Illustrative image (Source: VNA)The event showcases achievements that Vietnam and Australia have made thanks totheir cooperation in the innovation field.
Since 2018, the Australian Government has helped Vietnam develop an innovationecosystem through its flagship Aus4Innovation programme. Australia recentlyannounced that the Aus4Innovation programme will be extended to 2028, making ita 10-year commitment with a total budget of 33.5 million AUD (22.17 million USD).
Speaking at the event, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowskisaid the two countries’ innovation cooperation is substantial, efficient, andfull of trust. It happens at all levels – individual, institution, andgovernment, and proves to be enduring.
“As our two countries are working towards upgrading our relations to aComprehensive Strategic Partnership, we will continue to deepen our cooperationin trade and investment, defence and security, and knowledge and innovation,”he said.
Huynh Thanh Dat, Minister of Science and Technology said that the partnershipwith Australia, through the Aus4Innovation programme, has delivered tangible,significant results that are having substantial positive impact on the lives ofthe Vietnamese people.
With the introduction of the strategy for the development of science,technology and innovation (STI) in Vietnam until 2030, the country affirms thepivotal role of STI in addressing emerging economic, societal and institutionalchallenges.
Dat said that MoST is working hard to meet the goals set by the strategy; andknowing that in that process, it will have the support of a trusted partnerlike Australia to achieve much more in the next five years, and beyond.
SIRO’s Executive Director of Growth Jonathan Law said that the next phase ofthe Aus4Innovation programme will build upon the solid foundations alreadyestablished.
Over the next five years, the programme will put a stronger focus on areas of Vietnam’spriorities, such as resilient agriculture and food, as well as introducingappropriate interventions for the digital era, including responsible artificialintelligence, he said.
After five years in operation across 37 provinces in Vietnam, theAus4Innovation programme has laid the foundation for 82 partnerships betweenAustralian and Vietnamese universities, research agencies, high-techbusinesses, and policy makers; established a pool of 875 trainers and expertsthrough capacity building activities; and contributed to national policies onscience, technology and innovation, as well as developed practical tools forinnovation policy development to help contribute to a more enablingenvironment./.
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