Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization

According to a special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, on the occasion of attending the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos and bilateral activities in Switzerland, on January 21, local time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister highly appreciated WIPO's issuance of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024. The Prime Minister said that Vietnam will invest heavily in innovation, science and technology, digital transformation and hopes that WIPO will accompany and support Vietnam to continue to be upgraded in the Global Innovation Index Report.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister thanked WIPO and Director General Daren Tang for their support to Vietnam, especially in the development and successful implementation of the Local Innovation Index.

The Prime Minister shared that Vietnam has just issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, identifying science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation as the top important breakthrough, the main driving force to rapidly develop modern productive forces, perfect production relations and innovate national governance methods, develop the socio-economy, prevent the risk of falling behind, and bring the country to breakthrough development and prosperity in the new era.

WIPO Director General thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for his important and inspiring speech at the Global Innovation Index 2024 Launch Ceremony. Congratulating Vietnam on being among the top 50 countries with the highest innovation index, Director General Daren Tang expressed his admiration and congratulations on the achievements in innovation and economic development that Vietnam has achieved thanks to the leadership and strategic vision of Vietnamese leaders. Director General Daren Tang congratulated Vietnam on the Local Innovation Index that WIPO has cooperated with to develop.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister invited the Director General of WIPO to visit Vietnam to further promote cooperation between the two sides and Mr. Daren Tang was pleased to accept the invitation to visit Vietnam in 2025 to learn more about cooperation opportunities and support Vietnam.

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