TTLA: Roadmap for applying the Innovation Index (SII) to assess innovation activities in Vietnam in the context of international integration.

Author's name: Pham The Dung

Thesis title:Roadmap for applying the Innovation Index (SII) to assess innovation activities in Vietnam in the context of international integration.

Dissertation field: Management Science

Major: Science and Technology Management

Code: Pilot

Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1. Purpose and scope of the thesis

1.1. Research Objectives

Develop a roadmap for applying the Innovation Performance Assessment Index (SII) to Vietnam, ensuring it is consistent with Vietnam's socio-economic development conditions and international integration trends.

1.2. Research Subjects

- The method for evaluating innovation activities using composite indicators includes: model, theoretical framework, component indicators, data collection methods, and calculation formulas.

- The current state of evaluating Vietnam's innovation activities.

- Vietnam's socio-economic development orientation

- Research on how to develop a roadmap: concept, policy roadmap, roadmap for applying the SII index to Vietnam.

- Solutions for implementing the roadmap for applying the SII index to Vietnam.

2. Research methods used

- Secondary document analysisAnalyzing available sources and data on international methods for constructing composite indices and related indicators for evaluating innovation activities, as well as researching national, sectoral, and local methods for constructing composite indices used in Vietnam.

- Analysis of primary documents:This document compiles and analyzes data evaluating innovation and technological innovation activities through enterprise surveys using questionnaires conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology during the period 2015-2017.

ButUsing both qualitative and quantitative methods in the research process.:

+ Through expert interviews and consultations, we aim to refine the VN-SII index and its implementation roadmap.

+ Collect and process data, and apply the SII index method to calculate the VN-SII index for the period 2014-2016 to serve as a basis for adjusting and improving the VN-SII index and the roadmap for its application.

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. Main results

- Based on the SII index, research, analysis, comparison, and adjustment will be conducted to select component indices for VN-SII that are appropriate to Vietnam's specific conditions and its orientation towards international integration.

- Collect, process, and synthesize data from component indicators to calculate the VN-SII Innovation Index for the period 2014-2016.

- Research Vietnam's socio-economic development orientation and global trends, and develop a roadmap for applying the SII index suitable to Vietnam's conditions during the integration period.

- Research the conditions necessary to implement a roadmap for applying the SII index to assess innovation activities at the national and local levels.

- Solutions for implementing the SII index to assess innovation activities at the national and local levels.

3.2. Conclusion

ButThis dissertation researched an overview of innovation assessment and related activities through statistical surveys and the use of composite indices, particularly those commonly used by international organizations for evaluating innovation, such as the GCI, GII, SII, TAI, and KEI indices. Based on the study of concepts, assessment frameworks, data collection methods for component indices, and calculation methods, the dissertation selected the European SII index to apply to the assessment of innovation in Vietnam (VN-SII), using an input-based, activities-based, and output-based assessment framework comprising 25 component indices (8 inputs, 8 activities, and 9 outputs).

- Based on theoretical research on roadmap development, particularly the policy roadmap approach, this dissertation has developed a VN-SII roadmap to 2035 that can essentially harmonize the 25 component indicators of SII. However, to complete and ensure the feasibility of the VN-SII roadmap, it needs to be implemented in stages to synchronize with guiding documents and databases of component indicators. Furthermore, to ensure the conditions and solutions for implementing the roadmap, it is necessary to update the socio-economic development situation at the national and international levels that directly and indirectly affect science and technology in general and innovation in particular, in order to adjust the roadmap accordingly.

SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS

The author's name: Pham The Dung

Thesis title:Roadmap for applying the science innovation index SII in assessing innovation in Vietnam in the trend of international integration

Scientific branch of the thesis: Management Science

Major: Science and Technology Management

Code: 9340412

The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University.

1. Thesis purpose and objectives

1.1 Thesis purpose

Develop a roadmap for the application of the indicator of evaluating innovation activities for Vietnam on the basis of the SII, which is appropriate to Vietnam's socio-economic development and international integration trends.

1.2. Thesis objectives

- The method of evaluating innovation activities using the composite index includes: model, theoretical framework, component indicators, data collection methods, formula

- The status of Vietnam's innovation performance

- Socio-economic development orientation of Vietnam

- Study on how to build the roadmap: concept, policy roadmap, SII roadmap for Vietnam,

- Solutions to implement the SII roadmap for Vietnam

2. Research methods

- Secondary data analysis: Analysis of available sources and data on methods for developing aggregate indexes, indicators related to international innovation evaluation, as well as the method of building the aggregate index of the country, branches and localities used in Vietnam

- Primary data analysis: Collect and analyze data for evaluation of innovation activities and technology innovation through enterprise surveys by questionnaire of Ministry of Science and Technology 2015-2017.

- Use qualitative and quantitative methods in the research process:

+ Using interview methods to get expert opinions to improve the index and roadmap for applying VN-SII.

+ Data collection, data processing and the application of the SII index to calculate the VN-SII in the period 2014-2016 as a basis for adjusting and finalizing the VN-SII and the roadmap for applying VN-SII.

3. Major results and conclusions

3.1. The major results

- Based on the SII to study, analyze, compare and adjust the indexes of VN-SII to suit the specific conditions in Vietnam and the orientation for international integration

- Collecting and processing aggregate data of component indicators to calculate the VN-SII innovation index in the period 2014-2016

- To study the socio-economic development orientation of Vietnam and the world's trends, to draw up a roadmap for applying the SII index suitable to the conditions of Vietnam in the period of integration.

- To study the conditions to ensure the implementation of a road map for the application of the SII to assess innovation activities at national and local levels.

- Solutions to implement the roadmap for the SII to evaluate innovation activities at national and local levels.

3.2.Revisions

- The thesis has studied the overview of the evaluation of innovation activities and related to innovation through the statistical survey method and the method of using the composite index, especially the composite indexes related to current innovation evaluation of international organizations such as GCI, GII, SII, TAI and KEI. Based on the study of concepts, evaluation frameworks, how to collect data on component indices, how to calculate indicators, the Thesis has selected SII of the Europe to apply performance assessment for Vietnam, based on inputs, activities and outputs, including 25 components (08 inputs, 08 activities and 09 outputs).

- Based on the theoretical study on the roadmap, especially towards the approach the policy roadmap, the thesis has developed VN-SII roadmap up to 2035 which may basically be harmonized 25 component indicators of SII. However, to improve and ensure the considerations of the VN-SII roadmap, the roadmap should be implemented in each period to synchronize with the guiding documents and database of the component index. In addition, in order to ensure the conditions and solutions for the implementation of the roadmap, the roadmap also needs to update the socio-economic situation, national and international impacts directly and indirectly to science and technology in general and innovation in particular, to have a plan to adjust the route accordingly.