Co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and themunicipal People’s Committee, the event aimed to facilitate technologicaltransfer and renovation, helping firms in the Mekong Delta and across thenation improve their level of competitiveness and global integration.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Scienceand Technology Tran Van Tung said the event has helped to process 100technological demands of firms and organisations in the south, introduced 2,500technological supplies at home and abroad on tech data systems, and showcasedmore than 500 products by 128 domestic and foreign units.
Apart from 61 consultation sessions, 19 contracts ontechnological transfer worth over 240 billion VND were signed and fivetechnologies acquired support for commercialisation.
Participants offered advice about the establishment of aresearch centre on shrimp by-products and a scholarship fund to develop aquaticby-products in Vietnam. Over 50 firms consulted 20 technological experts regardingtechnical upgrades.
A series of international seminars and forums proposedsolutions to technological application in agricultural production and shrimpby-products.
On the occasion, a connection centre for technology supplyand demand was inaugurated and put into operation. It is expected to promotescientific-technological application in production and business operations. –VNA