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Training plays an important role in highly qualified human resource development Rapid growth Ministry of Science and Technology data show that 167,746 people nationwide are involved in research and development (R&D) activities. Of this total, 141,084 (84.1 percent) are employed in R&D activities in the state sector; 23,183 (13.8 percent) in the non-state sector; and 3,479 (2.1 percent) in the foreign-invested sector. The total includes 14,376 doctoral degree holders, 51,128 master’s degree holders, and 60,719 university graduates. The number of Vietnamese scientific research works published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) has grown about 20 percent annually. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 Report ranked Vietnam 47th among 127 countries and territories, up 12 places compared with 2016. Vietnam stands among the top ASEAN countries in developing basic sciences. Preferential policies … [Read more...] about State in push to improve sci-tech workforce

(VEN) - The application of science and technology (sci-tech) in the Mekong Delta is vital if the region is to promote agricultural restructuring, reach sustainable development and contend with increasing climate change. As the largest agricultural and fishery center in Vietnam, the Mekong Delta should take the lead in sci-tech application in agricultural development Advantages At the 2018 Mekong Delta Agriculture and Fishery Technology Forum on May 25 in the southwestern city of Can Tho, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung said sci-tech application is greatly changing agricultural management and production in the Mekong Delta. It has helped reduce input materials and product and labor costs, ensure food safety, minimize negative environmental impacts, and control productivity and quality, Tung said. As the largest agricultural and fishery center in Vietnam, the Mekong Delta should take the lead in applying sci-tech in agricultural development, he … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta farmers urged to mobilize sci tech

(VEN) - A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology visited Cuba last month and met with officials of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. The two sides affirmed the need to further strengthen and expand bilateral science and technology (sci-tech) cooperation. During his official visit to Cuba in late March, Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (standing, left) and President Raul Castro Ruz, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strengthening sci-tech cooperation between their countries A Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology representative noted that the two countries signed a government-level framework agreement on sci-tech cooperation in 1997. At the 35th session of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-government Committee held in October 2017 in Hanoi, the two sides affirmed the importance of cooperation in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba tighten sci tech ties

(VEN) - International science and technology (sci-tech) integration has enabled Vietnam’s sci-tech development and provided with it access to cutting-edge technology. Agreements, more agreements The Ministry of Science and Technology says international cooperation and integration is an important channel for Vietnam to access foreign management expertise and mobilize technological and financial resources for the country’s sci-tech development. Vietnam has scientific and technological relations with almost 70 countries and territories, including Russia, Japan, the US, Germany, and Finland. It has also joined 100 international sci-tech organizations, and signed and implemented more than 80 government-level and ministerial-level sci-tech cooperation protocols. Vietnam has reached many cooperation agreements in the fields of biotechnology, advanced material technology, space technology, atomic energy and new energy, and projects on enhancing national sci-tech capacity, such as … [Read more...] about Vietnam expanding international sci tech cooperation