Vietnam, US promote innovative research
(VOV) - Scientists and institutional managers from Vietnam and the US have gathered at a George Mason University seminar in Virginia to discuss ways of promoting innovative research.
The September 23 seminar is a part of the Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee’s 8th meeting (JCM8).
They emphasized the importance of sci-tech cooperation as a key pillar in comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the US.
They shared information and experience in improving public-private partnership efficiency during research.
US businesses said one of Vietnamese science and technology’s major challenges is its limited presence in the public sphere. The private sector is generally only interested in research when it is certain any resulting innovations can be used for material gain.
Delegates from the two countries also discussed mechanisms for expanding bilateral cooperation in science and technology.