Scientific and technological innovation for Vietnam to join the world's development train

Việt NamViệt Nam07/11/2023

At the end of October 2023, Vietnam inaugurated the new operating facility of the National Innovation Center at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, Hanoi (NIC Hoa Lac). This event marked an important milestone in the process of creating an innovation ecosystem, showing that Vietnam has been focusing resources on developing science and technology, promoting innovation, and fulfilling the mission of becoming an innovation center in the region and the world.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the NIC Hoa Lac Facility. Photo: VNA

The National Innovation Center (NIC) Hoa Lac is under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, established under the Prime Minister's Decision dated October 2, 2019; with the function of supporting and developing the innovation and startup ecosystem, contributing to the innovation of Vietnam's growth model based on science and technology development.

NIC Hoa Lac has a total working floor area of ​​nearly 20,000 square meters, including 2 working blocks and 1 international conference center block. This is one of the first innovation center models in the world owned by the state, serving the common goals of the country, with a specific mechanism and invested and operated entirely by socialized capital. NIC is responsible for supporting businesses in accessing resources for innovation; developing an innovation and startup ecosystem; training and developing high-quality human resources in technology and innovation; developing the Vietnam Innovation Network, connecting the domestic innovation ecosystem with the network of Innovation Centers in the region and the world, contributing to enhancing the position of Vietnam, fulfilling the mission of making Vietnam the center of innovation in the region and the world.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of NIC Hoa Lac, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that innovation is an inevitable trend, a strategic breakthrough choice of Vietnam: The completion and putting into operation of the National Innovation Center in Hoa Lac plays a great role and significance in developing the startup ecosystem; is the beginning of a new development phase in providing synchronous infrastructure to accelerate and further strengthen Vietnam's innovation ecosystem.

Along with building infrastructure, NIC has developed a global Vietnamese innovation network. To date, the network has been formed with 2,000 members, including outstanding Vietnamese experts and intellectuals at home and abroad in 20 countries and territories (8 component networks in Germany, Japan, Australia, Korea, Europe, Taiwan (China), East Coast and West Coast (USA).

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation agreements between NIC and 11 leading Vietnamese and international partners in the fields of science, technology and training. Photo: Internet.

The inauguration ceremony of NIC Hoa Lac marks the formation of not only a national innovation space, but also a symbol of Vietnam's determination to promote rapid and sustainable growth model innovation based on science, technology and innovation, building an independent and highly autonomous economy, successfully implementing the country's industrialization and modernization. In order to maximize investment efficiency for NIC, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated: It is necessary to research and boldly implement experimental and specific mechanisms for subjects and fields of innovation with the potential to create breakthroughs and new driving forces for the economy; It is necessary to develop strategies, plans and action programs to focus on developing fields with high content of science, technology, innovation and bringing high added value to Vietnam in the coming period such as the semiconductor industry, green hydrogen technology; Prepare infrastructure conditions and high-quality human resources to develop industries and fields; Promote the spirit of cooperation, effective, sustainable and comprehensive connection between subjects of the innovation ecosystem.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed: Only by mastering and advancing in science and technology and innovation can Vietnam join the world's development and growth train and best absorb the progress of humanity.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested all sectors and levels to promote international cooperation in the fields of innovation and science and technology, especially cooperation between domestic innovation enterprises and organizations with large technology enterprises and corporations in the world. The Prime Minister also requested embassies and international organizations, especially leaders of large technology corporations, to promote investment activities, business investment cooperation and support for enterprises in the Vietnamese innovation ecosystem. The Prime Minister also emphasized the need to continue perfecting institutions and policies for innovation activities in Vietnam, promptly meeting the practical development requirements of ecosystem entities, especially innovation enterprises and creative startups, creating an effective innovation ecosystem, contributing to putting Vietnam on the development train with the world./.

vietnam.vn


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