National Assembly Standing Committee wraps up 22nd session

Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long and Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh took the floor and answered questions. Minister Chu Ngoc Anh answered questions regarding the efficiency of adopting scientific research results in real life, control of technology export-import in production and services, and technological adoption in service of socio-economic development. He said the Party and State have paid due attention to the application of high technologies in agricultural production, adding that eight chain factories will be inaugurated this year to facilitate technological transfer in agriculture. Joining the question-and-answer session, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said the Ministries of Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Science and Technology will work closely together to launch chain models and rearrange market planning and production. With regards to concerns over the import of outdated technologies, Minister Anh said the ministry will issue decrees and directives guiding the enforcement of the amended Law on Technological Transfer. For his part, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong pointed to policy, work performance, and scientific and technological application as the three main causes affecting the development of agriculture, of which scientific and technological application is decisive and crucial to the competitiveness of the country’s farm products. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said Vietnam currently ranks 47th globally in innovation and 38th in technological expertise. He called on the State to issue practical mechanisms to make firms really become a centre of creativity and innovation. Concluding… [Read full story]