Many important and breakthrough proposals were raised by Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung at the Conference on developing science and technology, innovation and high-quality human resources to promote economic growth.
On the afternoon of February 11, at the Government headquarters, a conference on science and technology development, innovation and high-quality human resources to promote economic growth was held. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the conference.
This conference aims to discuss tasks and solutions to contribute to achieving the GDP growth target of 8% or more in 2025, creating momentum, position, and force for the following years to achieve double-digit growth.
The conference also aims to implement Resolution 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, the Government's action program to implement Resolution 57, with the spirit of clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibility, clear products.
Science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation are top priorities
In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pointed out that to achieve growth, labor productivity must be increased, based on the development of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and high-quality human resources. Education and training, science and technology are top national policies. Investment in science and technology, education and training is investment for development.
The Government's Action Program has outlined 7 groups of tasks with 142 specific tasks for ministries, branches, agencies and localities. In the coming time, it is necessary to make science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and high-quality human resources truly breakthrough factors, the main driving force for economic growth and rapid and sustainable national development.
The Prime Minister emphasized that developing science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation are objective requirements, strategic choices, and top priorities. All sectors at all levels and the entire political system must participate synchronously.
Not only state agencies, universities and research institutes, but businesses must also take the lead. All citizens must participate, taking people as the center and subject in this process.
Vietnam needs creative and modern human resources to develop.
Sharing about the outstanding achievements of science and technology and innovation contributing to economic growth, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said that the widespread implementation of Project 06 has helped accelerate the process of building digital infrastructure, serving the digital government, digital economy and digital society.
Modern scientific and technological achievements have also been effectively applied, contributing directly to key economic sectors. The agricultural sector has applied many high technologies to help increase productivity and product quality, and increase export turnover.
In the field of medicine and health care, Vietnam has mastered the technology of producing vaccines and medical equipment, and developed advanced treatment techniques. In the field of defense and security, Vietnam has proactively researched, developed, and applied technology to modernize equipment.
The government has proactively promoted emerging high-tech industries in line with global trends. Among them, the semiconductor industry is becoming a decisive sector for the technological competitive advantage of many countries.
In a short time, Vietnam has made impressive steps in semiconductor cooperation with economies such as the United States, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan (China), Europe... and large technology corporations such as Cadence, Intel, Qorvo, Apple, Marvell, Samsung, Synopsys. Vietnam was also selected by the United States as one of six countries participating in the Chips Act to develop the global semiconductor supply chain.
Besides semiconductors, the field of artificial intelligence is leading breakthrough changes in the world. In that trend, Vietnam has cooperated with NVIDIA Corporation to form an AI research center in Vietnam.
Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm, and Meta have also increased cooperation in AI research and application in Vietnam. Domestic corporations such as Viettel, VinGroup, FPT, CMC, etc. have also proactively and actively implemented synchronous projects and research and development activities on AI.
According to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, to create changes and results in the development of science and technology and innovation, it is necessary to have abundant high-quality human resources with modern skills, creative thinking and the ability to work at high intensity.
This will be the key, vital factor that determines the success of the comprehensive and profound revolution, achieving the goal of making the country develop rapidly, become rich and prosperous in the new era.
Breakthrough proposals for the development of science and technology in Vietnam
At the conference, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that Vietnam needs new growth drivers in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation. These are the main drivers to develop modern productive forces, improve production relations, innovate national governance methods, develop the socio-economy, and prevent the risk of falling behind.
“ Science and technology can only contribute to economic growth if research results are commercialized. To promote commercialization, research results should be owned by research institutions. To stimulate the creativity of scientists and engineers, they should be given a share of about 30-50% of commercialized results ,” said the Minister of Information and Communications.
According to the Minister, research is work that is unknown and unattainable, so it must follow a different mechanism. Let the research institute spend the money they receive from the State according to the spending mechanism of enterprises, the contract mechanism. The State manages according to the research results, that is, manages according to the goals, instead of managing the way of doing things, managing the process.
Universities must become research centers. To do this, universities need a magnet, which is laboratories. So the State needs a large program to invest in key laboratories for universities.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung proposed that in 2025, VND5,000 billion, equivalent to 7% of the total budget for science and technology, innovation and digital transformation (VND75,000 billion) should be spent to invest in key laboratories in universities. If this is done continuously for 5 years, it will fundamentally change the research infrastructure of universities.
To develop science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, large enterprises must take the lead. First of all, the State needs to assign them major tasks and key national projects, helping them develop and master strategic technologies, instead of letting foreign enterprises lead. This is also the goal of Resolution 57, aiming to form 5 large digital technology corporations on par with the world by 2025.
Large enterprises must take the lead in applying technology and digital transformation. This not only improves labor productivity, management capacity and competitiveness but also creates a market for domestic technology enterprises, contributing to promoting GDP growth.
Trade and service corporations need to transform into technology-industry-trade corporations, because only by developing technology and industry can Vietnam overcome the middle-income trap.
Large technology enterprises need to reach out to international markets to improve their competitiveness, affirm their position, and conquer the world.
At the Conference, the Ministry of Information and Communications proposed to the Government to submit to the National Assembly for approval a number of special policies such as allowing the appointment of contractors for digital transformation projects in the 2025-2026 period, increasing the regular budget for leasing IT services, and investing in a shared cloud computing center to support digital transformation projects of ministries, branches, and localities.
The Ministry of Information and Communications also proposed building an AI computing center, supporting 30% of the total investment value of the first semiconductor factory in Vietnam with tax, and supporting 15% of the investment value of 5G if by 2025, network operators have nationwide 5G coverage.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/bo-tt-tt-de-xuat-chinh-sach-dac-biet-de-phat-trien-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-2370465.html
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