Vietnam seizes the "once in a thousand years" opportunity to break through and rise up

Deploying 9 key technology sectors

The event was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, leaders of ministries, departments, branches, central and local agencies; research institutes and universities; domestic and foreign corporations and enterprises...

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung shared: “On October 2, 2019, the National Innovation Center was established by the Prime Minister with the mission of being the nucleus to promote the development of Vietnam's innovation ecosystem, quickly seizing the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Vietnam to break through and rise up.

To realize this mission, over the past time, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has directed NIC to overcome many difficulties and challenges, focusing on implementing 9 key technology sectors that play a core role in the world's development.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment directed NIC to continue to resolutely carry out assigned tasks, promote its role as a national innovation center, and contribute to making Vietnam a leading innovation and startup center in Asia by 2045.

Minister Nguyen Chi Dung affirmed that with the Party's policies and orientations and the close direction and management of the Government and the Prime Minister, we can believe in a new wave of development of the Vietnamese innovation ecosystem, in a future where when mentioning innovation, the regional and world innovation community will immediately mention Vietnam and the National Innovation Center.

Mr. Vu Quoc Huy, Director of NIC affirmed: “Innovation is the driving force to revolutionize Vietnam's economic growth model. Our 5th anniversary is not only an opportunity to look back on our achievements but also a stepping stone to create future breakthroughs, shaping Vietnam's technology landscape."

Promoting cooperation mechanism between state - school - business

Vietnam Innovation Day 2024 marks the strong transformation journey of the National Innovation Center (NIC) over the past 5 years. NIC has been creating a favorable environment for businesses, startups and researchers to develop and apply advanced technologies. At the same time, it strongly promotes the role of connecting and promoting the innovation ecosystem, especially the AI ​​and semiconductor ecosystem as well as operating and developing the Vietnam Innovation Network.

Not only that, NIC actively promotes a substantive cooperation mechanism between the state - schools - businesses, in which the state plays a central role, connecting resources, building plans and common development strategies, supporting innovative businesses, especially startups in the development stages.

To develop high-quality human resources, NIC implements many diverse programs, including scholarships, training programs, and networking events with the participation of many domestic and international partners, especially the two semiconductor and AI industries according to the Government's policy.

NIC's efforts have partly helped Vietnam successfully put its name on the technology map when it continuously rose in the global innovation index and had three top indexes in the world: High-tech import index, high-tech export index and creative goods export index.