On the morning of June 7, the National Assembly continued its working session in the hall with a question and answer session for the Minister of Science and Technology (Science and Technology) Huynh Thanh Dat. Supporting domestic enterprises in research, development and technological innovation - that is one of the issues the National Assembly deputies are concerned about and questioned.
On the afternoon of June 7, the National Assembly questioned the fourth group of issues in the field of transportation.
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Answering a question from a delegate of Tay Ninh province about solutions to support domestic enterprises in research, development and technological innovation, leading the domestic production, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat said: In 2012, the Government The Government issued Decree No. 60/2021/ND-CP stipulating the financial autonomy mechanism of public non-business units. This Decree has created conditions for non-business units to promote their autonomy and perform assigned tasks in the best way. However, there are many types of non-business units and each system has a different nature. Decree No. 60/2021/ND-CP does not regulate the specifics of the fields of science, technology and basic research. , research and development, so when implementing, there are many problems.
Answering the question about the shortcomings in the allocation of funds for the science and technology sector, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat emphasized: These are practical problems, the Ministry of Science and Technology has solutions to ensure the number of people in the coming time. tasks, budget amounts, money spent on science and technology tasks are saved, efficient in quantity as well as appropriately arranged funding sources. When restructuring the tasks of national technology for the period 2021-2023, the Ministry of Science and Technology has approved 19 science and technology programs with objectives, expected content, products, and requirements for products. scientific products and very specific evaluation criteria. These contents are the basis for forming the framework, quantity as well as ceiling of the State budget allocated for science and technology tasks. "In my opinion, that is the fundamental solution," Minister Huynh Thanh Dat affirmed.
Questioning the solution and responsibility of the Ministry of Science and Technology in handling the delayed processing of industrial use right protection applications, the National Assembly delegate said that this greatly affects the interests of the State. people and businesses, will even lead to commercial disputes. Therefore, people and businesses are "very upset and complaining". Minister Huynh Thanh Dat said that the existence of applications at the National Office of Intellectual Property, especially trademark applications and patent applications, shows a good thing when socio-economic development develops, businesses have high demand. High level of patent registration. However, the application processing capacity of the units under the Ministry is slow due to the increasing number of applications and also a new field. Moreover, investment in this field is still limited, especially the access procedures and processes of countries; There is a delay in the application of information technology and level 3 digital transformation. It is expected that this situation will not be solved until 2025-2026, because the number of applications is backlog very much.
Regarding the opinions of delegates on the establishment of an innovation startup center, Minister Huynh Thanh Dat accepted responsibility for the delay as stated by the delegate and asked the National Assembly deputies to share. According to the Minister, this is a very new issue, without precedent. It is expected that by the end of June 6, he will work with Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to form start-up innovation centers under the Ministry of Science and Technology, which are public non-business units. complete autonomy.
In the afternoon, the XNUMXth National Assembly held a plenary session in the hall to continue questioning the fourth group of issues in the field of transportation. Questioned about this group of issues, the National Assembly focused on major issues: Solutions to improve the traffic infrastructure system, limit traffic accidents throughout the country, reduce traffic congestion in cities big. State management responsibilities in inspection activities; solutions to remove difficulties and improve the quality of road and inland waterway motor vehicle inspection. Management of transport activities, vehicle quality; training, testing, granting, revocation and management of driving licenses for road and inland waterway vehicles. The person answering the question is Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha; Ministers of the Ministries of Planning and Investment, Finance, Construction, Science and Technology, Public Security and National Defense joined in answering questions and explaining related issues./.
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