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On December 28, 2024, Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper coordinated with the Department of Animal Health, the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) and related units to organize the Forum “Application of new advances in the field of veterinary vaccines in Vietnam”. Sharing the story of avian influenza vaccine research, Dr. Trinh Quang Dai, Executive Director of the Vaccine Factory of Central Veterinary Medicine Joint Stock Company 5 (Fivevet) said that avian influenza is a dangerous infectious disease caused by a virus, which can appear in wild birds and domesticated poultry, mammals, as well as humans. Avian influenza virus has also caused many pandemics in humans. At its peak, in late 2003, it occurred in 57 provinces and cities, causing the destruction of nearly 44 million poultry, resulting in 3 deaths. Since around 2010, Vietnam has controlled the disease well, but it still occurs sporadically. In 2024, Vietnam destroyed nearly 100,000 poultry in 13 district-level units and 9 provinces.
There are currently 3 main highly pathogenic strains causing the disease, including A/H5N1, A/H5N6 and A/H5N8. In addition, there is a low pathogenic strain, A/H9N2. With more than 500 million poultry nationwide, the technology to create avian influenza vaccine strains and apply them in the production of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) vaccines at Fivevet. Based on the criteria of safety and effectiveness, Fivevet has applied the creation of original strains of avian influenza viruses. Including the creation of the original A/H5N1 influenza virus with a specific genome, with the H5 gene mutated so that the virus loses its high pathogenicity but retains the antigenic properties of H5. According to Mr. Dai, the vaccine manufactured by the company has 100% antibodies. The strong vaccine using the A/H5N1 strain has a protection rate of 90%. In particular, the monovalent/polyvalent avian influenza vaccine using the A/H5N1rg strain has shown high safety and efficacy, and is specific to vaccinated poultry.
Being proactive in technology creation and selection of suitable original strains for research, development and production of vaccines against avian influenza (HPAI, LPAI) is the basis for creating high-tech vaccines, suitable for strains circulating in the field, contributing to the prevention and control of avian influenza in Vietnam.
Not only Fivevet, Vietnam has 92 veterinary medicine production facilities meeting GMP-WHO, of which 12 veterinary vaccine production facilities; the investment level is about 30-40 million USD/factory (VAKSINDO, HANVET, NAVETCO, DABACO…). The laboratories of the Department of Animal Health have achieved biosafety level II or higher, including 2 biosafety level III laboratories; the veterinary sector has 7 biosafety level III laboratories. The whole country has 12 enterprises researching and producing animal vaccines that meet GMP-WHO standards with a total of 218 types of vaccines and 340 types of imported vaccines, meeting the needs of disease prevention in livestock and poultry in the country.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that in the context of many disease variants as present, disease control in barns and livestock herds must be carried out strictly and strictly protected. Vaccines are an effective measure in minimizing damage, helping output products meet disease safety and food safety standards. Using vaccines not only helps reduce infectious diseases but also ensures safe livestock farming processes for livestock.
Vietnam has quickly joined the race to produce veterinary vaccines; it has produced a number of important disease vaccines such as: Avian influenza (Navet-Vifluvac) in 2012); Blue ear disease vaccine since 2015; foot-and-mouth disease vaccine since 2018; rabies vaccine since 2019 and most recently, African swine fever vaccine (NAVET-ASFVAC and AVAC ASF LIVE) in 2022.
Mr. Nguyen Van Long, Director of the Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, emphasized that Vietnam has a long border and increasing trade and travel activities between countries, creating favorable conditions for new diseases, including new strains of avian influenza, African swine fever and lumpy skin disease, to spread rapidly. Mr. Long also emphasized that the strong development of vaccine technology in the world creates opportunities for Vietnam to learn and cooperate. The Director of the Department of Animal Health said that there has been significant development in scientific and technological cooperation and Vietnam’s vaccine production technology has reached world-class levels. Mr. Long acknowledged that Vietnam’s veterinary vaccine research and production units are constantly strengthening international cooperation and transferring science and technology with leading countries in the world such as the United States, EU, Japan, Australia, Korea, China, Americas… with the most advanced technologies; scientists, organizations such as FAO, WOAH, international partners (US Department of Agriculture, CDC, international reference laboratories for dangerous animal diseases such as avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, blue ear disease, African swine fever, rabies).
In the country, the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture and the Veterinary Institute are implementing virus surveillance, analyzing characteristics, sequencing genes of circulating virus strains, sharing results, selecting field strains for evaluating the effectiveness of current vaccines… Applying scientific and technological advances in research and production of vaccines and veterinary drugs will help control diseases in livestock effectively.
In particular, Vietnam has successfully produced and officially exported the African swine fever vaccine AVAC ASF LIVE of AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company to 5 countries, marking a great achievement recognized by the world.
Source: P.A.T (synthesis), NASATI
On November 15, in Hanoi, the National Innovation Center (NIC), the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in collaboration with Google, organized the Workshop “Creating the AI Future for Vietnam” to exploit the potential of AI and discuss policies and mechanisms for AI development in Vietnam. Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung attended and delivered the opening speech at the Workshop.
Speaking at the workshop, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung said that, in its role as a general advisory body on socio-economic development strategies, the Ministry has advised and submitted to the Prime Minister for approval the Program “Developing human resources for the semiconductor industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050” in Decision No. 1017/QD-TTg, which proposes the goal that by 2030, Vietnam will have at least 5,000 engineers or higher with in-depth expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) to serve the semiconductor industry. At the same time, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has assigned the National Innovation Center to coordinate with domestic and international partners and experts to research and build an AI Training, Research and Application Center to serve AI business incubation, support AI research, application and in-depth training on AI with the goal of training 7,000 AI experts according to international standards by 2030 and incubating about 500 AI startups.
These are very proactive steps of the Ministry to realize the goal of Vietnam soon becoming a center for innovation, developing solutions and applying artificial intelligence in the ASEAN region and the world.
“With the desire to promote the strong development of the Vietnamese AI community, making Vietnam one of the leading AI research and application centers in the region, the Ministry of Planning and Investment will always support and accompany and continue to advise on mechanisms and policies to develop AI technology,” Deputy Minister Do Thanh Trung affirmed.
At the Workshop, Google representative introduced the content of the Economic Impact Report: Promoting digital growth in Vietnam with Google.
According to Google research, the potential from AI in Vietnam is huge, with estimated economic benefits of up to VND1,890 trillion (US$79.3 billion) for businesses by 2030, if AI tools are widely applied. This figure is equivalent to nearly 12% of Vietnam’s GDP by 2030.
To fully exploit the potential of AI, according to Google’s AI Opportunity Agenda for Vietnam, Vietnam needs to strengthen its technical infrastructure for AI-based innovation, build an AI-ready workforce, and increase access to AI across the economy. Google’s report also provides an in-depth analysis of strategies to bridge the digital and AI knowledge gap, helping the Vietnamese workforce make effective use of AI and drive economic growth.
Accordingly, to fully exploit the transformational potential of AI, Vietnam needs to focus on retaining and developing domestic talent by expanding access to digital education and accelerating the implementation of corporate training programs. To maximize the economic benefits of AI, Vietnam needs to prioritize the development of a digital workforce. Closing the digital skills gap through specialized training and technology application will open up great economic potential for the country.
In addition, the report quantifies Google’s current contribution to supporting businesses, households, and the workforce in Vietnam through Google’s diverse AI-integrated products and services such as: Google Search, Google Ads, Google AdSense, Google Play and YouTube; Google Cloud, Google Workspace…
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| Mr. Andrew Ure, Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Policy of Google Southeast Asia of Google Corporation, speaking at the Workshop (Photo: HNV) |
“With a young, tech-savvy population and a dynamic digital landscape, Vietnam is well-positioned to tap into the opportunities presented by AI,” said Andrew Ure, Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Policy at Google Southeast Asia. “We are therefore delighted to partner with NIC to introduce the first AI Policy & Skilling Lab to Vietnam. We look forward to working with the Vietnamese government, ministries and research institutions to build an AI-powered future that benefits everyone.”
Also at the Workshop, experts from state management agencies, research institutions, and business representatives discussed and proposed specific solutions and initiatives to promote proactive investment in AI research and development; build a high-quality AI workforce; develop an AI innovation ecosystem to create a favorable environment for creative AI ideas to be nurtured and developed. In addition, a topic of interest discussed at the Workshop was about synchronous solutions to build an AI legal framework to ensure that AI is developed and applied safely, responsibly, and in compliance with ethical values.
On this occasion, Google Corporation, other corporations, technology enterprises, universities, research institutes, experts and scientists have also paid attention to building visions, goals and action plans for major tasks related to AI including: actively and proactively investing in AI research and development; building a high-quality AI workforce; developing an AI innovation ecosystem to create a favorable environment for creative AI ideas to be nurtured and developed; jointly participating in building an AI legal framework to ensure that AI is developed and applied safely, responsibly and in compliance with ethical values…
| The workshop “Creating the AI future for Vietnam” is one of the practical and meaningful activities to proactively implement Decision No. 127/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on the National Strategy on Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence to 2030. On the part of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as a general advisory body on socio-economic development strategies, the Ministry has advised and submitted to the Prime Minister the “Project on Human Resource Development for the Semiconductor Industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050”. At the same time, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has assigned the National Innovation Center to coordinate with domestic and international partners and experts to research and build an AI Training, Research and Application Center to serve AI business incubation, support AI research, application and in-depth training on AI. These are very proactive steps of the Ministry to realize the goal of Vietnam soon becoming a center for innovation, developing solutions and applying artificial intelligence in the ASEAN region and the world. |
On the afternoon of October 31, the Association of Women Intellectuals of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in coordination with the Ministry’s Committee for the Advancement of Women organized a seminar on “The journey of self-understanding to enhance the inner strength of female cadres”.
The event took place in an exciting atmosphere with the participation of representatives of the Vietnam Association of Information Technology and a large number of members of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Association of Information Technology.
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| Overview of the Seminar “The journey of self-understanding to enhance the inner strength of female cadres” |
Speaking at the opening of the Seminar, Ms. Pham Thi Van Anh, Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel, Deputy Head of the Department for the Advancement of Women, Deputy Head of the Women’s Union of the Ministry of Science and Technology, emphasized the increasingly important role of female cadres in the science and technology sector. She said that the Ministry’s leaders always pay attention to and focus on developing this team, especially in planning, training and fostering. The Seminar is expected to be an opportunity for female cadres to improve their capacity, expand their knowledge, develop their skills and increase their confidence.
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| Dr. Pham Thi My, Permanent Vice President of Vietnam ICT Association, spoke at the seminar. |
Dr. Pham Thi My, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Intellectuals Association, affirmed that the Seminar is a practical activity in implementing Decree 45/NQ-TW on building a strong and comprehensive intellectual team. She also shared about Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in promoting gender equality, and affirmed that the Government will create all favorable conditions for female intellectuals to maximize their capacity.
“ During the meeting with female intellectuals with the Prime Minister on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Network of Women Scientists and Engineers Conference held in Hanoi from October 4-5, 2024, the Prime Minister affirmed that the Government will create all favorable conditions for intellectuals, including female intellectuals, to maximize their capacity and enthusiasm through continuing to improve policy mechanisms, strongly invest in science and technology research, prioritize financial resources, and focus on training high-quality human resources…” – Dr. Pham Thi My said.
The Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Information Technology said that the seminar will help members of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Association of Information Technology access scientific tools to understand themselves, have a correct perspective on themselves, and be confident in their activities.
The highlight of the seminar was the sharing of MSc. Nikole Vu Huong Giang, Director of Me&We Company, about tools to explore the subconscious power and hidden potential of each person.
MSc. Nikole Vu Huong Giang shares methods to help female cadres identify their strengths, weaknesses, core values and potentials. From there, they can build confidence, develop leadership skills, manage emotions and create positive relationships.
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| MSc. Nikole Vu Huong Giang, Director of Me&We Company, shares about tools to explore the subconscious power and hidden potential of each person. |
Through diverse activities such as experience sharing, interactive games and group practice, the Seminar created an open space for female cadres to share, listen and connect with each other.
Not only does she help women understand themselves, Ms. Nikole Vu Huong Giang also equips female cadres with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop their careers and lives: methods to control emotions immediately, set goals consistent with their value system, make decisions in all situations, magic of words…
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| MSc. Le Thi Khanh Van, Executive Committee Member of Vietnam Association of Information Technology, Head of the Association of Information Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, delivered a speech at the Closing Ceremony. |
In her closing remarks at the Seminar, Ms. Le Thi Khanh Van, Head of the NTT Association of the Ministry of Science and Technology, affirmed that the Seminar was an opportunity for female cadres to connect, share experiences, and support each other to overcome challenges. In addition, the representative of the Executive Committee of the Association will also promote practical and meaningful activities, creating conditions for members to exchange, learn and develop.
A good news shared by MSc. Khanh Van is that the research topic on female scientists has received the attention of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has assigned the task to the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Ministry of Finance to consider and propose the establishment of a Fund for female scientists and appropriate policy mechanisms. This is a positive signal, affirming the attention of the Party and State to the development of female intellectuals.
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| On the sidelines of the Seminar, experts from V-Green Group Corporation sponsored health index measurements and Kombucha products and health powders for delegates attending the Seminar. |
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| Delegates attending the Seminar took souvenir photos |
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| Delegates take souvenir photos at the seminar |
Attending the discussion were leaders of the Vietnam Association of Intellectual Women and all members of the Association of Intellectual Women of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The speaker was Nicole Vu Huong Giang – who studied the NLP Master Trainer Program at NLP University in the US and was known as “the first Vietnamese matchmaker born in the 80s with an international matchmaking certificate” when she organized many training courses to “heal” all relationships in society, or in other words, to have the skills to understand one’s own value and handle well all situations that occur in life.
In her opening speech, Ms. Pham Thi Van Anh, Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel, Deputy Director of the Department for the Advancement of Women, Deputy Director of the Association of Women Intellectuals of the Ministry of Science and Technology, emphasized the important role of female cadres in the science and technology sector, the participation and contribution of female cadres are increasingly being affirmed in all fields. The leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology always pay attention to and focus on developing female cadres, especially in planning, training and fostering… The seminar is an opportunity for female cadres to improve their capacity, expand their knowledge, develop their skills and increase their confidence in the context of the new era.
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| Dr. Journalist Pham Thi My – Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Women Intellectuals speaks |
Dr. Journalist Pham Thi My – Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Women Intellectuals affirmed: The topic of the discussion is very meaningful because it is an activity to practically implement Decree 45/NQ-TW dated November 24, 2023 of the 8th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee on building a strong and comprehensive intellectual team, which is an investment in building and nurturing the national spirit. The Party and the State also highly value the intellectual team, including female intellectuals, and create many favorable conditions to implement gender equality, helping them develop their capacity. “However, the most important factor is still self-capacity. I congratulate the Association of Women Intellectuals of the Ministry of Science and Technology for choosing a very useful topic, helping women access scientific tools to understand themselves, have a correct view of themselves, be confident and always need advice, exchange and cooperation in the process of their activities” – Dr. Pham Thi My emphasized.
Speaker Nicole Vu Huong Giang’s presentation had a strong attraction to the audience because of the knowledge and tools for understanding oneself through two journeys that she provided very vividly, specifically and practically. These are: The potential of the brain, Exploiting the power of the subconscious, Understanding one’s own personality and that of others, Approaching motivation, How to create self-power, Balancing emotions, Connection methods, The art of words, Controlling emotions, Expanding perspectives, Making decisions, The secret of the law of attraction, Unifying goals with the value system…
In particular, Ms. Huong Giang also introduced how to test yourself on the journey of understanding yourself, to adjust appropriately and effectively.
The exchange between the speaker and the participants of the seminar added a lot of useful knowledge around the topic of Understanding yourself to improve your inner strength.
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| Overview of the seminar |
In addition to understanding themselves intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, etc., the seminar participants also understood themselves physically through measuring health indicators with advanced measuring machines and receiving advice from doctors on body care.
At the end of the discussion, Head of the Association of Women Intellectuals of the Ministry of Science and Technology Le Thi Khanh Van, Director of COSTAS under the Vietnam Association of Women Intellectuals, thanked speaker Nicole Vu Huong Giang for a very useful and interesting presentation; thanked V-Green Group Joint Stock Company for sponsoring drinks produced by the company itself, equipment and experts in measuring health indicators, and consulting on health care for women. “Hopefully, after this discussion and through “self-examination” using the test tool provided by Me&We, all of us women will become “directors of the movie of our lives” as Ms. Huong Giang said, and will fulfill both the roles of family and country” – concluded MSc. Khanh Van.
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Source: Nguyen Thi Tram TC SK&MT
The exhibition “Intellectual property and innovation and creativity of Vietnamese female intellectuals” has nearly 30 booths of 38 units representing institutes, academies, universities and participating businesses.
VNA – On the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day (April 26), on the morning of April 21, in Hanoi, the National Office of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Intellectual Women and the National Agency for Science and Technology Information organized the Exhibition “Intellectual property and innovation and creativity of Vietnamese intellectual women” to contribute to recognizing and honoring the intellectual work results and great creative achievements of Vietnamese intellectual women.
The exhibition has nearly 30 booths of 38 units representing institutes, academies, universities, and participating businesses, with nearly 200 intellectual properties and innovation results mainly in the fields that are the strengths of female intellectuals such as: Medicine – pharmacy, biotechnology, automation, information technology, materials – chemicals, food processing, agriculture, environmental pollution treatment…
This is one of the activities of the task “Raising awareness and capacity to use intellectual property tools, innovation in scientific research and business production for the Vietnamese female intellectual community” under the Intellectual Property Development Program to 2030 with the aim of supporting female intellectuals to promote and introduce intellectual property and innovation results, and seek opportunities to apply and commercialize intellectual property.
Women all over the world have been playing a significant role in creating breakthrough scientific research results, establishing new creative trends, and contributing to the transformation of the world in a more positive direction. Through scientific research and innovation activities, women have been affirming their position and role. They deserve to be recognized and honored by society and the community. To achieve the goal of bringing our country out of underdevelopment and basically becoming a modern industrialized country requires promoting to the highest level all resources and intellectual potential of the nation, especially the creative capacity of the intellectual team, in which female intellectuals have been and are holding an important position.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung said that in the rapid development of modern technology towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution, intellectuals become a particularly important resource, creating the strength of each country in the socio-economic development strategy.
Statistics from the National Agency for Science and Technology Information in 2019 show that the number of women participating in research accounts for 46% of the total research and development workforce. The Vietnamese female intellectual community is very diverse, including female scientists and businesswomen in all fields nationwide. Female intellectuals have contributed many valuable scientific works in theory and practical applications in many areas of social life; many research topics and scientific initiatives have benefited the country by billions of dong. Currently, female intellectuals still have a lot of intellectual property, scientific and technological research results of economic value, meeting practical needs, but have not been commercialized.
Deputy Minister Tran Van Tung added that, in addition to the successes, there are still many obstacles and difficulties that limit the position and role of female intellectuals. Therefore, supporting female scientists, promoting, introducing and implementing trade promotion activities, connecting them with businesses to exploit and develop the value of intellectual assets, promoting and enhancing the effectiveness of intellectual property rights enforcement is really necessary.
Within the framework of the Exhibition, there are a number of main activities such as: Displaying and introducing intellectual properties and innovation results, Science and Technology products, new protected varieties; Seminar “Some intellectual property issues to note in cooperation between Universities – Research Institutes – Enterprises”; Training “Intellectual property and skills in using intellectual property tools in production – business”; Seminar: “Female scientists introduce inventions and useful solutions that have been successfully commercialized, typical enterprises in using intellectual property tools successfully and effectively.”
In addition, the Organizing Committee will arrange a consulting area for science and technology information and intellectual property for businesses, scientists and interested parties. The exhibition will take place on April 21 and 22./.
Source: from website: vista.gov.vn of National Agency for Science and Technology Information
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| Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Doan, Honorary President of Vietnam Association of Information Technology, spoke at the closing ceremony of APNN 2024 |
Speaking at the Conference, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Doan, former Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, President of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education, Honorary President of the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women (VAFIW), affirmed:
Hosting APNN 2024 is a great success for VAFIW, a clear demonstration of VAFIW’s dynamism, creativity and vision. The success of the Conference not only demonstrates the important role of female intellectuals in society but also affirms Vietnam’s position in the international arena in the field of science and technology.
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| APNN international delegation leaders and representatives of VAFIW, the host, took a souvenir photo. |
The conference brought new ideas and advanced technologies, contributing to promoting innovation in the fields of science and technology, especially urgent issues such as “ Gender and STEM ”, “ Health and Environment ”. The conference is also an important bridge for Vietnamese female scientists and engineers to exchange and learn experiences with international colleagues, thereby promoting research cooperation, technology transfer and enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnamese female intellectuals.
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This is the second time VAFIW has hosted APNN (the first time was in 2018). In addition to the urgent issues shared, this second conference also had a particularly important event: Outstanding female intellectuals attending INWES-APNN 2024 had the honor of meeting Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. At this meeting, after listening to the report on the role and achievements of the Vietnam Association of Women Intellectuals, the Prime Minister affirmed that the APNN 2024 event hosted by VAFIW is even more meaningful when Vietnam has just organized the National Innovation Day 2024 and at this conference, the Prime Minister announced that October 1 is Vietnam’s Innovation Day.
The Prime Minister said that throughout the thousands of years of history of building and defending the country, Vietnam has always valued intellectuals, considering “Talented people are the vital energy of the nation. When the vital energy is prosperous, the country is strong and becomes greater. When the vital energy is weak, the country is weak and becomes more degraded.”
Resolution No. 45-NQ/TW, dated November 24, 2023, the 8th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee on continuing to build and promote the role of the intellectual team to meet the requirements of rapid and sustainable national development in the new period, determined: “Building a comprehensively strong intellectual team is an investment in building and nurturing national vitality”.
Over the past decades, Vietnam has consistently pursued the goal of sustainable development, identifying science and technology as a top national policy. At the same time, it has always promoted the role of women, made continuous efforts to promote gender equality and develop a team of female scientists, creating the best conditions for women to develop their talents, surpass themselves, and contribute to the country, the region and the world.
After nearly 40 years of innovation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and thanks to the solidarity and unanimity of the entire nation and international friends, including the important contributions of intellectuals in general and female intellectuals in particular, Vietnam has achieved many great and historic achievements.
National gender equality goals are always focused on implementation. In 2023, Vietnam achieved and exceeded 11/20 targets of the National Strategy on Gender Equality for 2025. Vietnam’s gender equality index in 2023 ranked 72/146 countries, up 11 places compared to 2022.
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| Female intellectuals take souvenir photos with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh |
The Prime Minister assessed that today, in the context of increasingly deep globalization and international integration; the fourth industrial revolution impacts all aspects of social life; the world is facing many major challenges such as natural disasters, epidemics, climate change, population aging, resource depletion and gender inequality…
These are both global and national issues, requiring not only technical solutions but also close cooperation and great efforts from countries, communities and especially from the scientific community. It is female scientists and engineers with their intelligence and acumen who are and will continue to contribute to finding creative and effective solutions to overcome these challenges.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Vietnam Association of Women Intellectuals has gradually demonstrated its core role in gathering solidarity and promoting the creativity of female intellectuals, contributing to the socio-economic development of Vietnam as well as to the activities of the Conference of the Network of Women Scientists and Engineers in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Vietnamese Government highly values and strongly promotes international cooperation in research, transfer and application of modern technology for national development. The Vietnamese Government creates all favorable conditions for intellectuals, including female intellectuals, to maximize their capacity and enthusiasm, creating favorable conditions for female intellectuals and female scientists to participate in start-up and innovation activities; through continuing to improve mechanisms and policies; investing heavily in scientific and technological research, infrastructure for green transformation, digital transformation; prioritizing financial resources, focusing on training high-quality human resources, improving modern management capacity for scientific and technological research and development; encouraging creativity and application of science and technology in production and life…
Affirming the role and important achievements that Vietnamese female intellectuals have achieved, the Prime Minister expressed his wish to “have more and more practical and meaningful achievements of the International Network of Women Scientists and Engineers in general, and of the Vietnam Association of Intellectual Women in particular, making greater contributions to the development of the country and the construction of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to a world of peace, justice, humanity, compassion, civilization and sustainable development”. Regarding VAFIW’s proposal on the establishment of a Fund to support young female scientists, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned the President of the Vietnam Women’s Union to coordinate with the Minister of Finance to study the establishment in accordance with the provisions of law.
The “Hanoi Recommendation” was adopted immediately after the closing of APNN 2024 with very concise and meaningful contents. In this Recommendation, the delegates attending the Conference:
Expressing gratitude to the Vietnam Association of Intellectual Women for hosting the INWES APNN Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in 2024 and the strong support from the leadership of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, including the Vietnam Women’s Union, for the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference and the Network”
Welcome the participation of all delegations from INWES – APNN and other observers;
Recalling the outcomes of the 2023 Regional Conference hosted by WSTEM in Mongolia and congratulating the achievements and best practices in the region, both collectively and individually, in implementing the outcomes of the 2023 Conference;
Expressing concern that women have been under-represented in STEM for many years, both in universities and in industry in the region and the growing impacts of climate change and conflict, which are causing devastating impacts globally and have serious health and socio-economic impacts on people in Asia-Pacific;
Emphasizing that the INWES – APNN network has become an important forum for female scientists and engineers to share their experiences, best practices and work together to address common challenges; reaffirming that progress and achievements always come from collective efforts and respect; focusing on cultural awareness and societal expectations.
Recognizing the importance of gender equality and gender action plan to promote capacity building initiatives in women’s inclusive participation and leadership in science, technology, research & development and Integration for Sustainable Development; the importance of women in general and women scientists and engineers in particular in decision making, leadership.
Recognising that we are now living in an era of increasing climate risk and are already experiencing the impacts in our communities and the Asia Pacific region through land sharing, sheep wool, agriculture, traditional building, land, mid-life counselling, practical health issues and many more.
In line with our focused discussions on how to bring about gender equality in STEM and R&D as well as International Integration for Sustainable Development.
The recommendation also states that members actively participating in INWES – APNN 2024:
Agree that we must work together to find solutions and put into action women’s empowerment, especially in promoting women in STEM through increasing opportunities for continuous knowledge and skills development for women and girls, and creating opportunities for them to engage in cooperation and collaboration;
Reiterate commitment to ensuring INWES – APNN are diverse and inclusive organizations with a particular focus on women’s empowerment.
Emphasize the importance of policy support to create an inclusive environment that promotes diversity and fosters innovation in science and technology. Gender diversity, as mentioned in the presentation, is important for social equity and economic growth, benefiting both individuals and society.
Providing mutual support in sharing and discussing knowledge and experiences through peer-to-peer sharing and networking to expand regional cooperation and collaboration, ensuring accountability, transparency and continuity; Encouraging more space for creativity and leadership support networks is crucial to women’s success in STEM.
Proposal INWES – APNN considers raising funds to conduct research on gender equality, focusing on women’s participation in science and technology activities as well as promoting the development of out-of-school science and technology education for women in the Asia-Pacific region, implemented by INWES, with the support of all member countries, especially a model story like Her Story project so that different regions can share the same goals.
The conclusion of the Hanoi Recommendation states:
We, the Member States of INWES – APNN, agree to prioritize the implementation of the Hanoi Recommendation, taking into account the diversity of the region and ensuring its effective implementation.
We agreed that the 2025 Regional Conference will be hosted by KWSE in Seoul, Korea.
Source: Nguyen Thi Tram, Health & Environment Magazine
