On May 21, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary and President To Lam – Head of the Central Steering Committee for Science and Technology Development, Innovation and Digital Transformation chaired a working session of the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee to give opinions on the Project “Research, application and development of quantum technology to serve socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security”.
After listening to the report and exchanged and mentioned opinions, General Secretary and President To Lam delivered a concluding speech, extremely appreciating the businesses for proactively researching and monitoring the new growth traits of the world, initially proposing plenty of orientations, duties and essential options.
However, this can be a very new, very troublesome, quickly evolving situation, associated to science and technology, nationwide safety, strategic industrial digital transformation and the nation’s long-term competitiveness.
Therefore, it’s essential to proceed to analysis extra deeply, systematically, and strategically to construct and full an essential project on creating quantum technology in Vietnam in the coming interval, serving nationwide growth, with the requirement of strategic autonomy.
General Secretary and President emphasised that it’s essential to unify the consciousness that quantum technology is a nationwide strategic situation, not only a matter of pure scientific analysis.
Therefore, it’s essential to put the situation of creating quantum technology in the total implementation of Resolution 57 of the Politburo and the nation’s growth technique in the new period, related to guaranteeing nationwide safety, nationwide information, semiconductor business, synthetic intelligence, house technology… If these targets are separated, quantum could be very seemingly to turn out to be an costly analysis program however not often reworked into nationwide energy.
The General Secretary and President clearly said that there have to be appropriate pondering, going behind however not gradual; not being hasty but additionally not hesitant; it’s essential to attempt to keep away from self-consciousness, keep away from motion pondering, chasing after type, spreading funding, setting targets past precise capability.
The General Secretary and President famous that precedence have to be given to nationwide safety and digital sovereignty points, guaranteeing early and distant proactiveness, and never being passive or shocked. International cooperation in the area of quantum have to be robust, selective and substantive, serving the objective of bettering Vietnam’s autonomy capability;
It is important to worth human assets and the innovation ecosystem; there have to be a nationwide program to practice quantum technology human assets, with particular mechanisms to appeal to and worth abilities; construct robust home analysis teams; strengthen worldwide cooperation, appeal to Vietnamese scientists overseas and worldwide consultants to take part in constructing quantum capability for Vietnam.
In addition to selling primary analysis, it’s essential to promote the formation of a quantum innovation ecosystem with the participation of the State, analysis institutes, universities, companies and protection – safety items; have mechanisms to encourage companies to take part in analysis, software and commercialization of technology. Do not let quantum technology solely be in laboratories or on tasks or innovations, however have to be put into follow and have merchandise.
The General Secretary and President requested the Party Committee of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology to proceed to examine, complement and full the Project, guaranteeing it’s really strategic, scientific and shut to actuality, and submit it to the Secretariat for consideration and feedback to guarantee high quality and progress in accordance to rules.