5 expectations of the Deputy Prime Minister for the new Minister of Science

Taking enterprises as the center of innovation and transparent research are two of the things that Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hopes Minister Chu Ngoc Anh will do in the coming time.

Attending the handover ceremony of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam congratulated Mr. Nguyen Quan on completing his duties with many remarkable results. At the same time, he also sent new Minister Chu Ngoc Anh 5 messages to make science a lever in socio-economic development.

Science and technology are the top national policy.

The important role of science and technology has long been mentioned by many people, but according to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam,All the mechanisms and policies finally show that this field is not really a national policy.

"Words speak louder than words."The responsibility of you and I is to make sure that the entire system from central to local ministries and branches truly considers science and technology as a national policy," the Deputy Prime Minister said, adding that he and his predecessor had discussed this expectation many times.

To do this in Vietnam, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, it is impossible to prove in theory that science and technology play an important role in national policy abroad, but it is necessary to demonstrate with real effectiveness from existing resources."All recent innovations are only aimed at this goal," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam congratulated the new Minister of Science. Photo: Ha Thanh.

Enterprise is the center of innovation

"The national innovation system needs to be enterprise-centric," said the Deputy Prime Minister.Enterprises, the state, and research institutes form the three vertices of a triangle, so it does not mean that the state is always on top. In reality, the institutes are the center, the state is on top, bringing the budget down, andBusinesses and universities just stand by and watch.

Openness and transparency in research

The Deputy Prime Minister said that during this term, the Ministry must be the unit with the most scientific management methods and apply leading technology in science and technology management.Among them, the extremely important point is to make research transparent."Why is science and technology not considered a national policy? Because the efficiency of resource use in the industry has not reached society as desired," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Transparency in all research from project registration to peer review is one of the tools to achieve effectiveness. The Deputy Prime Minister said that this issue must be considered "a directive and must be done during this term. If it cannot be done, then hire a service".

Local science and technology linked to practice

One of the reasons why every year the head of the Ministry of Science "complains" that the budget allocated to the industry is not enough 2% of GDP is because many localities do not spend all the budget money, cannot determine the tasks of using science capital and have difficulties in settlement.

The Deputy Prime Minister expects Minister Chu Ngoc Anh, who used to work in the locality, to find ways to make local science and technology meet practical requirements in that area.

Focus on social sciences

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, for a long time, the Ministry of Science has mainly focused on science and technology and paid little attention to social sciences. Although this is a difficult issue that cannot be solved in one term, the Deputy Prime Minister still hopes that the Ministry of Science will pay attention.

According to VNE