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| Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat speaks at the response ceremony. (Photo: BL) |
On the morning of April 19, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) held a ceremony to respond to the World Creativity and Innovation Day 2024.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat said: In Vietnam, with the joint efforts of ministries, sectors, localities, business community, scientists, and the support of international organizations and friends, the national innovation system is increasingly perfected. Since 2017, the Global Innovation Index (commonly known as GII) published annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization has been used by the Government as an important tool for reference, development, and promulgation of policies to promote innovation in Vietnam.
Also from 2017 to present, Vietnam's GII index has continuously improved (up from 59th place in 2016 to 46th place in 2023). Vietnam has always maintained its 2nd position in the group of lower-middle-income countries and is one of the 7 middle-income countries that have achieved the most progress in innovation (I) over the past decade.
In 2023, with technical support from the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Local Innovation Index (PII) was officially deployed nationwide under the direction of the Government to provide a realistic and comprehensive picture of the current status of the socio-economic development model based on science, technology and innovation of each locality. Thereby, providing the basis and evidence of strengths, weaknesses, potential factors and necessary conditions to promote socio-economic development based on science, technology and innovation of each locality.
According to the Minister, in addition to the achieved results, Vietnam's innovation capacity needs to continue to be improved more strongly in the coming period, in order to directly contribute to increasing labor productivity and product quality, protecting the environment and sustainable development.
The ceremony to respond to the National Innovation Day 2024 aims to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in socio-economic development, building a sustainable society and promoting all-round human development; to propagate and disseminate to organizations and individuals to join hands in promoting innovation activities; to promote the development of the national innovation system with close connection between the state sector; production, business and investment sectors; research, education, training and society sectors; to launch a series of innovation activities in 2024.
The Minister also stated that Vietnam is transforming its growth model from one based on capital and labor to one based on science, technology and innovation. This is a long-term goal that requires the participation and joint efforts of ministries, sectors, localities, enterprises and the whole society in applying and developing science, technology and innovation.
The Minister hopes to continue to receive close guidance from the Party, Government, National Assembly and support and cooperation from ministries, branches, localities, research institutes, universities, enterprises and the whole society so that scientific research, technology development and innovation activities can make increasingly practical contributions to Vietnam's socio-economic development tasks.
Ms. Paluline Tamesis, United Nations Representative in Viet Nam, said that the power of innovation has the potential to advance the sustainable development goals. In the remaining goals as well as in the coming years, we need to promote implementation to achieve the goals and in the process, innovation inspires action as well as green technologies - technologies that can reduce carbon emissions as well as enhance environmental sustainability, helping to improve lives.
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| Overview of the Response Ceremony. (Photo: BL) |
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Party and State have identified the fundamental role of science, technology and innovation, considering it the “main driving force” to create breakthroughs in productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness of the economy. At the same time, the Party and State have issued major guidelines, policies and orientations to develop innovation and creative startups. The Government has had many investment solutions to improve innovation indicators such as building a national innovation system, gathering experts and scientists; building policies to encourage innovation, especially in enterprises; developing a national Center for Supporting Innovation...
In order to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in socio-economic development, building a sustainable society and promoting all aspects of human development, April 21 of each year is chosen by the United Nations as World Creativity and Innovation Day.
2024 is the third year that the Ministry of Science and Technology organizes the Ceremony to respond to the World Innovation and Creativity Day with the goal of creating a strong influence on the awareness of agencies, organizations and communities, calling on organizations and individuals to join hands to promote innovation activities; Promote the development of the national innovation system with close connection between the state sector; production, business and investment sectors; research, education, training and society.
On this occasion, the Ministry of Science and Technology will launch and guide ministries, branches, localities; research institutes, universities, businesses and individuals to organize activities in response to World Innovation and Creativity Day 2024, including: National Innovation and Startup Festival 2024 (Techfest 2024); Deploying the PII Innovation Index; Vietnamese women with innovation and entrepreneurship.
Within the framework of the Response Ceremony, a scientific workshop on innovation and entrepreneurship activities will take place. The reports presented at the workshop include the following contents: overview of innovation in enterprises in Vietnam, policies and orientations for developing the national entrepreneurship ecosystem; industry-level innovation measurement tools; innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
Innovation brings opportunities to build and strengthen competitiveness, address current and future challenges, innovate growth models, and aim to achieve sustainable and modern national development goals./.
Bich Lien - Communist Party of Vietnam Portal
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