Promoting innovation in businesses

Pioneering examples of innovation

Outstanding in the innovation of the business community in the province is Dong Giao Food Export Joint Stock Company (DOVECO). Established in 1955 under the name of Dong Giao State Farm, after 68 years of construction and development, Dong Giao Food Export Joint Stock Company has increasingly affirmed the DOVECO brand in the domestic and international markets, operating in a closed model from production to processing and product consumption.

Up to now, the Company is one of the leading fruit and vegetable processing units in the country with 3 modern fruit and vegetable processing centers: DOVECO Ninh Binh factory; DOVECO Gia Lai and DOVECO Son La, with a processing capacity of 136,000 tons of products/year. The production lines at the 3 fruit and vegetable processing centers all use modern technology, including IQF freezing technology with super-fast cooling time of 70-100 seconds; concentrate and puree technology (concentrating and pureeing fruits) are all low-energy consumption technologies, limiting greenhouse gas emissions while still ensuring productivity and quality.

In the period of 2021-2023, the Company's revenue will grow strongly, estimated to reach 2,800 billion VND in 2023, of which export turnover will reach 60 million USD. Although the world economy is in recession, the Company still strives to break through, growing by 180% and is one of the leading units in the country in terms of fruit and vegetable export turnover to the EU market. Currently, the Company exports products to more than 55 countries with the main markets being the EU, Israel, the US, Japan, and South Korea. Main export products include: Puree concentrates, frozen and canned products.

The company plans to establish a high-tech vegetable and fruit seed production research center and an agricultural product quality testing center in 2024, focusing on developing the MD2 pineapple variety to replace the Queen pineapple. With its efforts in innovation, DOVECO is known as an important link in the supply chain of Vietnam's agricultural products, a bridge between the international agricultural market and domestic trading companies, manufacturers, farmers and consumers; a pioneer in technological innovation and financial management to create outstanding competitive advantages with superior solutions, meeting the increasing needs of customers.

Another outstanding example of innovation is Mr. Phung Van Quang, Director of Hong Quang Agricultural Materials Company Limited, Yen Ninh Town (Yen Khanh). From a businessman specializing in providing rice seeds, he became a "scientist" with little capital and no academic knowledge, but with boldness, determination, and support from domestic scientists, Mr. Quang and his colleagues created many new rice varieties for farmers. In 2022, he was honored by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union as a "Scientist of Farmers".

Up to now, Mr. Phung Van Quang has successfully researched and published 5 pure rice varieties with high yield and quality: Phu Uu 1; CRN 5104; QR1; DQ11; Nep Huong rice and Huong Binh rice variety - creating the Huong Binh rice brand for Ninh Binh land.

With 23 years of tireless research to create many good rice varieties, Mr. Quang always remembers the business philosophy and science of both sides - Whatever you do, first of all, it must benefit both sides, farmers benefit, businesses benefit. Therefore, he always seizes opportunities and effectively implements the connection of 4 parties: State - Scientists - Businesses - Farmers to achieve great results with a shorter, more effective path, in accordance with the mechanisms and policies of the Party and the State.

It can be seen that the scientific research, technological development and innovation activities of Ninh Binh province in general and the business community in the province in particular in recent years have been oriented towards serving the people, businesses, and digital governance. Socialization in scientific and technological research has been gradually promoted, mobilizing capital from businesses to invest in scientific and technological activities, forming scientific and technological enterprises, and encouraging cooperation in developing and applying science and technology in production and life.

There needs to be a roadmap for businesses to implement.

According to statistics from the authorities, Ninh Binh currently has more than 6,200 registered businesses, with over 170,000 employees, of which small and medium enterprises account for over 90%. In recent years, Ninh Binh has always maintained a growth rate among the highest in the country and the Red River Delta region, has balanced its budget, and has regulated the budget to the Central Government. That result has a significant contribution from small and medium enterprises. This is an important resource to promote the digital economy, digital society and participate in the world economy.

However, to encourage businesses to actively innovate, authorities at all levels need to have more powerful solutions and outline an implementation roadmap. Recently, speaking at a working session between the Ninh Binh Provincial Delegation and the Ministry of Information and Communications on innovation and investment attraction to make the province an innovation center, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said: Ninh Binh must boldly go ahead and do it first to create breakthroughs. Accordingly, Ninh Binh province needs to increase investment budget for new products and new technologies, create attractive markets to attract digital businesses and innovative businesses to invest and seek development opportunities; pay attention to investing in some fundamental factors, infrastructure, human resources, etc. In addition, the business community needs and must choose a socio-economic development model based on different science, technology and innovation, suitable to the context, conditions and unique characteristics.

As a representative of businesses, in the coming time, the Provincial Business Association also needs to continue to promote the organization of training courses for members, or organize exchange activities to share experiences between members. Organize field trips and surveys according to the course program, pay attention to the quality, content, innovate training methods, and foster suitable for the actual needs of businesses such as: sales skills, leadership style, applied information technology, building strategies, production and business plans, establishing loan projects, consulting on legal corridors and internal control, fostering accounting and technical skills in production and business sectors...

With the efforts of the business community and the synchronous policies of the State, Ninh Binh has been gradually implementing the goals set out in the Ninh Binh Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050: By 2030, basically meeting the criteria and by 2035 becoming a centrally-run city with the characteristics of a Millennium Heritage City, a creative city; a large center with high brand value in tourism, cultural industry, and heritage economy of the whole country and the Asia-Pacific region. A leading center of the country in modern transport mechanical industry. An innovative startup center of the southern provinces of the Red River Delta.

Nguyen Thom

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