At the ceremony bestowing the WIPO’s IP Youth Ambassador title upon three Vietnamese students who invented a helmet called Vihelm. (Photo: VNA)At the meeting, President Phuc thanked WIPO for its cooperationand valuable support to Vietnam in consolidating legal institutions, buildingthe intellectual property system, and improving the country’s global innovationindex (GII).
He called for further support from the organisationduring the implementation of the national intellectual property strategy andthe Law on Intellectual Property, cultural development, expert training and theimprovement of the national innovation and creation capacity.
Vietnam stands ready to work to boost cooperationbetween WIPO and the region, the President pledged.
For his part, Tang lauded Vietnam’s efforts and impressiveachievements in socio-economic development, and attributed these outcomes to thecountry’s investment in the intellectual property system.
Lauding Vietnam’s outstanding performance in the GII,he said the country has maintained its first position among the 34 lower-middleincome economies in the index.
He also praised Vietnam’s membership and responsiblecontributions to activities of the WIPO, and pledged to provide more assistancefor the Southeast Asian nation in resources and technologies.
The WIPO Director General suggested cooperation betweenthe two sides in building an intellectual property training centre for youthsand entrepreneurs, and establishing a global network of entrepreneurs.
Vietnam and the WIPO would step up collaboration in intellectualproperty training for diplomats and negotiators, he said.
On this occasion, Phuc attended a ceremony bestowingthe WIPO’s IP Youth Ambassador title upon three Vietnamese students who inventeda helmet called Vihelm.
The helmet is specifically for those working on thefrontline to prevent COVID-19 and is designed with both safety and comfortfeatures.
In his remarks, Phuc thanked WIPO for granting thetitle to the young Vietnamese inventors, and expressed his hope that Vietnameseyouths will make more innovations and creations, further contributing tonational construction and development./.
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