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Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat emphasized the above at the Conference to evaluate the results of the implementation of the Science and Technology Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of National Defense in 2024; directions and tasks for 2025.
Reports from leaders of units under the two Ministries show that, in recent times, agencies and units of the two Ministries have closely connected and advised the Leaders to organize the implementation of approved tasks in the 5-year plan 2021-2025 of the Coordination Program, achieving many good results; at the same time, accelerating the application of research results into training practice and combat readiness.
Scientific and technological research activities have been implemented in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of National Defense, and the application efficiency of scientific and technological products has been improved.
Key science and technology programs and projects are deployed synchronously, thereby gradually mastering the design and technology of manufacturing high-tech weapons; materials for production, repair and replacement of weapons and technical equipment of the military and service branches... contributing to promptly solving problems arising from practice, creating many science and technology products serving military and defense tasks.
Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense, affirmed that science and technology work in the Army in 2024 will have steps of development, achieving many good results, meeting the requirements of training and combat readiness tasks of the Army.
Speaking at the Conference, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat highly appreciated the results of science and technology activities in the defense sector in 2024. This demonstrates the close coordination between the two ministries in recent times, while promoting science and technology activities in the Ministry of National Defense to a new level, contributing to the military, defense and ensuring national security.
In particular, the fields of military arts and sciences, military social sciences and humanities, military science, technology and engineering, military medicine and pharmacy, national product programs, and national-level independent task groups have all been effectively implemented and achieved good results.
In addition, many dual-use defense products have contributed to economic sectors such as: Economic shipbuilding and export; industrial explosives for the mining and export industries; special alloy rotary drill bits; rubber conveyor belts; auto and motorbike spare parts; electric wires and cables; other civil products serving the domestic market and for export...
Sharing about the major movements of the science and technology sector, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat mentioned the Politburo's issuance of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation, which sets out many major breakthrough policies for the science and technology sector.
To carry out the assigned tasks, the Ministry of Science and Technology has completed and submitted to the Government for promulgation Resolution No. 03/NQ-CP on the Government's Action Program to implement Resolution 57 with 7 groups of major tasks and solutions and 140 specific tasks of ministries, branches and localities.
"This is the concretization of the Party's major guidelines and policies in Resolution 57 that we need to focus on implementing in the coming time," Minister Huynh Thanh Dat emphasized.
In addition, the Ministry of Science and Technology is presiding over the development and amendment of the 2013 Law on Science and Technology, which has important orientations for the science and technology sector, including many new, specific and breakthrough mechanisms and policies to remove existing bottlenecks such as: Accepting risks in scientific research; handling assets resulting from science and technology tasks; simplifying administrative procedures for implementing science and technology tasks... It is expected that this Draft Law will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in 2025.
To strengthen close coordination between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of National Defense, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat suggested that the two ministries closely coordinate in implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW; Resolution No. 03/NQ-CP, Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilization...
Units under the Ministry of National Defense continue to further promote the achieved results, focus on key investments in strong units to research and manufacture key types of weapons and technical equipment that can proactively produce and equip the army; continue to closely coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology, consider and propose national-level science and technology tasks, mobilize non-state science and technology potential, and universities to serve national defense, security and dual-use tasks to serve people's lives in order to maximize the strength and advantages of all parties.
