Prime Minister works with Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe

According to the special correspondent of VNA, during his official visit to the Czech Republic, on the afternoon of January 19, local time, in the capital city of Prague, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting and worked with the Vietnam Innovation Network and Vietnamese experts in Europe.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a working session with the Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said that up to now, 10 Vietnamese innovation networks have been formed in the most developed countries and regions in science, technology, and innovation, with about 2,000 members.

At the meeting, after reporting to the Prime Minister and the working delegation on the activities of the Network in Europe, the Network's delegates and Vietnamese experts and businessmen in Europe shared their experiences and gave advice to Vietnam on developing a number of key areas such as cooperation in artificial intelligence and digital technology between France and Vietnam; development trends in world health sciences and a number of medical cooperation projects, cooperation in human resource development in the field of semiconductors and medical technology between Germany and Vietnam; medical cooperation, expert exchange between the Czech Republic and Vietnam; building a bridge of technology and knowledge between Hungary and Vietnam.

Along with that, delegates proposed establishing a specialized agency for innovation, enhancing domestic and international academic exchanges, forming hubs (connection and transit centers) for innovation, attracting resources...

Representative of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Hungary speaking. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Taking note of the delegates' opinions and sharing with the network members, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure in listening to the opinions and suggestions of the community of experts, intellectuals and members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe; stating that each person has a different starting point, circumstances and conditions, but all love their homeland and wish to contribute to the development of science, high technology, innovation and the development of the country.

The Prime Minister reiterated the viewpoint that “resources come from thinking and vision, motivation comes from innovation and creativity, strength comes from people and businesses”, “it is a hundred times easier without people, it is ten thousand times harder to do it with people”, “nothing is impossible, the problem is having the determination to do it and knowing how to do it”.

According to the Prime Minister, Vietnam's starting point was very low, but thanks to innovation in thinking, changes in economic management methods, the liberation of resources, and the mobilization of resources, from a country devastated by war, siege, and embargo, we have developed our socio-economy and achieved many important results as it is today. For example, from a self-sufficient country, Vietnam has actively integrated into the international economy and has now become one of the 20 countries with the largest import-export scale in the world.

The Prime Minister highly appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in forming and developing the Vietnam Innovation Network in recent times; the active contributions of Network members as well as Vietnamese experts in Europe; requested Network members to continue to promote connections with the National Innovation Center; actively contribute ideas to participate in building guidelines, institutions, mechanisms and policies; attract and mobilize maximum resources such as public-private partnership, take advantage of direct and indirect investment; research and technology transfer; train human resources and improve governance capacity. The goal is open institutions, smooth infrastructure, smart governance and human resources.

At the same time, it contributes to realizing the current priority goal of economic growth, through renewing traditional growth drivers (investment, export, consumption) and promoting new growth drivers (digital economy, green economy, circular economy, creative economy, knowledge economy, sharing economy, emerging industries such as semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Internet of Things).

Regarding the delegates' proposals, the Prime Minister said he would study and report to competent authorities on the model of a specialized innovation agency; continue to perfect specific mechanisms, policies, and institutions to promote innovation, attract talent, and support projects, research topics, etc.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant agencies to continue to contact and strengthen with network members, intellectuals and experts of Vietnamese people abroad, concretize programs, ideas and proposals of experts and intellectuals, promote the strength of great national unity, combine national strength with the strength of the times to firmly step into a new era - the era of the nation's rise to develop richly, prosperously, and the people are increasingly well-off and happy.

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