Minister Nguyen Chi Dung had a meeting with the Vietnam Innovation Network in the US

Within the framework of the official visit of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation to visit and work in the United States, the Vietnam Innovation Network in the United States held a meeting and launched Standing Committee in the City of San Francisco.

Attending the program were Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and representatives of innovation networks in Japan, Korea, Europe and Australia.

Vietnam Innovation Network was announced in 2018 in Hanoi to promote building an innovation ecosystem to best support startups and innovative ideas. create breakthroughs, help businesses grow high in order to develop the national economy.

Members of the Innovation Network in the US include more than 50 doctors and masters who are working at universities and large technology corporations such as Facebook, Google, NASA, Cisco and many other names.

Over the years, the standing committee of the Vietnam Innovation Network in the United States has played the role of introducing the Vietnamese scientists, startups, and inventors to the Network. creative innovation Vietnam and participate extensively in this network. The National Innovation Center (NIC, MPI) is the direct focal point to support and connect ideas and projects related to Vietnam when partners return to Vietnam.

During nearly 3 years of operation, under the patronage of Minister Nguyen Chi Dung and the National Innovation Center, many activities of the intellectual community and technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley have been accelerated. fast, convenient. Among them are the Genetica Decoding project with copyrighted technology for Asians, the GmarTech project to train Digital Marketing human resources, the STEAM for Vietnam project, the Blockchain technology training project and many other projects. other high-tech projects.

Sharing at the meeting, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said: “There are many friends who have to frequently travel between the US and Vietnam to implement projects cherished in Silicon Valley. Recently, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, many projects may have been interrupted. I hope that, in the near future, there will be more of you sitting here as well as in the United States who will bring those dreams back to Vietnam to develop with the country.”

According to Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Dung – the main coordinator in the process of advocacy, connecting NIC with Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in San Francisco participating in the Network: “NIC will continue to sponsor, coordinate and connect with Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in San Francisco. connecting activities to gather and promote the great intellectual resources of Vietnamese people around the world, contributing to promoting Vietnam’s innovation”.

In the coming time, the Vietnam Innovation Network in the US will coordinate with the National Center for Innovation (NIC) to promote 5 areas including STEM education, business support, semiconductor technology, and biotechnology. , and blockchain technology (Blockchain).

Trong Dat