Major tasks and solutions outlined to develop science-technology market
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as ministries, sectors and localities to focus on six major tasks and solutions to promote the growth of the science-technology market in a synchronous, effective, modern and integrated manner.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasasked the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as ministries, sectors andlocalities to focus on six major tasks and solutions to promote the growth ofthe science-technology market in a synchronous, effective, modern and integratedmanner.
In a notification on the conclusion of the PM at a recent conference on the development of the science and technology market, theGovernment leader underlined the need to remove difficulties and bottlenecks in terms of institution, mechanism and policy to boost the market.
Ministries, sectors and localities should associate tasksand plans to develop the science and technology market with theirsocio-economic development plans in five years and each year, he requested,asking them to encourage the research and renovation of technologies and thesettlement of environmental and climate change issues, and promote digital transformationand green growth.
Along with continuing to effectively implement solutionsgiven in the national programme on the development of science and technology marketuntil 2030, it is necessary to synchronously develop the nationalinfrastructure system serving the science and technology market, whilestrengthening the connectivity between central agencies and localities, and amongresearch institutes, training facilities, businesses and the people, the PMstressed.
It is necessary to foster connections among research institutes, training facilities, businesses and the people (Photo: )
He also ordered the gradual integration of domestic andinternational technical platforms on science and technology, along with thestrengthening of personnel training for the science-technology sector, the increaseof communications and the expansion of pioneering firms in trading oftechnologies, especially high and source technologies.
Alongside, it is crucial to connect and synchronise thescience-technology market and other markets such as commodity, service, labourand financial markets, while fostering public-private partnership to mobiliseresources from businesses and the community to develop the science-technologymarket, the PM asked.
Other solutions include the building and pilot of policies motivatingthe commercialisation of research outcomes, the encouraging of businesses toimport core technologies, and the building of policies to encourage startup andinnovation and the development of big data, shared data and information topromote the growth of the science-technology and startup ecosystem in acomprehensive and synchronous manner./.
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It is necessary to foster connections among research institutes, training facilities, businesses and the people (Photo: ) 
