In the framework of the EU co-financed Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s and ACVN (Association of Vietnamese Cities) project on promoting people’s participation and governance in Vietnamese cities, the results of of the first project activities (opinion poll with 3000 citizens and the expert assessment study) on the quality of local governance and people’s participation at municipal level, have been presented and discussed in a two days workshop in Hanoi. The workshop report tries to summararize the findings of the reports and recommendations resulting from the group discussions.