On the morning of November 25, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung chaired a meeting on the development and application of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry.
UAVs are opening up a new industry globally, moving from the experimental stage to industrial and commercial scale production. This is a strategic industry, capable of creating large added value and contributing directly to GDP growth, improving labor productivity, and helping to protect national security and sovereignty . Vietnam holds many advantages to develop UAVs and soon participate in this strategic industry.
Reporting at the meeting, Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said that research, development and application of UAVs is an urgent need to master core technologies, form a UAV industry to serve people's lives, and promote socio-economic development; UAV is a comprehensive high-tech industry.
Developing the domestic application market as the central driving force for the UAV industry; focusing on investment in inventions and innovations in scientific, technological and innovative tasks related to UAVs; UAVs not only serve economic and social development in peacetime but also play a role in ensuring national defense and security.
The general goal is to develop national capacity in absorbing, mastering, innovating and gradually achieving technological autonomy, soon forming a UAV industry serving the economy, society and national defense, thereby enhancing competitiveness and making Vietnam a leading center of innovation and UAV production in the region, contributing to economic development.
Permanent Deputy Minister Vu Hai Quan said that in the process of building goals, tasks, solutions for developing and applying UAVs, the Ministry of Science and Technology has consulted international experience and reviewed, learned, and understood the internal strength of domestic enterprises in this field.
After listening to comments from the Ministries and agencies: National Defense, Public Security, Industry and Trade, Foreign Affairs, Construction, Government Office, Military Technology-Telecommunications Group, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung highly appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Science and Technology and said that the basic contents closely followed Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo and the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation.
However, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to carefully consider and perfect to properly demonstrate the national strategy and suggested that the Ministry of Science and Technology review and standardize a number of specific goals, ensuring practicality and feasibility when implementing them.
Besides, it is necessary to focus on building specific solutions with clear content, focus, key points, breakthroughs and high applicability in many fields./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/dat-muc-tieu-dua-viet-nam-thanh-trung-tam-san-xuat-uav-hang-dau-khu-vuc-post1079155.vnp
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