Orientation to innovation activities for the Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation Development by 2030 in Vietnam

Pursuant to Subsection 4, Section III, Article 1 of Decision 569/QD-TTg in 2022 on the orientation to innovation activities:

a) Agriculture:

Promote investment in breeding technology, care and monitoring technology according to the standards of the safety and traceability, preservation technology, processing technology of the large enterprises; focus on investment in hi-tech agricultural zones, large-scale projects, deployment of advanced and effective the models of culture according to standards in the world; develop new techniques for business into small and medium-sized enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fishery.

Focus on mastery of important combinations of technology for breeding through self-research, development as well as extraction of seed banks, purchase of seeds in foreign countries in order to decipher and master the technology. Focus on the application of biotechnology, information and communication technology and automation technology in order to build a smart, safe, circular, efficient and sustainable agriculture, promote the advantages of the tropical agriculture.

Create agricultural innovation systems in association with the economic models of agriculture, production chains, goods category-specific value chain and products with high economic value,... effectively contribute to connection between the development of agriculture, construction of new countryside and improvement of the mental and physical aspects of the farmers’ life.

b) Industries, construction and transportation:

Implement the process of restructuring with orientation towards science, technology and innovation. It is one of the breakthrough solutions, especially in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Continue to encourage large enterprises to heavily invest in innovation, absorption and mastery of technology, especially intelligent manufacturing and production technologies, innovation in the models of management, business and innovation in products, thereby both play the leading role and establish connection, creation of networks and promotion of innovation with small and medium-sized enterprises.

Strongly promote innovation in lines, equipment, machinery and technology, deploy training in capacity for management and extraction of technology; at the same time, apply the new models of business, innovation that have been successful to small and medium enterprises.

Create innovation systems in association with industrial clusters, domestic value chains and global value chains in industries with high revenue and high export value including textiles, footwear, electronics, machinery equipment, wood processing, agricultural product processing, mining, pharmaceuticals,... in order to promote the increase in productivity, quality and competitiveness of products, services and Vietnamese brands.

Focus on promotion of innovation in fundamental and crucial industries including energy, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemicals, fertilizers, materials, information and communication technology, electronics – telecommunication engineering, manufacturing of robot and automobile, integrated equipment for automatic operation, remote control, software manufacturing,...

c) Service:

Widely and strongly applying technology platforms of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, new business models in service, business and public service activities. Develop standards, legal frameworks, mechanisms and policies to create favorable conditions for the development of business enterprises according to digital platforms, enterprises that apply digital technology and services.

Assist to train management and administration of technology, update new technology; advise selection for appropriate technology, assist to train operation and application to production and trade. Assist enterprises to connect, share infrastructure and data to optimize the business models according to technology platform.

d) Regions:

Promote innovation in key regions in association with the advantages of each region; in particular, the Red River Delta and the Southeast of Vietnam in association with industrial parks and hi-tech parks; the Northern Midlands and Mountains region in association with clean agricultural products and tourism; the North Central and Central Coast regions in association with agriculture and marine economy; the Western Highlands in association with agro-forestry products, processing of agro-forestry products and tourism; the Mekong Delta region in association with the strength of agricultural production, the development of processing of agricultural products, the breeding centers and technology transfer. Promote research on culture, religion, people and measures for response to climate change in association with the characteristics of regions and local areas.

Create innovation system in association with value chains, industry clusters and innovation startup ecosystems in regions and local areas that have all necessary conditions for human resources of innovation, education and training facilities, research institutes, material and technical facilities in association with the economic advantages of the regions and local areas.

Best regards!