Vietnam pledges to create conditions for science and technology to shine more and more

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam will continue to strongly improve the science, technology and innovation environment, to "contribute to its role as one of the "fire-bearers" in developing the global science, technology, startup and innovation ecosystem".

Honoring groundbreaking inventions and technologies

Tonight, December 6, at the Ho Guom Theater, Hanoi, the VinFuture 2024 global science and technology award ceremony is taking place. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony.

Notably, the event also featured a figure that has attracted the attention of domestic media in recent days, Mr. Jensen Huang, Chairman and CEO of NVIDIA, the richest Asian in America.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pledges to create conditions for science and technology to shine more and more.

Mr. Jensen Huang was invited to attend the award ceremony as a scientist, leading the development of algorithmic architecture platforms for deep learning and accelerated computing at NVIDIA.

Mr. Jensen Huang, Chairman and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation, the richest Asian in America, attended the 2024 VinFuture Award ceremony of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong.

Another famous figure in the computer science world also appeared at the award ceremony, Professor Yann LeCun, Vice President and Chief AI Scientist at Meta Group. Professor LeCun also works at New York University, USA. He, along with Professor Yoshua Bengio (working at the University of Montreal, Canada) and Professor Geoffrey Hinton (working at the University of Toronto, Canada), are called by the world media as the "Godfathers of AI" or "Godfathers of Deep Learning". All three of them received the Turing Award (an award considered the Nobel Prize in the field of computer science) in 2018.

Opening the award ceremony, Professor Richard Friend, Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council, said that tonight is a memorable milestone in the impressive careers of the VinFuture Prize winners. Their groundbreaking scientific and technical works have had a profound impact on global development. They are the crystallization of humanity's tireless efforts. At the same time, these discoveries are also a reminder that no matter how much human knowledge of the physical world is, there are still countless mysteries waiting to be discovered.

Entering its fourth season, the VinFuture Prize also affirmed its correct vision, when two groups of scientists previously honored by VinFuture continued to be recognized by the international scientific community at the Nobel Prize. In 2021, the group of the first VinFuture Prize winners, Dr. Katalin Karikó and Professor Drew Weissman, were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Then, Dr. John Jumper and Dr. Demis Hassabis from Google DeepMind, the winners of the 2022 Special Prize for Scientists Researching New Fields, continued to be honored with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on AI models predicting protein structures.

Vietnam commits to creating favorable conditions for science development

Speaking at the VinFuture 2024 Award Ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his joy at attending the event that brought together the "elite" and "giants" of world science with outstanding scientific achievements. The Prime Minister highly appreciated and thanked Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong and his wife for the formation, development and affirmation of the international stature of the VinFuture Foundation, especially the VinFuture Award is becoming one of the prestigious annual scientific awards, inspiring, promoting global cooperation, connecting creative ideas to solve major challenges for the whole people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Vietnam always pays special attention to science, technology and innovation, considering this an objective requirement, a strategic choice, a top priority and a national policy to promote rapid and sustainable development in the new era - the era of national prosperity and prosperity, as General Secretary To Lam has directed.

In the effort to "catch up, keep up, break through and surpass", Vietnam clearly identifies the special significance, prioritizes resources and focuses on perfecting institutions, mechanisms and policies for science and technology development, innovation, especially in emerging and especially important industries and fields such as digital transformation, green transformation, creative economy, semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Internet of Things, etc.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is committed to creating the most favorable conditions for scientists, science, technology and innovation to shine and develop strongly, while "continuing to strongly improve the science, technology and innovation environment", to "contribute to the role of one of the "fire-bearers" in developing the global science, technology, startup and innovation ecosystem".

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-tuong-viet-nam-cam-ket-tao-dieu-kien-de-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-ngay-cang-toa-sang-185241206214116675.htm