Sci-tech planning for socio-economic development discussed

Vietnam is willing to cooperate with other countries for the target of socio-economic development, affirmed Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Thang at a seminar in Hanoi on September 10.

The seminar entitled “Study and renovation: policy and mechanism for sci-tech planning and public-private cooperation” drew the participation of scientists and policy makers from member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

To promote the effectiveness of sci-tech development programmes for socio-economic development, participants recommended more attention to knowledge-based socio-economic development issues.

They discussed priority areas for sci-tech renovation, strategies and challenges to the implementation of sci-tech policies and the establishment of a network to bring sci-tech results from labs to the market.

The seminar was jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

VNA

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