Vietnam wishes to better engage expats in developing innovation ecosystem
Vietnamese officials and expats living all around the world gathered in a workshop held on December 4 to discuss ways to connect skilled and intellectual expats with the country’s innovation ecosystem.
A workshop takes place on December 4 to discuss ways to connect skilled and intellectual expats with the country’s innovation ecosystem. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese officials and expats livingall around the world gathered in a workshop held on December 4 to discuss waysto connect skilled and intellectual expats with the country’s innovationecosystem.
The hybrid event was hosted by the Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA)’ State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) incollaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)’s NationalAgency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development andOffice of Project 844.
It aimed to encourage overseas Vietnamese who are ITexperts and intellectuals to put forward recommendations and initiatives inusing technology and developing a startup and innovation ecosystem for Vietnamto boost recovery and sustainable economic development.
It also provided a platform for local authorities andorganisations to speak about the kinds of support they need for promotingentrepreneurship and innovation; and for the expats to share practices and givetheir advice on developing incentives and supports for overseas Vietnamese toengage in the startup and innovation ecosystem in the country.
Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsPham Quang Hieu reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of encouraging andfacilitating overseas Vietnamese to make active contributions to developing andsafeguarding the nation.
Hieu said SCOV will serve as a bridge to engage Vietnameseexperts and intellectuals living in foreign countries in science and technologyactivities and the startup and innovation ecosystem in the country, via the networkof associations of intellectual expats supporting innovation and technologycommercialisation newly established under the patronage of the MFA and MoST.
He expressed his hope that through the network, Vietnamese policymakerscan receive feedback from expats on issues they are facing when joining thecountry’s startup and innovation ecosystem./.
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A workshop takes place on December 4 to discuss ways to connect skilled and intellectual expats with the country’s innovation ecosystem. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
