Party General Secretary To Lam chaired the inaugural meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation in Hanoi on January 20.
Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has emphasised the need for Vietnam to pay heed to both innovation input and output, thus maintaining and improving its ranking on the Global Innovation Index (GII).
As artificial intelligence (AI), along with machine learning (ML), big data and cloud computing make more in-roads among all sectors, it requires labourers to equip themselves with necessary technology knowledge and skills.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 asked the Red River Delta region to take a pioneering role in innovation, and the utilisation of science-technology and results of the fourth industrial revolution.
Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau Le Duc Hanh and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) John Lee have recognised the vast potential for cooperation between the two sides, particularly in green finance, innovation, science-technology, human resource training, healthcare, and high-quality labour exchange.
Science-technology is an important driving force to boost economic growth, create breakthroughs for productivity and increase national competitive edge as the country is developing its socialist-oriented market economy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reiterated on May 15.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and visiting Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Philip Barton shared the view on the need for Vietnam and the UK to enhance cooperation in various spheres.
Vietnamese experts, scientists and postgraduates in Sweden have shared the wish to contribute more to the science-technology sector in their homeland at a recent get-together.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia in Canberra on March 8 as part his official trip to the country.
The northern province of Bac Giang will focus on improving the quality and efficiency of the implementation of science-technology tasks to serve local socio-economic development, Director of the provincial Department of Science-Technology Nguyen Thanh Binh has said.
The 17th meeting of the Vietnam – Romania Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation was held in Hanoi on November 21 under the chair of Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Stefan-Rady Oprea.
Science and technology, which has played a significant role in promoting socioeconomic development, is also the motivation and key for Vietnam to complete the net-zero emission commitment by 2050, which was given by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), according to experts.
Experts, management officials and business representatives gathered at a conference in Hanoi on July 26 to discuss measures to promote startups following the circular economic model to benefit the society and businesses in a sustainable manner.
Under the digital transformation plan for the media, all press agencies in Vietnam will follow the model of converged newsroom and models applying advanced science and technology by 2030.
The military should strengthen the research and innovation in the fields of science-technology and social sciences and humanities, military science and the protection of the Party ideology protection, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the awarding ceremony of the 23rd Military Youth Innovation Awards on May 18.
The northern province of Bac Giang will earmark 3.5 billion VND (149,250 USD) to activities to facilitate industrial development in the province. The funds have been approved by the provincial People’s Committee.
A forum that aims to connect technology researchers, developers, and science and technology management agencies of Vietnam, with Laos’ government agencies and businesses opened in Vientiane on April 4.
It is a need to build a dynamic, fast-growing, sustainable and self-reliant economy on the basis of science-technology and innovation, and in combination with international relations and integration, heard a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30.
Vietnam wants to step up cooperation with countries that have strengths in science-technology like Belgium, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.
