Mindset in scientific-technological management should be changed: Minister
Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and representatives from some UNESCO member countries exchanged views on the role of basic sciences in policy-making at a high-level seminar in Paris on July 8.
At the seminar in Paris (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Scienceand Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and representatives from some UNESCO membercountries exchanged views on the role of basic sciences in policy-making at ahigh-level seminar in Paris on July 8.
The seminar took place as part of the openingceremony of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development(IYBSSD 2022) at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Speaking of lessons drawn from the COVID-19 combat,which have led to changes in the relations between science and policy-making,Dat stressed the need to change the mindset in scientific-technologicalmanagement, encourage testing and promote innovations.
He suggested forming platforms to share scientific informationand data, helping less developed countries to catch up with the world’s scientificand technological trends.
Vietnam is one of the first countries that initiatedand promoted the ratification of a resolution on IYBSSD 2022 at the 40th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in October 2019, and the co-authorof the resolution in December 2021.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Michel Spiro, President of the International Union of Pure and AppliedPhysics (IUPAP) and Chair of the Steering Committee of IYBSSD 2022, said suchacts by Vietnam reflect the importance the country attaches to basic sciencesin daily activities and sustainable development.
He called for the support from countries,policymakers and the entire society so that basic sciences can achieve targetsfor sustainable development./.
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At the seminar in Paris (Photo: VNA)