WIPO Director General: Vietnam is entering a new development chapter

DNVN - This is the affirmation of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang at the seminar "WIPO and the journey of creating an intellectual property ecosystem to promote innovation for the young generation of Vietnam" organized by the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology on September 26.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh spoke at the seminar.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh emphasized that the Party and State have identified science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as the foundation and breakthrough orientation, opening up opportunities for Vietnam to overcome the middle-income trap and become a high-income developed country by 2045. Vietnam possesses a dynamic, creative young generation with high capacity for innovation and scientific research, with more than 20 million young people accounting for nearly 20% of the population. The impressive international achievements of Vietnamese students in 2025, including medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), the Olympic Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), and the International Science and Engineering Competition (ISEF), are clear evidence of this talent.

Opening by congratulating Vietnam on its recent development achievements, WIPO Director General Daren Tang affirmed that Vietnam is entering a new chapter of development. Vietnam is no longer just a country of resources, goods, or manufacturing, but is becoming a country of innovation, creativity and technology.

WIPO Director General Daren Tang during the discussion.

This shift reflects a global trend: if in 1975 the value of the world stock market was mainly physical assets (80%), today the picture has reversed, with 90% of the market value based on intellectual property (e.g. large technology companies like Amazon, Google, Meta). In Vietnam, a similar shift is taking place, with 4,000 startups and some of them have become unicorns like Momo, VnPay .

According to Mr. Daren Tang, Vietnam is now in a very strong position to make this transition. Over the past 15 years, Vietnam has been one of the top performers in the global innovation index, rising from 62nd to 44th in just 10 to 12 years. Vietnam is also the world's number one exporter and importer of high technology.

Emphasizing the role of clear national strategies in the development of the innovation ecosystem, Deputy Minister Hoang Minh affirmed that Resolutions 57 and 71 complement each other, creating a synchronous system from policy to implementation.

However, for stronger innovation, intellectual property is indispensable. Intellectual property should not only be viewed from the perspective of law or legal rights, but should become a product or service that creates jobs, supports entrepreneurs and helps Vietnam become a competitive and resilient economy.

Director of the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology Dang Hoai Bac.

Recognizing the importance of intellectual property, Director of the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology Dang Hoai Bac said that the Academy has been integrating knowledge about intellectual property into training programs, organizing innovation competitions, and creating the most favorable conditions for students to access advanced knowledge about protecting their intellectual property, maximizing their potential to become the leading university education center in Vietnam in innovation and intellectual property.

Affirming that this is a historic opportunity for Vietnam to create and develop an innovation ecosystem based on intellectual property education, Deputy Minister Hoang Minh called for building an intellectual property culture from the roots, where each young person not only creates but also knows how to protect and commercialize their ideas, helping Vietnam achieve the goal of sustainable development and high income by 2045.

The launching ceremony of the Intellectual Property and Innovation Cooperation Alliance.

Within the framework of the discussion, the launching ceremony of the Intellectual Property and Innovation Cooperation Alliance, consisting of 5 universities, took place: the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology; the University of Transport, the Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education. The National Office of Intellectual Property is the professional sponsor for the intellectual property activities of the Alliance.

Schools participating in the alliance will jointly train and improve cooperation capacity, organize courses, seminars, and in-depth discussions on intellectual property and innovation for students, lecturers, researchers, and entrepreneurs; conduct scientific research, coordinate the implementation of research topics and projects, create protection and effective application of intellectual property ideas with practical value; apply and transfer technology, support and improve human resources for intellectual property protection for scientific research results while promoting technology transfer activities from universities and research institutes to businesses to create useful products for society; exchange personnel, share information and documents, share human resources, experience, and updated information on policies, laws, and development trends in intellectual property and innovation.

The Intellectual Property and Innovation Cooperation Alliance is expected to be a connecting platform, creating a favorable environment for young people to exploit, protect intellectual property and develop startup ideas.

Hien Thao

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