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| General Secretary Tô Lâm (center), Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (second proper) and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Chí Dũng (left) go to an exhibitor’s sales space on the occasion on Wednesday’s morning.— VNA/VNS Photo |
By Ly Ly Cao
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s high leaders have declared that the nation’s long-term prosperity relies on its capability to embrace innovation and digital transformation, urging State businesses, companies and residents to show formidable visions into concrete motion.
The name got here on the National Innovation Day occasion held at Hòa Lạc High-Tech Park on October 1, the place senior leaders gathered beneath the theme ‘Innovation for All – The Nation’s Development Engine.’
General Secretary Tô Lâm, who additionally chairs the Central Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, set the tone in his keynote tackle, framing innovation as each a necessity and a possibility for Việt Nam’s subsequent stage of improvement.
According to the General Secretary, Việt Nam can now not rely solely on conventional development drivers however should deal with science, expertise and creativity as decisive levers.
“Việt Nam has no alternative but to consider science, innovation and digital transformation as decisive breakthroughs in changing its development model,” he mentioned.
He careworn that innovation should not stay confined to laboratories or high-tech zones however ought to permeate state administration, manufacturing processes and each day life.
“Innovation is not merely the task of the science-technology sector but the cause of all people, of the whole society. The spirit of innovation must be imbued in every sphere, from state management and business processes to everyday life,” he mentioned.
His remarks highlighted a strategic shift: Việt Nam goals to embed innovation throughout society, shifting past rhetoric to foster a tradition that rewards creativity, risk-taking and effectivity. Achieving it will require not solely political will but additionally stronger authorized and institutional frameworks to encourage funding, shield mental property and develop new industries.
In his opening remarks, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Chí Dũng framed the trouble as a part of a century-long nationwide technique. He famous that the Party, State and Government had lengthy recognized science and expertise as core development drivers however warned that the urgency has by no means been higher.
“The Party, the State and the Government have defined science-technology, innovation and digital transformation as key domains to realise the country’s 100-year strategy,” he mentioned.
For Dũng, innovation should now not be handled as a supplementary coverage or a area of interest initiative. It have to be mainstreamed into financial planning, industrial restructuring and schooling reform. That requires nearer coordination between ministries, extra versatile funding for analysis and improvement, and stronger hyperlinks between universities, start-ups and non-public capital.
His remarks mirrored the Government’s dedication to make sure innovation isn’t solely celebrated at high-level boards however systematically embedded in Việt Nam’s improvement mannequin.
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| PM Chính dileveres a speech to conclude the ceremony. — VNA/VNS Photo |
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính echoed this urgency whereas calling for stronger accountability in implementation. Warning towards complacency and inertia, he mentioned the nation should undertake a “no excuses” mentality.
“We must adhere to the principle of ‘three no’s’: do not say no, do not say it is too difficult and do not make promises that cannot be fulfilled in development of innovation,” mentioned the PM.
His message was aimed not solely at ministries and native authorities but additionally at a forms generally criticised for rigidity and warning. Chính referred to as for decisiveness, substance over kind and a willingness to offer area for creativity.
“Do not allow innovation to be stifled by mental barriers or lack of decisive action and do not hinder the space for innovation of any collective or individual,” he added.
The Prime Minister additionally reached out to worldwide companions, inviting higher cooperation in authorized frameworks, finance, expertise switch and help for Vietnamese startups in search of integration into international worth chains.
Domestically, he positioned a particular duty on younger folks, scientists and entrepreneurs, urging them to guide the digital transformation at each degree and in each job.
The speeches collectively painted a image of Việt Nam at a crossroads. Over the previous many years, the nation has achieved spectacular development by leveraging its younger workforce, openness to commerce and value competitiveness in manufacturing.
But as international markets shift and technological change accelerates, these benefits might not suffice. By prioritising innovation, the nation goals to maneuver up the worth chain, construct resilience towards exterior shocks and assert itself as greater than a low-cost manufacturing base.
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| Visitors on the exhibition on Wednesday’s morning. — VNS Photo Ly Ly Cao |
The problem, nonetheless, lies in execution.
Leaders acknowledged that institutional inertia, financing bottlenecks and a cultural reluctance to embrace threat stay hurdles.
Universities produce graduates however pathways to commercialisation are sometimes weak. Policies exist however implementation lags behind the pace of technological change. Without decisive reforms, the hole between ambition and actuality might persist.
Still, the robust political consensus expressed on the occasion marked a turning level.
By putting innovation and digitalisation on the coronary heart of nationwide technique, Việt Nam is signalling to buyers, companies and worldwide companions that it’s dedicated to a extra knowledge-driven development mannequin.
For enterprises already working within the nation, this might imply new incentives for analysis and improvement, extra beneficial regulatory environments and stronger state backing for digital infrastructure. — BIZHUB/VNS