Building Nghe An into a center for innovation and startup in the North Central region

On the morning of January 5, the Department of Science and Technology held a conference to summarize science and technology work in 2022 and deploy tasks for 2023. Attending the conference was comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Imprints of science and technology application

With great efforts, Nghe An Science and Technology sector has had a year with many impressive achievements in applying science and technology to help the government and people of the province overcome the consequences of epidemics and natural disasters, bringing about many remarkable results.

Comrade Tran Quoc Thanh - Director of the Department of Science and Technology delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Over the past year, 10 national-level Science and Technology projects, 74 provincial-level project topics and more than 20 district-level Science and Technology models have been effectively implemented, contributing to the transfer, reception and mastery of 68 technical processes in production to solve problems such as: Applying high technology in treating diseases for people; using new plant and animal varieties with high productivity and quality to increase production efficiency; developing raw material areas to serve processing factories; developing value chains of advantageous products of the province (medicinal herbs, aquatic products, fruit trees and livestock); promoting digital transformation activities...

In the agricultural sector, the results of the topics and projects have reflected the objectives, content and quality of the assigned products. Many scientific products have been mastered in technology and widely deployed such as: Seedless lemon, eel, early ripening longan, GL03 tangerine, Hoa Binh red grapefruit, yellow gourd, black peanut, Australian cajuput, potato breeding by aeroponic technology, production and use of soil improvement products for peanut cultivation, etc.

Representatives of Que Phong district leaders spoke at the conference on preserving genetic varieties of traditional local products. Photo: Thanh Le

In medicine, high technology has been researched and applied to serve the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Typical examples include: Treatment of knee osteoarthritis with platelet-rich plasma combined with autologous adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cell transplantation; endoscopic surgery to treat achalasia using the Heller-Dor method at Nghe An General Hospital; gene sequencing techniques and appropriate treatment methods for children with drug-resistant epilepsy at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital; development of a prevention and treatment regimen for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in breast cancer patients using G-CSF therapy at Nghe An Oncology Hospital...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

In education, many educational models and methods have been researched and transferred, such as the STEM education model, the mixed and flipped English teaching model, etc., contributing to improving the quality of teaching and learning in the province.

Research results in the field of social sciences and humanities last year also provided many important scientific and practical arguments and databases for management agencies to serve the work of developing planning, plans, projects and policies...

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Emulation Flag of the Provincial People's Committee to the Center for Social Sciences and Humanities. Photo: Thanh Le

In particular, the innovative startup movement has left many very strong impressions. Along with Vinh Phuc and Kien Giang, Nghe An province is one of three localities nationwide voted by VCCI, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Education and Training as "Locality with typical startup ecosystem in 2022".

Nghe An is also currently ranked in the top 5 localities with the best innovative startup movements in the country (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Binh Duong).

Comrade Bui Dinh Long awarded the title of provincial emulation fighter to individuals. Photo: Thanh Le

District-level science and technology activities are an important part of general science and technology activities, and are the place to apply and replicate research results into production and life.

However, in the implementation process, there are still some limitations: The connection between research and training, between research and the market, between scientists and businesses is still weak; The conversion of Science and Technology organizations to an autonomous mechanism according to the Government's policy still faces many barriers and is still inertia. The implementation of Science and Technology tasks is still slow compared to the set plan; the mobilization of social resources for research and application of Science and Technology is not high,...

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the title of Excellent Labor Collective and Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to individuals. Photo: Thanh Le

Building Nghe An into a center of innovative startups

Speaking at the conference, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the performance of the Science and Technology sector in 2022.

Deploying the tasks for 2023, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long requested the Department of Science and Technology to continue focusing on implementing the National Startup Project, especially the goal of building Nghe An into an innovative startup center in the North Central region. In particular, further promoting the startup movement in localities in the province.

Comrade Tran Quoc Thanh - Director of the Department of Science and Technology awarded Certificates of Merit to the collectives. Photo: Thanh Le

The industry needs to innovate its thinking and approach in identifying and implementing Science and Technology tasks. In particular, it is necessary to focus on the impact of Science and Technology along the value chain of products, associated with processing and deep processing and linking product consumption to increase added value and economic efficiency for the people.

Localities need to pay attention to arranging or flexibly integrating funding sources to promote the application of Science and Technology transfer to serve production and life in their areas. There are measures to mobilize more effectively socialized sources for investment in Science and Technology.

Director of the Department of Science and Technology awarded certificates of science and technology enterprises. Photo: Thanh Le

According to comrade Bui Dinh Long, the Department of Science and Technology needs to promote the application of achievements of the 4.0 industrial revolution in the fields of science and technology activities. The science and technology sector must be the leading unit in "digital transformation"; strengthen digital transformation work and build the spirit of "digital transformation" among civil servants, public employees, and workers in the science sector.

The Department of Science and Technology hands over the results of scientific research to departments, branches and localities. Photo: Thanh Le

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also noted that the Department of Science and Technology needs to pay more attention to the work of Science and Technology statistics to gradually form a data bank on Science and Technology results created by the state budget; on technology and experts in various fields; on investment funding for Science and Technology activities, especially funding outside the state budget. Strengthen the connection between institutes, schools and businesses to quickly bring research results into production and business activities.

Recognizing the results of the Science and Technology sector in 2022, the People's Committee awarded the Emulation Flag to the Center for Social Sciences and Humanities; the title of excellent labor collective; the title of provincial-level emulation fighter to 2 individuals; the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 2 collectives and 2 individuals.

On this occasion, the Director of the Department of Science and Technology awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in 2022. The Department of Science and Technology handed over the research results of 19 scientific and technological topics to departments, branches, sectors and localities.