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If science, technology and innovation truly become the new growth engine of the Mekong Delta, the connection between the State, businesses, scientists and people must be genuine, with businesses playing the central role of the innovation ecosystem. Download Experts, scientists, and managers attended the conference, exchanging solutions to build an innovation ecosystem and improve the effectiveness of the 4 houses linkage in the Mekong Delta - Photo: VGP/LS. This is the throughout message given by experts and managers at the Scientific Conference Linkage between the State - Businesses - Scientists - People in research and application of science, technology and innovation in the Mekong Delta - Theory, practice and raised issues organized by the Academy of Politics Region IV, on the afternoon of June 26. Innovation must start from substantive connections According to Dr. Tran Hoang Hieu, Academy of Politics Region IV, in the context that science, technology, innovation and digital transformation have become a direct production force and a decisive factor in the competitiveness and growth quality of each country, the effective implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthrough development of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation is especially important. For the Mekong Delta, the requirement This need becomes even more urgent as this is a key economic region in agriculture, fisheries and the marine economy, but at the same time is also increasingly impacted by climate change, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, riverbank and coastal erosion and many challenges in the quality of human resources, technological innovation capacity as well as the ability to commercialize research results. According to experts, science and technology only truly become a driving force for development when research results are transformed into products, services and added value serving life and production. To do that, there needs to be a close connection between the State and its role in creating institutions; Enterprises are the centers for applying and commercializing research results; Scientists create knowledge and provide technology solutions; and the people are the subjects that receive, apply and spread scientific and technological achievements into practice. From many approaches, presentations at the conference all agreed that building the regions innovation ecosystem is not only an immediate requirement but also a long-term solution to improve competitiveness, creating new growth engines for the Mekong Delta in the context of strong international integration and digital transformation. Notably, many opinions say that the link is 4 houses are only effective when operated on the basis of harmonious interests between subjects, from determining practical needs, ordering scientific tasks, organizing research, transferring technology to commercializing results and training high-quality human resources. Enterprises must become the center of the innovation ecosystem. From local practice, Deputy Director of the City Department of Science and Technology. Can Tho Pham Truong Giang believes that the Mekong Delta has great potential for development based on science, technology and innovation, but is also facing many challenges in the process of transforming the growth model. As a region with a particularly important role in national food security and export of agricultural and aquatic products, the Mekong Delta still mainly develops based on resource exploitation, while the science and technology content in production is still low. Besides, there are increasingly clear impacts of climate change, saltwater intrusion, land subsidence and the process of economic restructuring is still slow. According to Mr. Pham Truong Giang, the key to creating a breakthrough is to make science, technology and innovation the driving force to transform the growth model. To do so, the connection between the State, businesses, scientists and people must be established in a substantive way, in which businesses need to play a central role in the innovation ecosystem, acting as a bridge between scientific research and the market and production needs. In fact, many positive signs have appeared recently. Models linking production and consumption in large fields, aquaculture chains and large-scale fruit growing areas are gradually taking shape; Many research institutes and universities have promoted research programs linked to the needs of agricultural production; Businesses are increasingly interested in technological innovation, especially in the field of agricultural and aquatic product processing. In addition, people are also gradually accessing technical advances and applying new technology to production; Activities connecting technology supply and demand and transferring research results from institutes and schools to businesses and cooperatives are increasingly expanding, creating an important foundation for forming the regions innovation ecosystem. Removing bottlenecks to bring science to life Besides the initial results, delegates also frankly acknowledged many promising points.is reducing the effectiveness of the connection between the State, businesses, scientists and people. According to Mr. Pham Truong Giang, first of all, the connection between the subjects is still loose, lacking clear and sustainable cooperation mechanisms. Most businesses in the region are small-scale, so resources for research and development are limited, while support policies are not really synchronized, not creating a strong enough motivation to promote long-term cooperation between the parties. Besides, The commercialization of research results still faces many difficulties; the quality of scientific and technological human resources and the ability to meet the requirements of digital transformation are still limited. People in many localities do not have enough access to information, skills and new technologies t
