Under the USAID-funded Vietnam Strengthening Provincial Capacity (SPC) activity, JAA worked with two Vietnamese institutions – the School of Government at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (SOG/UEH) and the Startup Vietnam Foundation (SVF) – to improve the responsiveness, quality, and sustainability of economic governance capacity improvement offerings available to provincial officials. JAA’s activities worked towards the end of goal of fostering improved economic governance at the provincial level across Vietnam.  

JAA worked with SVF to strengthen its ability to provide services that build entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems and with SOG/UEH to become more market-driven in offering training, consulting, and support services to provinces. For both institutions, JAA focused on attaining long-term operational and financial sustainability to continue offering high-quality services demanded by provincial officials.  

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JAA’s activities included:

The development of a course in partnership with Portland State University on “Innovation and Digital Transformation” for provincial officials tasked with implementing the central government’s ambitious National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0).  

Long-term capacity building with SOG/UEH and SVF to review, articulate, and enhance their organizational business models to support sustainability.  

Training, coaching, and field piloting of provincial official market needs assessment with SVF and SOG/UEH as part of improving service offerings and market responsiveness.  

Training and capacity building tailored to each organization around themes including product development, marketing and outreach, public-private dialogue facilitation, and service delivery.

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Duration: 2019 - 2023