Science, technology boosted for industrialization, modernization

Over the past 50 years, the science and technology sector has made significant contributions to the national socioeconomic development. Especially, since 1986 the MST has proactively taken a direct part in mapping out Việt Nam’s orientations and policies on scientific and technological development.

In agriculture, the sector has played a key role in producing and multiplying crop varieties and animal breeds to increase productivity.

Thanks to scientific and technological renovations in industry,, Việt Nam has succeeded in manufacturing many precise or oversized products.

The sector has also helped to raise the country’s medicine standard to the regional level. Việt Nam has been able to produce 9 out of 10 kinds of vaccines used for compulsory vaccination.

Besides, the sector has expanded cooperative ties with partners in over 70 countries and territories, and joined nearly 100 international and regional scientific and technological organizations.

(Deputy PM Nguyễn Sinh Hùng is pinning the Golden Star Medal on the traditional flag of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Hà Nội, January 10, 2010)