Eastern thought on talents and developing Vietnamese talented civil servants

Abstract

Talents are the elite human resources, especially related to the prosperity of the nation and its people. States and organizations clearly realize that gaining a talent advantage means gaining a competitive advantage; all consider talent issues as an important strategy and policy for their development. However, this is a difficult issue because views on talent and policies towards talent are affected by many factors, including political, legal factors, and changing societal trends, especially in the context of digital technology development and the digital society today. This study analyzes the views of some Eastern politicians on talent, including Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) and Mao Zedong (China). Based on these viewpoints, the author builds a theoretical research model on talented civil servants and conducts a survey of 420 leaders from 210 local government agencies at the commune level, representing three regions of Vietnam: Lang Son province (North), Quang Tri province (Central), and Binh Duong province (South). The survey results serve as the basis for the author to draw research conclusions and discuss policy issues to develop talented civil servants in Vietnam today.