Investing nearly 19 billion VND to build models applying scientific and technological advances

On the morning of August 9, the Department of Science and Technology held a conference on “District-level science and technology activities in 2019” in Nghia Dan district. Attending the conference were 21 districts, towns and cities in the province. Photo: Phuong Thuy

Build multiple models

According to the report of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in recent times, science and technology activities at the district level have had many innovations and positive changes; making practical contributions to the socio-economic development at the district level.

In 2019, the Department of Science and Technology approved the districts to build 22 models applying scientific and technological advances with a Science budget of more than 1 billion 865 million VND. Up to now, 22/22 models have been implemented, achieving 100% of the plan.

Turmeric growing and turmeric starch production model at Youth Volunteer Team 9 (Tuong Duong). Photo: Phuong Thuy

Some units have implemented many models of applying scientific and technological advances from other budget sources such as: Anh Son district (16 models), Hung Nguyen (20 models), Dien Chau (16 models), Que Phong (13 models), Tuong Duong (9 models); Do Luong (9 models)...

Compared with practical requirements, district-level science and technology activities still reveal shortcomings: The consulting activities of the district science and technology councils have been initially newly established but have not been invested in depth, and there are not many quality consulting opinions to orient the socio-economic development of the district; applications of scientific and technological advances in the district are still overlapping, scattered, and not following the product chain, so they have not created decisive breakthroughs for valuable key products to become commodity products...

Improve the efficiency of science and technology activities

At the conference, representatives of a number of sectors and district-level units discussed and exchanged frankly, acknowledged limitations and difficulties, and proposed solutions and directions to improve the effectiveness of science and technology activities in the districts.

Delegates visited the avocado growing model of Cooperative 1/5 of Nghia Dan district. Photo: Phuong Thuy

At the same time, delegates also made recommendations such as requesting the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Science and Technology to support funding for scientific topics; connecting with research institutes and universities inside and outside the province to conduct research to find for the district some key plant and animal varieties suitable to the specific conditions of the district; supplementing funding sources to support farmers in producing organic microbial fertilizers and biological bedding in livestock farming in implementing policies and mechanisms according to Decision 15/2018 dated March 30, 2018 of the Provincial People's Committee on investment in agricultural development...

Orienting to improve the effectiveness of science and technology activities in the coming time, comrade Tran Quoc Thanh - Director of the Department of Science and Technology said: People's Committees of districts need to focus on re-evaluating the process of science and technology activities in the past time to select key products and specialties of their locality, thereby shaping the scale, technology as well as promoting trade or coordinating and integrating resources to support the development of science and technology.