President of the IPU Board President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians Dan Carden (Photo: VNA) President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) BoardPresident of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians Dan Carden said that the worldis facing many challenges related to technology such as fake news, and social andpolitical divisions, which pose a need to raise general awareness to usetechnology more effectively to solve challenges in society, thus helpinglegislative bodies make right decisions for development.
According to him, as Vietnam will develop rapidly in thecoming years, digital technology will be key to solving challenges such as climate change, to which itis one of the most vulnerable countries.
He expressed his hope that through the conference, youngpoliticians can make important decisions about how the world copes with futurechallenges.
Emphasising the role of perfecting institutions in theprocess of promoting development in general and digital transformation inparticular, Nguyen Thi Hue, a deputy from Bac Kan province, said that wheninstitutions cannot meet development needs, the implementation will be verydifficult.
It is clear that whichever country quickly approaches thisissue and puts in place adequate institutions to encourage the promotion ofdigital transformation, that country will have more opportunities for success, Hueshared.
Many delegates agreed that digital transformation is more ofa policy and institutional revolution than a technological revolution, in whichyoung generations play a key role.
Delegates discuss on the sidelines of ninth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians (Photo: VNA) She also stressed that at present, innovation andentrepreneurship have strategic significance for every country because theypromote growth and bring added value to socio-economic activities.
Innovation and entrepreneurship allow developing countriesto move faster in implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs), sheadded.
Many agreed that young Vietnamese parliamentarians shouldlearn from experiences of foreign parliaments in legislating, supervising, andpromoting innovation and entrepreneurship, and also make proposals on policiesand solutions to minimise risks in startups./.
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