General Secretary To Lam: 'Science is a wild land' that needs to be boldly explored
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the goal of Resolution 57 of the Politburo is not only to remove obstacles, but also to encourage. Science is a wild land, whoever goes in the right direction will win.
On February 15, at the discussion session of Group 1 (Hanoi Delegation), General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the National Assembly's comments on the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of policies to remove obstacles in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities is a very important and urgent matter. Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation was issued at the end of 2024, but for the Resolution to come into effect, it is impossible to wait for the amendment of related laws (expected to be completed by the end of 2025) because by then the spirit of Resolution No. 57 mentioned above will no longer be meaningful.
This requirement requires a document to help remove the existing problems in order to promptly put Resolution 57 into practice. The process of amending the Law on Science and Technology and related laws takes a long time, possibly a whole year. Therefore, the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of policies to remove obstacles in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities has been submitted to the National Assembly at this extraordinary session.
According to General Secretary To Lam, the scope of this problem is too large, when it comes to any issue of science, technology, and national digital transformation, there are difficulties due to current regulations. This is a lesson that institutions are bottlenecks. If institutions are not removed, the Party's guidelines and viewpoints will not be put into practice. The National Assembly's pilot resolution is also aimed at urgently removing obstacles in the legal system.
The opinions of the delegates also showed that these are urgent issues that need to be resolved. The Resolution cannot regulate all the specific issues that are being encountered, so the scope of the draft Resolution only includes three groups of directional issues that need to be focused on. This also demonstrates the spirit of “running while queuing.”
“The lines are already very neat, but we still have to run,” General Secretary To Lam emphasized.
In addition, General Secretary To Lam analyzed the value and necessity of developing science and technology. According to him, in the past, this field has not been able to develop due to problems in the legal system, including laws such as the Law on Science and Technology, the Law on Bidding, the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Enterprises, the Law on Intellectual Property, etc. Therefore, the General Secretary emphasized that when choosing technology, we must choose modern, advanced technology and "take shortcuts", otherwise we will fall behind the world. If we only choose cheap technology and machinery (according to the provisions of the Law on Bidding), we will become a "technology dumping ground".
“I was very moved when I heard the Prime Minister report on tax exemptions and reductions, which in turn will generate more tax revenue because tax exemptions and reductions will encourage development. Reducing bank lending interest rates helps more people get loans, and banks earn more profit,” the General Secretary shared.
From this reality, the General Secretary suggested studying regulations on how to encourage the effectiveness of scientific, technological, innovation and digital transformation activities. In addition, he emphasized that the goal of the Resolution is not only to remove obstacles, but also to encourage.
“Science is a wilderness, whoever goes in the right direction will win. Resolution 57 of the Politburo has recognized that and has had specific guidelines,” said the General Secretary.
On that basis, General Secretary To Lam requested that the National Assembly Resolution focus on basic issues, not overly complicated regulations, while the legal system will need to continue to be revised and synchronized, first of all the Law on Science and Technology and related laws./.
