It is necessary to clearly define financial resources for science and technology development.
On June 6, in Hanoi, the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology , and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations jointly organized a workshop to provide comments on the Draft Law on Science, Technology and Innovation. Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Nguyen Phuong Tuan and Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy co-chaired the workshop.
At the Workshop, one of the issues that delegates were concerned about was the name of the Draft Law. According to Dr. Pham Van Tan, former Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations: “Innovation is already part of the concept of science and technology. Therefore, adding this phrase to the name of the Law is not really necessary, if the content of the Law has fully and clearly regulated policies to promote innovation. In addition, if “Innovation” is added, is it necessary to add “Digital transformation” in accordance with the spirit of Resolution 57-NQ/TW? The breakthrough is not in the name or title but in the policy content in the document”.
Regarding the content of digital transformation, the Draft Law only mentions it in Article 18, associated with science, technology and innovation activities. According to Dr. Pham Van Tan: “This is an incomplete approach. Digital transformation is not limited to the field of science and technology, but is a common requirement of the whole society”. At the same time, he suggested that it is necessary to expand the scope of the Law or have clearer regulations on the position of digital transformation in the current legal system.
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Dr. Pham Van Tan - former Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations , gave comments on the Draft Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (Photo: MOST) |
Furthermore, according to him, focusing only on promoting innovation in enterprises and the economy is not enough. “Innovation does not only take place in the production and business sector, but also in state management, culture, society, etc. Therefore, the Law needs to be more comprehensive to properly reflect the comprehensive nature of innovation activities in the knowledge economy,” Dr. Pham Van Tan emphasized. Regarding financial issues, he said that the Law needs to clearly stipulate the allocation of a minimum of 2% of GDP annually for science, technology and innovation. Instead of just stopping at 2% of total state budget expenditure as it is now.
According to Dr. Pham Van Tan, without strong financial resources, science and technology cannot become a pillar of development. Therefore, he expressed concern that the actual expenditure currently only reaches about 1%. In addition, he also proposed to clearly define the competent authority to allow technology testing, and to supplement the content on human resource development, especially the force working in scientific management and high-quality human resources in the field of science, technology and innovation.
Ensuring constitutionality and clarity in legal regulations
Sharing the same view, Mr. Dang Dinh Luyen - former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee said: "The early promulgation of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation is necessary, but it needs to be carefully reviewed to ensure its constitutionality, legality and feasibility in practice. He first mentioned Article 2 of the Draft on the subjects of application, in which the phrase "related to science, technology and innovation activities" is not clearly defined, especially for organizations and individuals outside of Vietnam.
Another important legal issue, according to Mr. Dinh Van Luyen, is the order of application between legal documents. The draft Law stipulates in Article 4 that, when there are provisions different from other laws, this Law will take precedence. However, Mr. Dang Dinh Luyen emphasized that this provision is not consistent with the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents 2025. In case of conflict between documents of the same level, the document issued later will take precedence.
In addition, the issue of testing new technology and handling it differently from current law also received many opinions. Mr. Dang Dinh Luyen said that the regulation allowing activities "different from current law" could contradict the Constitution. "Illegal acts cannot be allowed just for the reason of testing" and he recommended reconsidering the regulation in Clause 6, Article 22 on the Government's detailed regulations on handling it differently from the law. Because according to him, this does not have a solid legal basis.
Another important content pointed out by Mr. Dang Dinh Luyen is the principle of international integration and cooperation in science, technology and innovation: "The draft needs to closely follow the provisions of Article 12 of the 2013 Constitution, ensuring the principles of "respect for independence, sovereignty, rights, non-interference in internal affairs" and "selectively absorbing" international achievements".
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| Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy answered and clarified some issues that delegates were concerned about regarding the Draft Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (Photo: MOST) |
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Overview of the workshop (Photo: MOST) |
At the workshop, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy answered and clarified some issues that delegates were interested in regarding the Draft Law on Science, Technology and Innovation...
The workshop received 15 enthusiastic comments from experts. Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Nguyen Phuong Tuan stated that the comments from delegates and experts will be reviewed and finalized by the Committee in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant agencies before being submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee for comments.
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