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Sci-tech, innovation should be key driving force of growth: PM

Science, technology and innovation should be a key driving force of the country's growth, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.
Sci-tech, innovation should be key driving force of growth: PM ảnh 1PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Science, technology and innovation should be a key driving forceof the country's growth,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

The PMwas speaking at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 17, which was held by the Ministryof Science and Technology to mark the 10th anniversary of VietnamScience and Technology Day (May 18) and the 60th anniversary ofPresident Ho Chi Minh’s meeting with intellectuals.

In hisspeech, PM Chinh said Vietnam is a progressive country with great potential andan increasing value in innovation, rankinng among the top 50 nations in theGlobal Innovation Index.

In order to carry out the 2021-2030 Strategy on Science,Technology and Innovation with a vision to 2045, it is necessary to continue renewing the mindset and take drastic actions to fully unlock and effectively utilise allresources, particularly by harnessing the brainpower and creativity of theVietnamese people, he said.

The PM called for raising awareness and actions of departmentsand agencies in the effort, continuing to fine-tune policies and mechanisms,thus making breakthroughs in technological application and improvement of researchcapacity.

Ministries, agencies and localities were assigned topropose and offer incentives to sci-tech workforce which aim to ignite their passion,entrepreneurial spirit and innovative mindset.

The government leader also suggested utilising State funds to investin high-reward sci-tech studies while spreading successful sci-techmodels in production and trade to foster a national spirit of learning,entrepreneurship and innovation.

On the occasion, PM Chinh called on firms to pay even greaterattention to and invest more in sci-tech, particularly in new fields that servegreen, sustainable, and eco-friendly development.

Delegates attending the event expected that the State would issue mechanismsand policies conducive to scientific research and development, in sync withinnovation and creativity./. 

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