2016 CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MARKET
, 22/11/2016 09:11On November 14 – 15, 2016, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, attended the 2016 Conference on the development of the science and technology market held in HCM City.
Participants at the event included Mr. Tran Van Tung - Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Pham Duc Nghiem - Deputy Head of General Department of the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development, representatives of many departments of science and technology from provinces nationwide and numerous businesspeople. The conference this year features remarkable aspects in the field such as technological innovation, technological commercialization, the application of modern and advanced technology to manufacturing, and connections among manufacturers, businesses and research institutes.
Giving a report on the development of the science and technology market, Mr. Pham Duc Nghiem said that currently there are 8 technology trading floors, 63 centers for technological application and development in 63 provinces and cities, 43 technology incubators and enterprises working in scientific and technological fields. Up to the end of 2015, there are about 2,800 science and technology businesses, but only 204 have been certified, 23 hi-tech enterprises, and 400 businesses being run in hi-tech parks. The total value of technological exchange in the 2011 – 2015 period was worth VND 13,700 billion, three times higher than that of the 2006 – 2010 period.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung delivered his remarks at the conference.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung put an emphasis on the inconsistent connections between research institutes and businesses in technology transfer. The role of intermediary organizations whose functions are promoting and evaluating technology has not yet reflected the supply-demand relationship and their consultancy has been still ineffective. Leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology emphasized the role of universities in pioneer research and wished to promote further mutual cooperation among Schools, Institutes, Ministry and Departments of Science and Technology.
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