General Secretary To Lam: Resolution 57 is the "Contract 10" for Science and Technology | VTV24

National Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation
📌 The conference was convened by the Politburo and Secretariat to assess the implementation of resolutions concerning science, technology, and digital transformation, focusing on Resolution 57 of the Politburo.
🌐 The event was held both in person at the National Assembly and online across over 15,000 locations, with more than 97,500 delegates attending.
🏛️ Key leaders present included General Secretary Tô Lâm, State President Lương Cường, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, and National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn.

Government Action Plan and Institutional Reform
📑 Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính outlined the government's action plan, encompassing 41 objective indicators, 13 key tasks, and 140 specific assignments.
⚖️ The core spirit is to resolutely perfect institutions and remove obstacles, turning regulations into a competitive advantage for S&T development.
🛠️ Emphasis is placed on increasing investment in the sector, developing high-quality human resources, and aggressively applying digital transformation in state agencies and businesses.

Strategic Importance of S&T and Innovation
🔑 General Secretary Tô Lâm stressed that S&T, innovation, and digital transformation are the key driving forces necessary to become a high-income developed country and avoid the middle-income trap.
🚀 While S&T and digital transformation are crucial means, innovation is the "magic factor" for revolutionary leaps forward.
📉 Despite positive results from past resolutions, overall implementation has not met stated goals, with existing bottlenecks hindering progress.

Implementation Directives and Focus Areas
🔗 Immediate action is required to institutionalize solutions from Resolution 57 and prioritize resource allocation, viewing S&T investment as a long-term strategy accepting risks and latency.
🎯 Breakthroughs must occur in both natural and social sciences, focusing research on practical national issues like resource efficiency, climate change adaptation, high-tech agriculture, human health, and Industry 4.0.
➡️ The roles of the State, businesses, scientists, and the entire population must be clearly defined in implementation.

Institutional and Financial Reforms
💡 A shift in legal thinking is required: moving from heavy management/prohibition to a system that encourages development and mobilizes national strength.
🚫 Urgent reorganization of the S&T apparatus is needed, along with removing outdated business conditions and reforming regulations to foster transparency.
💰 The government is urged to allocate at least 3% of the budget for S&T, innovation, and digital transformation in 2025, aiming for 2% of GDP in the following five years, while eliminating cumbersome processes like the "permission-seeking" mechanism.

Digital Infrastructure and Governance Goals
📡 Investment must increase in energy infrastructure and digital infrastructure, including upgrading to 5G base stations, expanding broadband internet, and developing low-Earth orbit satellite systems.
📊 Key digital goals for 2025 include ensuring 100% of administrative procedures related to businesses are fully online and linked across provincial boundaries.
💾 The National Data Center must be completed with clean, complete data to drive comprehensive digital transformation and build the foundation for the digital economy.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Innovation is the "magic factor" required for revolutionary progress, positioning S&T and digital transformation as survival keys for national development.
➡️ All levels of government must swiftly institutionalize Resolution 57, using implementation results as key criteria for evaluating and rewarding officials; weak leaders face immediate replacement.
➡️ Investors must accept risk and latency in S&T investment, treating it as a long-term strategic deployment rather than short-term gains.
➡️ Financial reforms must eradicate the "permission-seeking" mechanism and complex appraisal procedures to optimize resources and encourage genuine innovation.

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