Honoring outstanding works winning the 8th National Book Awards

The award ceremony was honored to receive congratulatory flower baskets from President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Attending the award ceremony was Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Trinh Van Quyet. Also in attendance were members of the Party Central Committee, representatives of leaders of central and local departments, ministries, and branches; the judging councils, the award council, authors, translators, publishers, and affiliated units honored to receive the 8th National Book Awards.

Speaking at the 8th National Book Awards Ceremony, Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Trinh Van Quyet warmly congratulated the authors, translators, researchers, publishers, and book makers whose works were honored.

According to the Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization, the National Book Awards increasingly affirms its position as a noble State award in the publishing field. It holds practical significance in honoring works of ideological, academic, cultural, scientific, and artistic value; encouraging and motivating the contingent of authors, translators, researchers, publishers, and book makers to continue their creative labor and dedication to the country's development.

Through its editions, the Award has become a meaningful mark in the spiritual and cultural life of society. The works honored today are not only the result of serious, persistent, and responsible intellectual labor but also reflect the vitality of academia, cultural life, the aspiration to dedicate, and the spirit of serving the Fatherland.

In order for the publishing industry in general and the National Book Awards in particular to continue promoting their role, significance, and value in the new period, Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Trinh Van Quyet suggested that management agencies, publishers, authors, translators, and book makers continue to improve the ideological, academic, and cultural quality of each work.

The Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization requested that in the coming time, it is necessary to promote innovation and digital transformation in publishing activities; proactively develop electronic publishing, audiobooks, digital libraries, and modern reading platforms; strongly apply new technologies in editing, managing, distributing, and promoting books; and gradually build a modern and professional publishing ecosystem, meeting the increasingly diverse needs of readers in the digital age.

In addition, developing a reading culture must be determined as a core goal, a long-term foundation for knowledge development and improving the quality of human resources. It is necessary to expand reading spaces in families, schools, communities, agencies, and units; paying special attention to fostering reading habits among the younger generation, so that reading truly becomes an intrinsic need, a beautiful lifestyle, and a source of inspiration for lifelong learning.

The publishing industry needs to become an important channel to promote the image of the country, people, history, and culture of Vietnam to the world; while selectively absorbing the quintessence of human knowledge, contributing to raising the people's intellectual level, broadening horizons, and enriching domestic academic life.

Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Trinh Van Quyet requested continuing to elevate the National Book Awards. It is necessary to build the Award into a highly prestigious cultural institution with a wide spread, capable of shaping values, discovering, honoring, and promoting increasingly more truly outstanding works; so that after the award, good books continue to reach a large number of readers, enter social life, and promote long-term effectiveness.

This year's National Book Awards saw the participation of 46 out of 52 publishers nationwide, with 397 works and book series (512 volumes), an increase in the number of entries compared to the previous season.

At the Award Ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded 2 A prizes, 17 B prizes, 23 C prizes, 5 Consolation prizes, and 5 Reader's Choice Book prizes.

Notably, at the 8th National Book Awards Ceremony, the book "Modern and effective national governance - Theoretical and practical basis in Vietnam today" co-edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Chien and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hai Binh (National Political Publishing House Truth, 2024) was honored to be awarded the B Prize. The book was developed from the research results of a ministerial-level scientific project on the requirements for innovating national governance in the new context, focusing on clarifying theoretical and practical issues regarding building a modern and effective national governance system in Vietnam. With a systematic and scientific approach closely linked to state management practices, the work is a valuable reference for researchers, managers, lecturers, trainees, and students in the fields of public management, public policy, and state governance. The fact that the scientific work of the Academy's lecturers was honored at the National Book Awards continues to affirm the academic quality and prestige of the intellectual contingent of the Academy of Public Administration and Governance, while contributing to spreading scientific research values, serving the cause of innovating national governance and developing a modern state administrative system.

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