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Vietnam social academy urged to solve social concerns

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) to become a trustworthy address to solve social concerns during a conference in Hanoi on December 27.
Vietnam social academy urged to solve social concerns ảnh 1Scene at the conference (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) tobecome a trustworthy address to solve social concerns during a conference inHanoi on December 27 to launch its 2017 tasks.

Speaking at the event, Phuc saidthe Party and State have continually prioritised resources for VASS’s researchactivities over the past 63 years, both in infrastructure and personnel.

He lauded the VASS for conductinga number of important studies to offer policy recommendations to the Party andgovernment, especially those regarding the fields of socio-economy, culture,politics, national defence-security.

As an independent social scienceconsultant to the Party and government, the VASS is tasked with promoting thedevelopment of Vietnam’s social sciences, making due contributions to the humanintellectual treasure and bring Vietnam’s science on par with other foreign countries’,he said.

On development orientations, thePM required the VASS to release highly reliable estimates and use scientific researchresults to solve wealth gap, family issues and ethics in market economy, amongothers.

The academy was also requested tostreamline apparatus, adopt advanced governance mechanism to attract talentsand expand international cooperation.

Consideration should be takeninto economic and geographical characteristics of each locality to build properpolicies, contributing to poverty reduction and economic development, he said,adding that amid the globalisation, it is necessary to collect highly persuasivescientific evidence which lay legal foundation for the safeguard of nationalsovereignty.

As 2016 is the first year thatVietnam has recorded more than 100,000 newly-established firms, the PM askedthe VASS to propose effective mechanisms and policies to facilitate start-upmovement, towards the goal of having 1 million start-ups by 2020.

He also asked for closer liaisonbetween VASS and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and hoped thatVietnamese scientists would also serve as good advisors.-VNA
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