The Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) was formally inaugurated,
along with the opening of the “Vietnam – Japan Space Horizons 2026 Forum:
Partnering for the New Era,” at a ceremony held on March 13 in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech
Park, Hanoi, with the attendance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and plenty of
different senior officers.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was quoted by the Vietnam
News Agency as talking on the ceremony that Vietnam’s house improvement should
be pushed by innovation, worldwide cooperation and the ideas of
“three accelerations” and “three together”.
The Prime Minister requested for quicker improvement of house
science and know-how, stressing the necessity to discover house, grasp
applied sciences, strengthen cooperation, pursue sustainable improvement and guarantee
a peaceable cosmos.
The discussion board, held from March 12–15, gathers representatives
from the Vietnamese of Science and Technology, the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam,
the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), and people from different
Japanese companies and organizations, worldwide companions, scientists and
companies from the 2 nations working within the house sector.
It goals to deepen cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in
house know-how and foster the formation of an area economic system ecosystem in
Vietnam, whereas marking a brand new step ahead within the in depth strategic
partnership between Vietnam and Japan within the period of science, know-how and
innovation.
In his comment, PM Chinh highlighted the importance of the
inauguration of the VNSC and the discussion board, saying that they mark an necessary
milestone within the improvement of Vietnam’s house science and know-how sector
and open a brand new chapter of deeper, extra substantive and efficient cooperation
between Vietnam and Japan.
Noting that the VNSC is a contemporary infrastructure complicated with
a scale and technological degree among the many most superior in Southeast Asia, the
PM expressed excessive appreciation and honest because of the Japanese authorities, organizations
and companies for his or her invaluable contributions. Their help, he stated, has
helped the Vietnamese Government, enterprises and other people obtain fruitful
cooperation outcomes in recent times, laying a stable basis for Vietnam and
Japan to proceed reaching new heights collectively for affluent improvement of
every nation and for peace, cooperation and improvement within the area and the
world.
The Vietnamese individuals have lengthy dreamed of exploring the
universe, he stated, including that that dream got here true in fashionable occasions when
Vietnam was the primary Asian nation to ship a citizen into house with the flight
of hero Pham Tuan in 1980.
In 2006, the Government accredited the nationwide technique for
analysis and software of house know-how, aiming to help the nation’s industrialization
and modernization. Vietnam subsequently launched its first telecommunications
satellites VINASAT-1 in 2008 and VINASAT-2 in 2012. The nation has additionally made
notable progress in satellite tv for pc improvement. PicoDragon, Vietnam’s first
domestically developed satellite tv for pc, was launched in 2013. MicroDragon, collectively
developed by Vietnam and Japan, was launched in 2019 for earth remark
missions. In 2021, NanoDragon, totally developed by Vietnamese engineers, was
efficiently positioned into orbit. Meanwhile, the radar satellite tv for pc LOTUSat-1 has
been accomplished and is awaiting launch, demonstrating Vietnam’s rising capability
to grasp superior applied sciences.
PM Chinh burdened that Vietnam constantly pursues the
improvement of house know-how for peaceable functions, according to the UN
conventions and worldwide regulation, whereas making certain nationwide independence and
self-reliance alongside efficient worldwide cooperation.
Vietnam goals by 2030 to realize a mid-level place in
house science and know-how improvement inside Southeast Asia, and after 2030
to construct nationwide capabilities to independently develop satellite tv for pc applied sciences
and apply house knowledge to deal with world challenges and nationwide safety wants.
To understand these objectives, the Government chief has outlined an
motion motto of exploring house, mastering know-how, strengthening
cooperation, pursuing sustainable improvement, and making certain a peaceable cosmos.
According to the PM, house science and know-how should
contribute on to nationwide improvement.
Vietnam will proceed to enhance establishments, mechanisms
and insurance policies governing house actions, transferring towards the event of a
nationwide house regulation, he stated, including that the nation will mobilize and successfully
use assets for house improvement with the contributions from the State,
companies, and analysis establishments and scientists, thus step by step forming a
satellite tv for pc knowledge providers market and an area know-how software ecosystem.
The nation additionally plans to implement main nationwide packages
to reinforce earth remark capabilities; construct shared satellite tv for pc knowledge
infrastructure; strengthen strengthening real-time evaluation, forecasting and
operational help; and develop high-quality human assets in house science
and know-how.
The PM assigned the VAST to function the VNSC successfully and
sustainably, making certain that it performs capabilities in analysis, integration,
testing, operations, knowledge exploitation, coaching and know-how switch so
that it may really change into a core nationwide infrastructure for house science and
know-how. The Government chief burdened the necessity to deepen worldwide
collaboration, significantly between Vietnam and Japan. He known as for
translating high-level agreements between the 2 nations into concrete
initiatives and cooperation packages with clear tasks, timelines and
measurable outcomes.
Priority areas for cooperation embody high-quality human
useful resource coaching, know-how switch, satellite tv for pc operation, distant sensing
purposes, knowledge evaluation, technical customary improvement and constructing a
house trade ecosystem, he stated.
Vietnam and Japan ought to coordinate carefully to launch the
LOTUSat-1 satellite tv for pc by the tip of 2027 and guarantee its efficient operation,
whereas increasing cooperation to construct Vietnam’s long-term capability in earth
remark, satellite tv for pc knowledge software, and the gradual improvement of small
satellite tv for pc programs.
The PM additionally inspired stronger connections amongst
ministries, analysis establishments, universities and enterprises in each
nations, urging companies to take part extra deeply within the world house
trade worth chain.
The two sides ought to proceed to leverage dialogue
mechanisms, boards and bilateral, regional and worldwide cooperation packages
to additional deepen Vietnam–Japan cooperation on this area, he added.
He affirmed that Vietnam will proceed creating extra favorable
circumstances for worldwide organizations, improvement companions and home
and overseas enterprise communities to help and accompany the nation in
advancing house science and know-how. He expressed his perception that with the
consideration of the Party and State management, the willpower of ministries
and localities, the dedication of scientists and engineers, and the shut
partnership of Japan and worldwide associates, the VNSC will change into a
strategic launch pad, enabling Vietnam’s house science and know-how sector to
advance quickly and attain new frontiers.
Japanese delegates highlighted that the Comprehensive
Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World between
Vietnam and Japan is coming into a brand new section of improvement, with cooperation in
science-technology, innovation and digital transformation, together with house science,
play a key position in enabling the 2 nations to realize speedy and sustainable
improvement.
They additionally spoke extremely of Vietnam’s improvement technique
primarily based on science, know-how and innovation, expressing confidence that
bilateral cooperation in house know-how will proceed to broaden with out
limits. The Japanese facet reaffirmed its dedication to supporting Vietnam in
increasing cooperation in house know-how for peaceable functions, significantly
in catastrophe prevention, local weather change response and socio-economic improvement.
Before attending the discussion board, PM Chinh and delegates toured
the satellite tv for pc management and operation middle on the VNSC, which displays
satellites in orbit, plans management operations, receives and processes satellite tv for pc
knowledge, and supplies merchandise for ministries, native authorities and nationwide
safety wants.
The PM additionally visited the satellite tv for pc analysis and improvement
space, which incorporates clear rooms for satellite tv for pc integration, testing tools
and simulated house environments used to confirm satellite tv for pc efficiency earlier than
launch.
Delegates additionally considered the MicroDragon-2 satellite tv for pc, weighing
about 50 kg, designed each to watch forest modifications and to check Vietnam’s
capacity to design and manufacture satellites domestically, thereby constructing
technological self-reliance.
The VNSC is the primary high-tech science venture in Vietnam
carried out with an ODA mortgage from the Japanese Government, with a complete
funding of over VND7 trillion (over $266.2 million).
Covering an space of 9 ha, the venture supplies
infrastructure to obtain the switch of earth remark satellite tv for pc
know-how, together with coaching personnel and manufacturing and launching the
LOTUSat-1 satellite tv for pc. It goals to reinforce capability for catastrophe prevention,
local weather change response, useful resource administration and environmental monitoring
by way of distant sensing knowledge to help socio-economic improvement and nationwide
safety.