Accordingly, the discussion session will focus on the following issues: (1) Improving institutions and policies in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship (including youth entrepreneurship) as a driving force for inclusive and sustainable development, including the food technology sector (foodtech); (2) Share experiences of parliaments of other countries in legislative work, supervision and the role of young parliamentarians to promote innovation and entrepreneurship; (3) Exchange and discuss the development of artificial intelligence that contributes to accelerating the process of achieving the SDGs; (4) Propose to parliaments policies and solutions on building and perfecting institutions and policies to minimize risks related to artificial intelligence
After the introductory speeches, delegates discussed and exchanged experiences in parliamentary practice.
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16:32 p.m.: Cuban parliamentarian speaks
Speaking at the Discussion Session, the Cuban MP said that innovation and entrepreneurship are very important issues for developing countries, which can bring great added value to the economy.
The Cuban congressman said that Cuba is making efforts to promote Government management based on innovative science and technology through training programs that allow young people to participate in the process of creative transformation into success. specific projects, contributing to the implementation of sustainable development goals.
16:25 p.m.: Cambodian parliamentarian speaks
The Cambodian parliamentarian would like to thank the National Assembly of Vietnam for organizing this very meaningful conference with a respectful and thoughtful welcome. Cambodia has implemented a national strategy to become a developed country by 2050.
This strategy is based on five focuses: overall development, economic development, promoting trade, promoting sustainable and inclusive development and finally creating sustainable job opportunities using technology. number. In Cambodia, startups have grown strongly in recent years, forming an ecosystem supported by appropriate policies and frameworks, focusing on developing digital platforms, increased financial support.
In addition, Cambodia also has digital socio-economic frameworks. Fintech and e-commerce are growing strongly. Many new startups focus on areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture, and green technology. These are all areas with strong impact. The Cambodian parliamentarian hopes to receive more financial and technological support to continue further development in the near future.
16:23 Representative of the Finnish Young Parliamentary Delegation
According to the Finnish delegate, artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications are increasingly popular and present more strongly in life. Digital technology in general and AI in particular bring great opportunities but also risks. These risks need to be understood and understood, the Finnish delegate emphasized.
The young delegate from Finland expressed concern that AI has been put into weapons today and is likely to be popular in the future. The development of weapons and the use of weapons, especially weapons with technological applications, threaten world peace, pushing the parties into more tension. The problem is that there is consideration so that these weapons are used for the right purpose.
16:19 p.m.: Brunei parliamentarian speaks
Thanking the IPU and the Vietnamese National Assembly for inviting the delegation to attend the Conference, the Brunei MP said that Brunei is determined not to lag behind in major global trends such as big data and the Internet of Things. Brunei has made great efforts in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, equipping the young generation with much necessary knowledge and skills ready to start a business. Brunei also has mechanisms to stimulate spirit and promote innovation to carry out digital transformation.
In addition, Brunei also has projects to promote the application of modern technology in agriculture, and has agencies in charge of implementing action plans to empower youth. Noting the strong development rate of artificial intelligence, the Brunei MP said AI is an indispensable tool for the future.
Emphasizing that the problems of the new era cannot be resolved without the cooperation of the young generation, the Brunei representative hoped that close coordination and sharing of experiences between countries would be the basis for implementation. more effective solutions in the future.
16:17 p.m.: Burkina Faso MP speaks
Speaking at the second thematic discussion, Burkina Faso's parliamentarian shared about the country's experience. Although the country's security and health conditions are still difficult, Burkina Faso has made efforts to promote innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. The Government has submitted a draft Law and approved the Law on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, allowing young people to establish businesses with favorable conditions, tax incentives and financial mechanisms.
Burkina Faso's parliamentarian cited the example that this country has a Young Enterprise Fund, Burkina Faso's National Program, through which it aims to support 150 thousand dollars for start-up businesses that have a positive impact on society and the environment. There are also training programs for start-up businesses and have been implemented over the past 4 years.
16:14 p.m.: Irish parliamentarian speaks
The Irish parliamentarian said that Ireland is a country with a developed pharmaceutical industry and a strong startup ecosystem with close coordination with universities.
In the period 2005-2013, Ireland had the largest unemployment rate in the European region, but now this country has created about 800 thousand new jobs. To achieve this result, Ireland has focused on investing in the startup sector, with 16 technology portals and more than 300 researchers from universities, in close coordination with 3.500 universities...
The Irish parliamentarian hopes that through this Conference, the experiences and sharing of countries will bring useful information for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship.
16:10 p.m.: Moroccan parliamentarian speaks
Speaking at the Discussion Session, the Moroccan Parliamentarian said that in Morocco, startups are developing and operating very strongly. After 2019, Morocco has more than 2 thousand newly established startups. The Moroccan government also has many support policies in the field of innovation and startups, focusing heavily on areas such as technology, new energy...
However, the Moroccan MP said that these start-up businesses still have difficulty accessing capital, which Morocco will need to resolve in the near future.
16:06 p.m.: Algerian parliamentarian speaks
At the discussion session, sharing about Algeria's mechanism to empower youth and encourage youth to contribute to society through innovation, entrepreneurship, and information technology, the delegate said, Algeria had an innovative development policy in 2016, aiming to implement sustainable development goals. The goals set by Algeria are strongly influenced by the shift and development of information technology, innovation and digital transformation in all fields.
Algeria has a Joint Committee to promote this development, promote innovation and ensure intellectual property rights. Through 2 years of operation, Algeria has promoted many innovative projects.
In the past two years, Algeria has had programs to promote a knowledge-based economy, especially paying attention to projects initiated by youth and creating business incubators. Algeria also has nearly 2 projects, 100% of these projects are implemented at the university level and young people. In addition, there are also projects for the development of the East African region. These initiatives are supported by the government; These projects are connected to multinational companies. Therefore, we believe that these projects are very suitable to promote innovation in Africa in general.
Emphasizing the importance of promoting the role of women and groups in mountainous and remote areas, the parliamentarian said their geographical location and gender should not become barriers to achieving your goals and ambitions. At the same time, it is clearly stated that women need to have the same rights and safety as men and have access to digital technology.
16:03: Chinese parliamentarian speaks
The Chinese parliamentarian said that the strong impact of technology on industrial transformation is very surprising. Through analyzing data from businesses, with the power of big data and artificial intelligence, Chinese businesses have achieved many remarkable achievements.
In the financial sector, the Chinese Congressman said he had supported banks in developing a new credit evaluation system, using algorithms as the foundation, analyzing startup cases, innovating, and discovering points. strengths and weaknesses so that the Government can make more appropriate adjustments to create conditions for economic growth and promote economic performance.
The Chinese congressman also said that a series of models in many different industry fields have been analyzed to provide more personalized information in real time. Half of the businesses in the startup market are led by technology experts. With these brains, businesses will provide services to many areas that have not previously had much help from digital technology, thereby creating new momentum to promote economic development and enhance cooperation. , moving towards a digital future with many more benefits for countries.
16:02: Mr. Wilson Soto Palacios, Member of the Peruvian National Assembly and Member of the Leadership Board of the IPU Young Parliamentarians Forum moderates the discussion session
Moderating the discussion, Mr. Wilson Soto Palacios thanked the presentations with many shared ideas. Next, we will discuss how parliaments have worked to promote innovation. The speaking time for each person is 3 minutes.
15:55: Civil Society and Youth Expert, Government Management and Peacebuilding Group at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Beniam Gebrezghi presents a presentation
UNDP representative Beniam Gebrezghi expressed his pleasure to accompany the Global Young Thinkers Conference, highly agreed with the sharing of delegates speaking at the conference, and highly appreciated the results achieved with many great progress and progress in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship.
UNDP representative Beniam Gebrezghi said that UNDP currently has the largest youth entrepreneurship program in the Asia-Pacific region with 202 partners. Before this project, UNDP realized that there were many initiatives being implemented but there was no regional channel to have a centralized incubator for youth creativity and entrepreneurship. Different from other projects, this UNDP project focuses on entrepreneurship and skills for youth in the 21st century to provide skills for youth to be able to adapt in the environment and context. The world landscape is changing.
According to a representative of UNDP, this program currently has partners such as the World Labor Organization, or financial institutions such as the Asian Development Bank... Since then, strategic centers have been established in countries and regions. Carrying out nationally oriented projects in a number of countries.
UNDP representative Beniam Gebrezghi emphasized whether policies on innovation and entrepreneurship are truly inclusive of youth, gender or vulnerable groups. To have a basis for evaluating these issues, UNDP recently published a handbook on a toolkit for evaluating policies and legal frameworks to create conditions for youth in 6 areas such as human resources, culture, and law. management...at the same time providing lessons for countries.
In addition, UNDP also has many other toolkits for start-ups and creative startups to build an inclusive innovation startup ecosystem and emphasize the participation of the whole community in these efforts. .
15:49: Ms. Tingyu Yuan, Manager at HICOOL, expert in the field of technology enterprises and has expertise in management and law.
Speaking at the Discussion Session, Ms. Tingyu Yuan, Manager at HICOOL shared some Chinese perspectives in promoting startup innovation, such as building a national regulatory system to promote startups, providing financing, simplifying and minimizing barriers to administrative procedures. Accordingly, businesses only need to register online without having to go directly to management agencies, thereby encouraging many people to start a business.
In addition, China also introduced tax reduction policies with appropriate financial tools for start-up businesses, increasing financial knowledge for businesses, and increasing the application of specific policies. can.
Recently, HICOOL Company has had many policies to support start-up businesses, with specific mechanisms such as green technology, medical technology, cultural creativity, food technology, agricultural technology... Each Every year, the company organizes a citywide event with awards, support programs, and startup training. This is an event for domestic and foreign businesses to express their ideas about startups; It is also an opportunity for companies and people with startup ideas to better understand China's startup policies.
15:43: Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung - CEO of Sky Mavis speaks
Speaking at the second panel discussion on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung stated that he is an enthusiastic technology engineer, a passionate gamer and also a bold startup entrepreneur.
His journey with blockchain technology began in 2018, when everything about blockchain at that time was still very vague. After 3 years, Axie Infinity has become a blockchain game that has reached 3 million players, financially supporting a part of unemployed people facing difficulties during the COVID pandemic, and is a fever phenomenon worldwide. . Although the game is not really perfect, when looking back on the journey that has passed, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung finds those achievements truly something to be proud of.
To achieve unprecedented achievements, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung's company had to face bankruptcy, was hacked and lost a huge amount of money. However, after all those failures, his company came back strong.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung said that, during the period when the 4.0 technology revolution is going strong, technology startups like Sky Mavis are contributing to paving the way and exploring new, but truly capable fields. change almost every aspect of life. AI, Blockchain, IoT, Machine learning are keywords that have been mentioned a lot recently and startups in these fields are being replicated quickly in just a short time. This will be the decisive factor in the existence and development of new technologies. For Mr. Trung, it is the startup ecosystem.
In the field of blockchain technology in particular, Vietnam has an absolute advantage and stands at the same starting point as other countries in the world. Seizing the moment and focusing on effective investment in new fields will be an opportunity to bring a developing country on par with technological powers.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung focuses on the core point that can create a great boost for Vietnam to make a breakthrough, which is the policy and legal framework for blockchain technology, and start-up businesses operating in the field. this area.
Blockchain technology and related elements such as digital assets should be officially defined and recognized, as a premise for legalization and promulgation of related policies. In addition, it is necessary to properly propagate through mass media: both encouraging learning about new technology and warning about limitations and risks. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung believes that the State's practical measures will contribute to bringing a much more positive and clearer view to this new technology field.
Besides, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung said that businesses operating in the field of blockchain technology need to have a clear legal corridor, thereby greatly helping in orienting the development of businesses.
15:38: Mr. Denis Naughten, Irish Member of Parliament and Chairman of the IPU Science and Technology Committee, speaks
Speaking at the Discussion Session, Mr. Denis Naughten, Irish Member of Parliament and Chairman of IPU's Science and Technology Committee, said that we need to encourage the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in the curriculum. . At the same time, it is also necessary to encourage the use of science and technology...
Chairman of the IPU Science and Technology Committee, Irish MP Mr. Denis said that if we want to maintain a leading position in such a harsh environment as today, countries need to step up research in all business segments and establish business networks to support new technology initiatives.
15:36: Mr. Wilson Soto Palacios, Member of the Peruvian National Assembly and Member of the Leadership Board of the IPU Young Parliamentarians Forum
Pleased to chair the second session on Innovation and entrepreneurship, Mr. Wilson Soto Palacios, Member of the Peruvian National Assembly and Member of the Leadership Board of the IPU Young Parliamentarians Forum, said that in this session, delegates will focus on the role of the National Assembly in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship as a driving force for inclusive and sustainable development. The session will discuss evolving trends, such as the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how to promote youth-led initiatives.
Delegates who spoke at this discussion session included: Mr. Denis Naughten, Irish Member of Parliament, and Chairman of the IPU Science and Technology Committee; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung, Founder and CEO of Sky Mavis; Ms. Tingyu Yuan, Manager at HICOOL; Mr. Beniam Gebrezghi, Civil Society and Youth Expert, Government Governance and Peacebuilding Group at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
