From 151 highly applicable creative scientific and technological works introduced by ministries, branches and localities, the Organising Committee selected 76 outstanding projects and solutions to be honoured in the 2021 Vietnam Golden Book of Creativity.

At the ceremony to introduce the book.

The book aims to encourage individuals, agencies, organisations and enterprises to strongly engage in creative activities, scientific research, and technology development in all fields, said President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien.

Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man lauded the compilation of the book, which comprises highly applicable creative scientific and technological works in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic.

He proposed that relevant agencies continue encouraging sectors at all levels as well as Vietnamese people at home and abroad to join efforts in creative works and the research and application of scientific and technological advances, thus contributing to national growth.

At the ceremony, certificates and copies of the book were presented to the authors the of works contained in the book.

Lychee growers in Luc Ngan boast many creative ways

(BGO)- Lychee is a specialty fruit of Luc Ngan district in particular and Bac Giang province in general. With their experience, many farmers have had unique ways to create beautiful, productive, and quality lychee gardens.

Creative idea to establish food supply – demand linkage group amid Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO) - Vietnamese people always show great solidarity and alliance of compassion in difficult periods of natural disasters and Covid-19 pandemic. However, inconsistent assistance may cause redundancy in some places and still shortage in others. Director of Bagico Joint Stock Company (Bagico) Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuc suggested to establish food supply – demand linkage group in Viet Yen district.

Strong efforts urged to build a Government of innovation, integrity, action, efficiency, serving the people

The Government for the 2021-2026 tenure should continue to further uphold its glorious tradition, great achievements and learn from the valuable lessons drawn over the years; further improving its quality, effectiveness and operational efficiency in the new development period.

USAID funds US$2 million to improve Vietnam’s innovation workforce

The freshly-launched Vietnam Workforce for an Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem (WISE) project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) with an amount of around US$2 million is expected to help improve Vietnam’s human resources working in this field.

Australia increases investment in innovation in Vietnam

The Australian Government has once again reinforced their commitment to cooperation with Vietnam in knowledge and innovation with an additional budget of AUD3.5 million (US$2.7 million) provided to the Aus4Innovation programme.

Promoting innovation to create breakthrough

“The Government will consider support for start-ups as a top priority and will devise practical support plans for young people and the start-up community," said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Youth Start-up Forum within the framework of Techfest Vietnam 2020.

Source: NDO