Main duties on renovating the mechanism for the Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation Development in Vietnam by 2030

Main duties on renovating the mechanism for the Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation Development in Vietnam by 2030

Pursuant to Subsection 1, Section IV, Article 1 of Decision 569/QD-TTg in 2022 on renovating the mechanism for science, technology and innovation; improving the capacity for state management of science, technology and innovation:

a) Amend and complete the legal system of science and technology and relevant laws to suit the new requirements that are set out in the development of science, technology and innovation; promote innovation in association with science and technology; create a legal framework for implementation of pilot, experimental and specific mechanisms for new economic types/models according to science, technology and innovation. Research and renovate the legal mechanisms, policies on investment, public investment, public procurement, state budget, public property, tax in order to encourage and develop science, technology and innovation activities. Complete the law on intellectual property, effectively and reasonably protect and extract intellectual property of Vietnam.

b) Comprehensively renovate management activities, deploy scientific and technological tasks at all levels towards the publicity, transparency, objectivity, simplification of administrative procedures; digital transformation of the process of management, databases of resources of science, technology and innovation; renovate the regime for financial management, payment and settlement, accept the principle of risk and delay in science and technology activities; create favorable conditions for participation in the implementation of scientific and technological tasks of enterprises; review and amend regulations on management of scientific and technological tasks towards removal of difficulties and obstacles in the transfer of property formed from the scientific and technological tasks that use state capital.

c) Restructure scientific and technological programs and tasks according to the value chain of products to create added value. Focus on the development of national products according to the new and high technology in order to create new industries and new products with high added value, especially sectors that are potential including agriculture, manufacturing and processing industry, services, information technology,... Make some national science and technology projects and programs with large scale in a number of key sectors that are strong and potential in order to solve important problems in long term for purpose of the development of the country.

d) Unify the state management of science, technology and innovation, strongly promote innovation in association with science and technology, improve the efficiency of synchronous cooperation in the construction and implementation of mechanisms and policies on promotion of the development of science, technology and innovation; simplify the apparatus, focus on the planning for strategic mechanisms, policies and orientations, the planning and plans for training in order to improve the qualifications of managers of science, technology and innovation at all levels.

dd) Develop prediction systems of science and technology, formulate orientations towards the development of technology, technology maps, technological innovation roadmaps of some prior sectors, in which focus on some sectors including health technology, artificial intelligence, new materials, energy storage and some sectors in association with investment of the large enterprises.

e) Measure and evaluate the efficiency of science, technology and innovation activities of research institutes, universities and enterprises according to the international standards. The local authorities shall set up targets for the development of science, technology and innovation including the targets for the rate of enterprises that have innovation in the strategic contents, plans and planning for the development in each sector and administrative division.

Main duties on building a national innovation system for the Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation Development in Vietnam by 2030

Pursuant to Subsection 2, Section IV, Article 1 of Decision 569/QD-TTg in 2022 on building a national innovation system:

a) Develop a national innovation ecosystem closely linked with the region and the world. Develop innovation ecosystems in industries, agriculture and services in association with domestic and global value chains, industrial clusters; in which large enterprises act as a key role in leading innovation activities. State management agencies act as a key role in creation of a favorable institutional environment and policies in order to promote linkages between enterprises, research institutes, universities and organizations in research, application and innovation activities.

b) Develop the system of national and regional or field-specific innovation centers and start-up centers in order to develop, intergrade and create innovation hubs linking with high-tech zones, residential areas, financial centers, venture capital funds, universities and research institutes.

c) Effectively deploy innovation platforms and networks in order to attract all domestic and foreign investment resources to create new technologies, new products and new businesses.

d) Strengthen the linkages between innovation network, innovation start-up network, innovation centers and scientific research and technological development centers at home and abroad.

dd) Improve the system of organization, functions and tasks and increase investment in human resources, finance and infrastructure for public service providers that perform functions and tasks in application and transfer of the progress in science, technology and innovation under the Departments of Science and Technology to become the contact point that support and promote the transfer of technology and innovation in the local area.

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