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After the brilliant success of the 14th Party Congress, in harmony with the spirit of Not a wasted day, a week of delay, science and technology will have to transform to not miss the historic train, engaging in the work of establishing technological sovereignty to become a constructive pillar for sustainable development and affirming the countrys sovereignty. The Government Electronic Information Portal had an interview with Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Thai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (Academy) on this issue. Download Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Thai speaking at the Vietnam - France University (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology). The imperative for science to turn dreams into reality Dear Professor, the Resolution of the 14th Congress has set out two impressive but also challenging 100-year strategic goals. What mindset and solutions is the science and technology industry, especially the Academy, preparing to participate in realizing these goals? Professor. Tran Hong Thai: The 14th Party Congress clearly identified that in order to approach the two 100-year strategic goals, in the next 10 years, the economy needs to achieve an average growth rate of about 10%/year or higher. This is a breakthrough growth rate, but it is completely feasible if we maximize internal resources and take advantage of external resources as General Secretary To Lam emphasized, in which science and technology play a key driving role. In particular, science and technology have been identified as an important pillar of socio-economic development in the new era. After more than 80 years of accumulating a solid foundation, this is the ripe time for Vietnamese science to absorb and comprehensively master new technology, successfully develop Vietnamese technology, Vietnamese products, serving the cause of national construction and development. I can point out a number of areas that need to be implemented immediately. Firstly, it is necessary to promote marine biotechnology, marine technology, and marine minerals to maximize the exploitation of geographical advantages with a coastline of approximately 3,260km (excluding islands) and a sea area of over 1 million square kilometers. Second, apply science and technology to increase land use efficiency, maximize climate potential, improve the quality of plant varieties, modernize the process of production, harvesting, preservation, post-harvest processing, deep processing and lengthening the processing chain to increase the value of agricultural products. Third, with 14.8 million hectares of forest (42.03% coverage rate), we carry out protection and economic exploitation in parallel. The Academy will promote the application of technology such as: Bamboo textiles, growing medicinal herbs, researching new materials and replicating high-value red pine. The goal is to promote startups and improve sustainable livelihoods for people. Fourth, promote the application of nuclear energy, ensuring that all people have access to, and benefit from, products of the nuclear energy industry. Sixth, focus on developing the low-altitude flight economy - a new pillar for growth and national security. The Academy will proactively strive in the next 5 years, based on prepared research on materials, mechanics and semiconductor chips, to master the UAV production line for agriculture, forest protection, natural disaster prevention..., contributing to the countrys development. In the immediate future, it is necessary to soon master the production of semiconductor chips with a process of over 90 nm in order to bring the localization rate of UAVs closer to 90%, creating a solid foundation to progress to the production of modern chip generations on a world level. The Resolution of the 14th Congress has determined the path, the task of our generation is to turn that dream into reality, with the sweat and wisdom of the Vietnamese people. That is the responsibility and aspiration of the scientists and researchers of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. From practical leadership experience at the local level and returning to scientific management, how do you view the requirement that science must closely follow the breath of life to solve socio-economic development problems? Professor. Tran Hong Thai: I have been fortunate to have experienced many working positions, especially during my time working in Lam Dong. From local practice, we can clearly see the speaking numbers: when properly planning planting areas suitable for soil and climate, land use efficiency increases very high. In Da Huoai (old), each hectare of durian can achieve a revenue of over 700 million VND/year; In Duc Trong, Da Lat (old), growing flowers brings in 2-3 billion VND/ha/year; And in Di Linh (old), with the most productive coffee gardens in the country, farmers can earn nearly 400 million VND/hectare. This is a dream income level, helping rural life in Lam Dong to be truly prosperous. However, developing too fast and being too hot also reveals many consequences: greenhouses and net houses destroy the landscape, increasing the risk of landslides in Da Lat; Deforestation due to coffee and durian expansion still exists. It is here that science and technology need to step in strongly to gradually remove difficulties and ensure sustainable livelihoods for people. My experience in Lam Dong showed me that science must flow with the pulse of reality. True science means helping to change production methods towards sustainability. Scientists and science managers need to return to the local area, with people and businesses, to live together, worry together, and find solutions to lifes problems. Download Download Download Download Scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology research Vietnams satellite model. In the process of asserting technological sovereignty today, Vietnam is attracting investment in semiconductor technology, so accordi
