; 2) demonstration and catalytic work in four industries (information and communications technology, dragon fruit, home furnishings, and banking, which also addressed SME access to credit) to remove key constraints to international competitiveness; and 3) improved access to financing for SMEs. VNCI has also engaged industry to identify policy and regulatory constraints to competitiveness and conduct research, analysis, and advocacy on its behalf.
In years 4 and 5, building off the success and impact of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), VNCI focuses on improving economic governance at the provincial level and creating national linkages between local economic governance and national policies and their implementation. Specifically, working with provinces, VNCI is 1) providing a more systematic understanding and benchmarking of provincial economic governance; 2) providing the opportunity for the voice of the domestic private sector to enter the policy debate at national and provincial levels; and 3) providing provinces with specific knowledge and technical support to implement concrete reforms.
