National Seminar: Policies to Promote Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation in Localities to Implement Resolution 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on Breakthroughs in Science, Technology, Innovation and National Digital Transformation

10 Apr, 2025

On the morning of April 4, 2025, at Hall B1.205, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) organized a National Seminar with the theme: "Policies to Promote Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation in Localities to Implement Resolution 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on Breakthroughs in Science, Technology, Innovation and National Digital Transformation".

The seminar was held in the context that localities across the country were urgently and resolutely developing and implementing action plans to implement Resolution 57-NQ/TW and Resolution 03/NQ-CP of the Government to promote strong socio-economic development of localities in the era of national development. This was an important forum for local leaders, management agencies, and researchers to exchange, to discuss, to share their experiences, and to propose breakthrough policies to promote the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation in socio-economic development in localities.

The seminar focused on provinces and cities in the Southeast, Central Highlands, and Central Coast regions. These localities urgently need to improve their capacity to apply science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation in key socio-economic fields such as production, business, education, health, public administrative services, etc., to contributing to positive changes in the restructuring of the growth model to promote sustainable development of the locality and the country.

The event was attended by Dr. Nguyen Huu Xuyen - Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology; Dr. Le Yen Dung - Deputy Director of the Department of Social Sciences, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology; leaders of Provinces and Cities in the Southeast, Central Highlands, Central Coast, research institutes and universities.

On behalf of UEH, there was the participation of Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong - Party Committee Secretary, Chairman of the University Council; Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - President of UEH; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Quang Hung - Vice President of UEH; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao - Vice President of UEH; Dr. Dinh Cong Khai - Vice President of UEH; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Bich Nguyet - Chairwoman of the UEH Strategy and Policy Advisory Council; Dr. Thai Kim Phung - Vice Rector of UEH College of Technology and Design; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Tu Anh - Dean of the UEH Institute of Smart Cities and Management; Dr. Nguyen Kim Duc - Deputy Director of the UEH Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting, along with lecturers and officials interested in this theme.

Overview of the Seminar

At the seminar, Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - President of UEH - remarked: “This seminar is specifically aimed at the Provinces and Cities in the Southeast, Central Highlands, and the southernmost Central Coast. Along with the whole country, these localities have both restructured administrative boundaries and promoted the improvement of science and technology capacity, innovation, and digital transformation to promote sustainable socio-economic development. In practice, the provinces and cities in the region are having strong movements in restructuring the growth model, transforming the economic structure, and digitalizing key areas such as public administration, production, business, education, healthcare, and public services, and making important contributions to the overall development of the country. As a multidisciplinary research university with the responsibility of promoting sustainable community development, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) always focuses on connecting academic knowledge with local management and development practices. In recent years, UEH has proactively implemented research programs, consulted policy advice, and transferred innovative governance models to many provinces and cities across the country, especially in localities in the Southeast, Central Highlands and Central Coast.”

Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - President of UEH - at the Seminar

The seminar includes 06 typical presentations selected to report. The content of the presentations revolves around current topics, with high applicability, closely related to the implementation of Resolution 57 in localities, specifically as follows:

- The trio of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation: The decisive factor for Vietnam to become a high-income country by 2045 (details can be referred here);

- Viewpoints on building and implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo and Resolution 03/NQ-CP of the Government (details can be referred here);

- Strategies to promote innovation in local socio-economic development: Assessment based on the pillars of the innovation index (details can be referred here);

- Improving the effectiveness of implementing digital transformation strategies in the public sector (details can be referred here);

- Digital economic development strategies in the context of smart cities (details can be referred here);

- International experience and Vietnam's aspiration to reach double-digit GDP growth in the 2026-2030 period (details can be referred here).

Dr. Nguyen Huu Xuyen - Deputy Director of the Institute of Science and Technology Strategy and Policy, Ministry of Science and Technology - presented "The trio of Science & Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation: The decisive factor for Vietnam to become a high-income country by 2045"

Dr. Le Yen Dung - Deputy Director of the Department of Social Sciences, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology - presented "Viewpoints on building and implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo and Resolution 03/NQ-CP of the Government"

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Bich Nguyet - Chairwoman of the UEH Strategy and Policy Advisory Council - presented a "Strategies to promote innovation in local socio-economic development: Assessment based on the pillars of the innovation index"

Dr. Thai Kim Phung - Vice Rector of UEH College of Technology and Design - presented "Improving the effectiveness of implementing digital transformation strategies in the public sector"

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Trinh Tu Anh - Dean of the Institute of Smart Cities and Management, UEH - presented "Digital economic development strategies in the context of smart cities: International experience and recommendations for Vietnam"

Dr. Nguyen Kim Duc - Deputy Director of the Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting, UEH - presented a "International experience and Vietnam's aspiration to reach double-digit GDP growth in the 2026-2030 period"

Delegates exchanging and discussing

Dr. Dinh Cong Khai - Vice President of UEH - presented UEH research, consulting and training programs to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong - Party Secretary, Chairman of the University Council - reporting the summary of the Seminar

With the vision of a multidisciplinary research university responsible for the sustainable development of the community, UEH always focuses on connecting academic knowledge with management and development practices in localities. In recent years, UEH has proactively implemented many research, training and policy consulting programs for provinces and cities across the country, especially in the Southeast, Central Highlands and Central Coast regions. This seminar is a concrete demonstration of that commitment while affirming UEH's pioneering role in accompanying localities in policy planning, implementation, consulting, and review activities, contributing to the sustainable development of the country.