National-level environmental research (KC06) by 2030 will shift from research topics to technology testing projects to increase applicability.
The information was given by Prof. Dr. Huynh Trung Hai, Principal of the School of Materials, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Head of the KC06 program at the conference on orientation for science and technology development serving the environmental industry in the period of 2021 - 2030, held in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 19.
Professor Hai said that from 2023 to 2026, the program will focus on selecting applied research topics in the environmental field. The goal from 2027 to 2030 is that 2/3 of the research must be technology testing projects, to enhance the ability to apply in practice. The selection of scientific works in this field aims to encourage research on developing technology chains, equipment, and machinery at pilot scale (laboratory), moving towards semi-industrial and industrial development suitable for Vietnam's production conditions.
"Authors participating in KC06 must register intellectual property of their research, move towards establishing spin-offs (start-up businesses), and start-up projects to form business models ready to transfer technology," said Professor Hai.
Professor Huynh Trung Hai, Head of the KC06 program, shared the direction of research on environmental technology on the afternoon of October 19. Photo: Ha An
According to Professor Hai, in the KC06 program, there are 5 priority technology groups serving to solve environmental problems. Specifically, the program encourages research on waste treatment (water, gas, solid waste), environmental monitoring technology, and pollution control.
The second group prioritizes research on the application of manufacturing materials to prevent, treat pollution and overcome environmental incidents.
Group 3 focuses on manufacturing equipment and means for collecting, transporting, treating waste and recycling waste.
Group 4 encourages the design and manufacture of equipment and tools for analysis, monitoring, and automatic warning of environmental pollution.
Group 5 aims to develop technology, manufacture equipment, means and products to prevent and respond to incidents in the production process and industrial-scale environmental disasters, as well as support the development of enterprises in the environmental industry sector.
Professor Vu Thi Thu Ha, Vietnam Institute of Industrial Chemistry, suggested that environmental research should be more systematic and comprehensive. She said that the approach to environmental technology should aim to create a product value chain. Research from the laboratory to production needs to have high scientific and technological content, bringing a value chain to businesses. To create a product value chain, it is necessary to develop technology complexes that do not eliminate any raw materials into the environment, meaning that the output waste of this product will be the input material of another product. "Thus, the new profit value increases instead of being processed in a certain stage, which will not be economically efficient," said Ms. Ha.
From this perspective, Professor Ha proposed a project that could last longer, perhaps 5 years, so that scientists could feel secure in carrying it out. This project could be divided into many different stages, but would have an initial overall, comprehensive orientation.
Da Phuoc landfill in Ho Chi Minh City currently uses the landfill treatment method. Photo: Quynh Tran
On the business side, Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nam, Da Loc Construction Trading Joint Stock Company, wishes to participate in investing in projects under the technology application research program in the environmental field. He believes that for priority areas, it is necessary to develop a detailed roadmap and have clear evaluation criteria, as well as the replication potential of each project for businesses to participate. He also noted that the program has investment from the budget and businesses, so the issue of sharing intellectual property rights when participating in research needs a reasonable decentralization mechanism to harmonize interests.
Mr. Nguyen Phu Hung, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Economic and Technical Sectors (Ministry of Science and Technology) said that in Vietnam, the environmental industry only meets 2-3% of the demand for urban wastewater treatment, 15% of the demand for solid waste treatment, 14% of the demand for hazardous waste treatment and many areas have not received due attention. Currently, the whole country has only about 4,000 enterprises providing environmental services, mainly collecting and treating waste. He said that the domestic environmental industry is still limited in technology, lacking links between research and production activities, and enterprises lack investment capital.... The Department's leaders received comments from experts and enterprises to help guide policy development in the coming period, serving to improve the environment and help improve people's lives.
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