The session was co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Vietnam Science and Technology Hoang Minh and Ms. Camilla Mellander, Director-General for Trade Policy at Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Also in attendance was Mr. Johan Ndisi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Vietnam.
Delivering the opening remarks, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh affirmed that Vietnam all the time attaches nice significance to the conventional friendship with Sweden – a nation famend for its spirit of innovation and sustainable improvement mindset.
Deputy Minister Hoang Minh emphasised that in opposition to the backdrop of a world shifting powerfully below the impression of know-how, cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden isn’t just about sharing data, but additionally about collectively shaping the future.
Ms. Camilla Mellander, Director-General for Trade Policy at Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, highlighted three focus areas of the session, together with: safe and dependable digital connectivity; nuclear vitality; and analysis, improvement, and innovation.
Atomic vitality and nuclear know-how for peaceable functions
At the session on atomic vitality and nuclear know-how for peaceable functions, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Khai, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) below MST, proposed 4 key areas of cooperation with Swedish companions, together with:
Firstly, security evaluation of next-generation nuclear energy applied sciences (Generation 3+, Generation 4) and small modular reactors (SMRs).
Secondly, sharing fashionable simulation instruments and security evaluation calculation strategies.
Thirdly, cooperative analysis and complete analysis of technical and gas challenges regarding SMR know-how.
Fourthly, upgrading and working the nationwide environmental radiation monitoring community and coaching high-quality human assets.
Also at this session, Mr. Tobias Persson, CEO of Scienta Envinet, shared experiences relating to radiation monitoring methods, whereas emphasizing the significance of regional knowledge sharing amongst nations to construct an efficient early warning system.
6G community improvement and environment friendly administration of knowledge middle vitality
At the session on telecommunications, Mr. Nguyen Phong Nha, Deputy Director of Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) below MST, shared spectacular figures relating to nationwide digital infrastructure improvement: Vietnam presently has 120 million cell subscribers, the fiber-optic web protection fee amongst households reaches 85%, and roughly 40,000 5G base stations have been deployed.
In the coming time, Vietnam goals to broaden 5G protection to 100% of the inhabitants and start exploring and researching the institution of requirements for 6G community, Open RAN, in addition to the utility of AI into the networks.
In parallel with connectivity infrastructure, Mr. Quyen Do, Vice President, Electrification Smart Power and Smart Buildings, ABB Vietnam, introduced a holistic method to vitality effectivity for knowledge facilities based mostly on three pillars: visibility (measurement and monitoring methods), intelligence (making use of related and automatic digital options for real-time optimization), and secure energy distribution system design.
Promoting Research and Development cooperation and Successful Models
At the session on analysis and improvement (R&D) cooperation, Mr. Nguyen Phu Binh, Deputy Director of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), expressed the need to ascertain an official cooperative relationship with the Swedish Research Council to implement co-funding packages and simplify administrative procedures.
At the identical time, this goals to create a versatile hall for scientists from each nations to collectively analysis strategic technological fields reminiscent of AI, large knowledge, inexperienced know-how, and biomedicine.
Regarding the healthcare sector, the milestone of an over-50-year journey of cooperation and friendship in public well being between the two nations was profoundly portrayed by means of the shows by Prof. Tobias Alfvén from the Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Dr. Hien Vu from the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.
At the finish of the dialogue panel, Mr. Nguyen Tien Tam, Technical Manager and Strategic Account Manager at ABB Robotics Vietnam, launched the “business – university” connectivity mannequin. This mannequin has built-in greater than 400 robots and RobotStudio software program into educating curriculums at 12 universities in Vietnam, serving to college students early entry and clear up real-world industrial issues proper from their college benches.
Opening a future of nearer cooperation
Delivering the concluding remarks, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department below Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology Do Quynh Hoa extremely appreciated the spirit of cooperation, goodwill, and deep, extremely sensible alternate content material from the regulatory companies, analysis institutes, universities, and enterprises of either side.
The two sides agreed to proceed exchanges by means of diplomatic channels and designated coordinating focal factors to organize for the Second Session, which is scheduled to be held in Sweden in 2027 or 2028./.