A delegate runs software to monitor and compile information on surplus land and property. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is rolling out a nationwide digital system to monitor and manage surplus state-owned buildings and land arising from administrative restructuring, as the Government seeks to accelerate the reuse of public assets and reduce risks of waste and inefficient management.

The ministry on August 28 held a training conference on new software designed to consolidate and report results related to the rearrangement, handling and exploitation of surplus public buildings and land following the restructuring of state agencies and administrative units.

The system is intended to replace parts of the existing manual reporting process with a centralised digital mechanism, allowing authorities to monitor progress more consistently across ministries, central agencies and localities.

Nguyễn Tân Thịnh, director general of the Department of Public Asset Management under the MoF, said the handling and effective use of surplus buildings and land had become an important part of the broader restructuring of Việt Nam's political and administrative apparatus.

As agencies have been reorganised and administrative units consolidated, authorities have been tasked with rearranging, managing and exploiting redundant public property while preventing losses and waste of national resources.

Thịnh said the issue had received close attention and direction from the Party, National Assembly and Government before, during and after the restructuring process.

To support the process, the Government issued Resolution No. 31/2026/NQ-CP on June 24, introducing special mechanisms and policies intended to accelerate the handling and exploitation of surplus buildings and land created through the streamlining of the political system and administrative units.

The MoF, other ministries and local authorities have since been working to guide and implement the rearrangement and utilisation of these assets.

Under instructions from the Prime Minister, ministries, central agencies and provincial and municipal finance departments are required to compile weekly reports on the handling and utilisation of surplus public properties and submit them to the MoF for consolidation.

However, reliance on manual reporting has created difficulties.

According to Thịnh, manually compiling information can result in errors in data aggregation, while reports from some ministries and localities have not always been submitted within the required timeframe.

These shortcomings can make it more difficult for the central Government to obtain a timely picture of how quickly redundant public assets are being handled and put back into productive use.

The ministry has therefore developed software for the centralised collection, monitoring and reporting of information on the rearrangement, handling and exploitation of surplus buildings and land. The system will be deployed uniformly nationwide.

Data entered into the platform by ministries, agencies and local authorities will provide the basis for the Ministry of Finance to prepare consolidated reports for competent authorities.

Importantly, the information will also be used to determine implementation progress and assess key performance indicators, or KPIs, related to the handling of surplus public assets under the Prime Minister's direction.

According to the MoF, facilities needed for the operation of state agencies have basically been secured following the transition to the two-tier local government model. This has helped maintain uninterrupted State management and public service delivery during the restructuring process.

At the same time, the reorganisation has generated a stock of public buildings and land that is no longer required for its previous administrative functions.

Many of these properties have already been reassigned to priority areas, including education, healthcare, culture, sports and community facilities, allowing residents to gain more direct access to essential public services.

Other properties are being managed with longer-term state objectives in mind. Some have been transferred to organisations responsible for public property management and land development so they can be managed and utilised in accordance with regulations.

Surplus land and buildings can also provide additional resources for development investment through land allocation or leasing under existing laws, according to the ministry. — VNS