Scientific research results lie in drawers until obsolete and rotten.

(NLDO) - National Assembly delegates said that the results of scientific research in recent times have been very little put into practice, even left in drawers.

On February 17, continuing the program of the 9th extraordinary session, National Assembly deputies discussed in the hall the draft Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to promote the development of science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.

Concerned about the mechanisms and policies on commercialization of scientific research results, delegate Nguyen Anh Tri (Hanoi delegation) said that the draft Resolution's content is unclear and vague.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri speaks at the hall. Photo: Pham Thang

According to delegate Tri, this is very necessary content because it creates motivation for scientific research activities. When scientific research results are commercialized, it is an important motivation for scientists, and on the other hand, it also creates and adds funding for this activity.

"When scientific research results are commercialized, it will create a position for this field in social life, contributing to raising the national position," said Mr. Nguyen Anh Tri. This delegate believes that with the revenue when research results are commercialized, it will ensure the lives of scientists.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Tri said that many good scientists work at research institutes and universities, but their salaries and incomes are not guaranteed, making research activities increasingly difficult. In the world, according to delegate Tri, thanks to commercialization, many scientific research results have become "special intellectual goods".

In the country, he said that there have been scientific research results that have been commercialized, but not many, most of them have not been put into practice. "Even scientific research results just stay in drawers until they become outdated and rot over time" - National Assembly delegate Nguyen Anh Tri stated the reality.

He cited the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion's research into detecting abnormal antibodies using a red blood cell panel, which has been put into use with good results, at a lower cost than imported goods, and suitable for Vietnamese people, but commercialization is very difficult due to complicated procedures.

Therefore, to commercialize scientific research results, delegate Nguyen Anh Tri suggested that the drafting agency review current legal documents on bidding, pricing, transfer... to supplement the draft Resolution in order to commercialize scientific research results.

Delegate Hoang Minh Hieu (Nghe An delegation) proposed adding policies to ensure the output of domestic scientific and technological research, focusing on having policies to make the state the first and most important customer for domestic scientific and technological research results.

"Experience from other countries shows that this is a very important issue. For example, in the semiconductor chip manufacturing industry, the development history of this industry shows that without the State's programs on the consumption and use of semiconductor chips in the 1950s and 1960s, chip manufacturing enterprises at that time would not have had enough resources and motivation to continue investing in research and development of advanced semiconductor chips like today," delegate Hieu emphasized.

According to Mr. Hieu, ensuring the use of research and development results in State programs also demonstrates confidence in the capacity of domestic scientists and scientific and technological organizations.

Currently, our country's legal system in the provisions of the Law on Bidding and the Law on Science and Technology has some provisions referring to this policy but they are not specific and according to many studies, they are not feasible in practice. Therefore, delegate Hoang Minh Hieu suggested that research should be conducted to remove obstacles and soon put this policy into practice.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/dai-bieu-quoc-hoi-ket-qua-nghien-cuu-khoa-hoc-nam-trong-ngan-keo-den-lac-hau-muc-nat-196250217092753552.htm