The Viet Nam – Australia partnership programme on innovation was recently announced during a ceremony in Da Nang, within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week.

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

The 10 million AUD programme will help Viet Nam develop a national innovation system and pilot projects in fields of Australia’s strength such as innovation, technological transfer, and commercialisation of studies on agriculture and training, and ensuring job opportunities for Vietnamese workforce amid the industrial revolution 4.0.

Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh said the two governments signed a science-technology cooperation agreement which took effect in July 2014 with four priority fields of agriculture, health care, environment and marine studies.

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Julie Bishop said initially, Australia will send experts from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)’s Data 61 research network to Viet Nam to design a roadmap for digitalisation future.

Australian Ambassador to Viet Nam Craig Chittick said Australia wishes to help Viet Nam achieve progresses in poverty reduction.

(Source: VNA)