Science and technology has a new position

Many contracts worth hundreds of billions of VND were signed right at the opening ceremony of Vietnam ASEAN + 3 Technology and Equipment Market, on 17 September. Science and Technology Minister Hoang Van Phong said that science and technology had a new position.

In the evening of September 17, the ASEAN + 3 Vietnam Technology and Equipment Market has the largest scale ever, opened in Hanoi with the participation of Mr. To Huy Rua, Member of the Politburo and Head of the Board. PRC, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, together with representatives of many ministries, branches, localities, businesses, scientists .

The central leaders and ministries visited areas displaying products and equipment.(Photo: Tien Dung)

"Techmart this time with the presence of 8 ASEAN countries and Japan, China, Korea is a remarkable effort of the Ministry of Science and Technology in the process of international integration. On behalf of the Government, I praised the Ministry of Science and Technology, The People's Committee of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City . Techmart organization this time, "Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said.

At the end of the opening ceremony, guests witnessed the signing ceremony, a memorandum of technology transfer worth hundreds of billions of VND among partners.

After an hour of visiting local and foreign booths, the Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong said that Techmart has created opportunities for technology in other countries to be transferred to our country or our country's technology. move to another country, create motivation for economic and technical cooperation in ASEAN countries, Japan, Korea .

" This also proves the maturity of Vietnamese scientific organizations and enterprises that have created valuable and reputable products of domestic enterprises. It must be affirmed that science and technology have also been new, more solid in production and business, "said the head of science and technology.

Minister Hoang Van Phong (ranked third from the left) talked with representatives from Laos.(Photo: Tien Dung)

Technology and Equipment Market is an annual activity initiated by the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2003 to contribute to promoting the science and technology market in Vietnam. The first Techmart was held in Hanoi with the value of technology transfer contracts equivalent to more than 64 million USD. In 2008, local technology markets brought in transfer value of over 76 million USD.

Join Techmart 2009, in addition to 600 booths of domestic units, there are also 50 booths from ASEAN countries and Korea, Japan, China.