10 outstanding results in the activities of the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2005

On January 19, 2005, the Ministry of Science and Technology (Science and Technology) announced 10 outstanding results in the Ministry's activities in 2005. This is the vote of the Ministry officials on the basis of the events due to the applications. proposed in the Ministry.

1. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai works with the Ministry of Science and Technology and meets with scientists

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai met and worked with S&T staff (Photo: tchdkh.org.vn)

This event is known by the media and the scientific community as the Seminar on Red Data of Science and Technology. At the meeting with the Ministry of Science and Technology on September 23, 2005, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai highly appreciated the important contributions of S&T in socio-economic development and affirmed the Party's determination to consider the development Science and technology together with education and training are the top national policies, the foundation and motivation to promote the industrialization and modernization of the country. On September 24, 2005, the Prime Minister had a meeting and worked with nearly 500 S&T officials representing research institutes, universities, and enterprises of all sectors. For the first time, delegates representing the scientific community throughout the country were directly expressed to the highest leaders of the Government their thoughts and frustrations in the process of doing science, expressing wishes. want, consensus, determination for a single common purpose: to contribute to building and revitalizing the country's science and technology background, helping the country to go up and prosper.

2. The National Assembly passes the Intellectual Property Law (IP)

This law was officially passed by the National Assembly on November 29, 2005, effective from January 1, 2006. With the content of 6 sections, 18 chapters, 222 articles, the IP Law marked an important improvement step of Vietnam's IP legal system on consistency, comprehensiveness and completeness, while creating a legal corridor. basic management to improve the enforcement of rights, which is a weakness of the current IP protection system, thus contributing to promoting creative research, production and domestic business as well as the process of association Enter and join WTO of Vietnam. This is a unified specialized law, the basic source of regulating IP relations. The birth of this Law not only meets the needs of integration, overcomes inadequacies, makes the legal system of IP of our country closer to other countries but also promotes creative and promotional activities. promote healthy competition, develop technology market.

3. Successfully organized the awarding of the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Science and Technology

The Ministry has proactively prepared and submitted to the Prime Minister for promulgation a provisional Regulation on conditions, standards, order and procedures for awarding awards and guidelines on the Regulation of reward and reward as a basis for ministries. , industry and local implementation. This provision has added a number of new points, with clear and clear standards, more specifically, emphasizing the value of science and efficiency brought to the society (for the first time to consider rewarding the corresponding works). using special creative technology, rewarding criteria have been more specific than before and separate criteria for considering Ho Chi Minh Prize and State Award for all 3 types of projects: Scientific research, research to research, develop and renew technologies, apply specially creative technologies, each project may only propose to award Ho Chi Minh Prize or State Prize .). Reward work is organized seriously, objectively, complying with the Prime Minister's Regulations. On September 30, 2005, the Ministry of Science and Technology organized a ceremony to award awards to 12 constructions and works groups to receive Ho Chi Minh Prize and 41 works and works to achieve the State Prize on Science and Technology.

4. The Government issued Decree 115/2005 / ND-CP on the mechanism of autonomy and self-responsibility of S&T public institutions

This is a decree that paves the way for the transformation of S&T organizations into self-financing organizations and S&T enterprises. The idea of ​​innovation of the Decree is highly appreciated by scientists and compared with a "10" contract in science. The Decree has given maximum autonomy and self-responsibility to S&T organizations (in terms of building and implementing tasks, finance, assets, organization and payroll), ensuring the cohesion of the interests of the home science with the interests of society. Currently, the Ministry of Science and Technology is urgently coordinating to build and issue documents to guide and submit to the Government for promulgation of a Decree on S&T Enterprises.

5. Successfully organized the 2nd National Technology and Equipment Market in Ho Chi Minh City

In October 2005, Vietnam Technology and Equipment Market 2005 was held in Ho Chi Minh City. With the size and superiority of professionalism compared to 2003, the market has successfully surpassed the expectation: Attracting 475 units with over 2,200 technologies, equipment and services introduced and offered. ; There were 159 official contracts signed with a total value of up to VND 1,600 billion, of which 50% were economic contracts with a total value of over VND 700 billion. The success of the second national technology and equipment market has continued to affirm that this is a dynamic and creative form, contributing to the formation and development of the technology market, promoting tight links. close the domestic S&T forces with the business sector to enhance the technological potential and competitiveness of the national economy against the challenges of global competition and integration.

6. Technology market development scheme approved by the Prime Minister

On August 30, 2005, the Technology Market Development Project was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 214/2005 / QD-TTg. This project will strongly impact on 4 components of the technology market: Promote the supply side (the research-deployment sector), encourage the demand side (business sector), develop intermediaries (brokerage, consulting, technology evaluation), perfecting the legal environment for this market to operate effectively. The successful implementation of the Project will contribute to increasing the number and quality of technology trading transactions, helping to achieve an average of 10% of technology transaction value per year in the 2006-2010 period.

7. Complete and submit to the Government the Project on Orientation, Objectives and tasks of S&T development in the period of 2006-2010 with many policies and innovation mechanisms

Innovative thinking has been shown specifically in the Scheme, such as: S&T tasks must stem from practical needs of socio-economic development; S&T products must be commercialized and ensured socio-economic efficiency; encourage and prioritize S&T tasks that are oriented to find technological know-how and soon transfer to production and business areas, thereby forming and developing the link between training - research - production . In particular, the objectives and tasks of S&T in the coming period must be consistent with the main objectives and tasks of the socio-economic development plan for the 2006-2010 period and in line with the objectives set out in the War. S&T development strategy until 2010.

8. Successfully applying nuclear technology in industry and winning international bids

Scientists from the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute) have developed radioisotope markup techniques that monitor the movement of injection water in accordance with the Vietnamese mining conditions. Male. This technique has been implemented at Bach Ho, Rang Dong mines and recently, surpassed 5 international contractors (of England, USA, Norway), scientists of Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute were chosen to implement this technique at Su Tu Den mine. This not only helps the oil and gas industry get the technology suitable for the specific characteristics of Vietnam's mines, but it also gains economic benefits but more importantly, it confirms a step forward in the science of water atomic energy. me. According to calculations by scientists, the application of radioisotope marking techniques brings benefits in each oil well from 10 to 15 million USD. This benefit is even greater when Vietnamese scientists can implement this technique. That once again affirmed, with the right way, the research results in the field of nuclear application will be applied effectively in production and life.

9. The Government's Action Program to implement Directive No. 50-CT / TW dated April 4, 2005 of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on stepping up the development and application of biotechnology (biotechnology) in service of industrialization , modernizing the country

This action program was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 188/2005 / QD-TTg dated July 22, 2005, to concretize the objectives, tasks and solutions; institutionalize the guidelines in Directive 50-CT / TW into a system of legal documents, contributing quickly to the Directive in life. Accordingly, by 2010, Vietnam needs to create, receive and master major biotechnology; deploying strong application of these technologies in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, health, processing industry, environmental protection and national security; create new products with biotechnology such as plant varieties, livestock, microbial strains, industrial processing products .; forming and developing small and medium bio-industrial enterprises. The goal to 2020 is to provide enough high-qualified S&T human resources to master biotechnology; build and develop advanced and modern technology on international standard biotechnology; to form and develop a bio-industry capable of producing key and essential products of the national economy.

10. Participate in directing the fight against avian influenza effectively (checking and directing localities; successfully manufacturing breathing aids for district level)

In 2005, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry, Defense and Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology actively implemented technological solutions to contribute to preventing bird flu. and protect people's health when a pandemic occurs. In particular, the Ministry has decided to deploy some urgent tasks, including successfully manufacturing 6/10 breathing aids (to aid patients with H5N1 flu) provided to the district level with a cost of about 7 , VND 5 million / machine, 8 to 10 times cheaper than imported goods of the same type.

In addition, the Minister of Science and Technology and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade have led the working group to localities to directly direct the prevention and control of avian influenza in the provinces of Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang and Lai Chau. , Son La, Hoa Binh and Dien Bien.