Information on the thesis "Identifying Barriers to Technological Innovation in Craft Villages in Nam Dinh Province (Case Study of Xuan Tien Mechanical Craft Village, Xuan Truong District, Nam Dinh Province)" by graduate student Nguyen Quynh Trang, majoring in Science & Technology Management.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Quynh Trang 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: April 2, 1986 4. Place of Birth: Nam Dinh 5. Decision No. 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated October 24, 2008, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Identifying Barriers to Technological Innovation in Traditional Craft Villages in Nam Dinh Province (Case Study of Xuan Tien Mechanical Craft Village, Xuan Truong District, Nam Dinh Province) 8. Major: Science & Technology Management; Code: 603472 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Tran Ngoc Ca, Chief of Office of the National Council for Science and Technology Policy 10. Summary of thesis results: Nam Dinh is a predominantly agricultural province with over 80% of its population living on farming. To achieve the goal of shifting the rural economic structure towards industrialization and modernization, Nam Dinh has prioritized creating favorable conditions for the development of craft villages. Craft villages are a strength in the industrial development of Nam Dinh province. Many villages have become wealthy thanks to the development of craft villages, the lives of the people have improved, and healthcare, education, and infrastructure have been invested in. However, under the pressure of competition and increasingly serious environmental pollution problems, craft villages, in order to survive, must innovate technology to improve product quality, increase production efficiency, and protect the environment. But in reality, technological innovation in craft villages faces many obstacles. These obstacles stem from weak and incomplete understanding of technological innovation; Small-scale, unevenly dispersed production, fragmented production spaces; low workforce skills reflected in weak management by business owners and a shortage of highly skilled technical workers; lack of capital for technological innovation; lack of information on technology and technological innovation; lack of sufficiently strong policies to promote technological innovation in craft villages; and finally, a lack of uniformity and coordination in state management of craft villages. This study chose Xuan Tien Mechanical Craft Village as a case study because it is one of the typical craft villages in Nam Dinh province. Through the case study of Xuan Tien Craft Village, a more concrete understanding of the difficulties faced by craft villages in Nam Dinh province will be gained. After identifying the barriers to technological innovation in craft villages in Nam Dinh province, the thesis proposes several solutions to promote technological innovation in these villages. 11. Practical applications: Propose suggestions to further promote technological innovation in craft villages. 12. Future research directions: Develop and propose specific, highly applicable measures for implementing technological innovation in craft villages. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
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1. Full name: Nguyen Quynh Trang 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: April 2, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH, Dated: October 24, 2008 by Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Hanoi 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: Identifying obstacles to technology innovation in craft villages in Nam Dinh province (Case study for Xuan Tien Mechanical Craft village, Xuan Truong district, Nam Dinh province) 8. Major: Science and Technology Management 9. Code: 60342 10. Supervisors: Dr. Tran Ngoc Ca - Director of Secretariat, National Council for S&T Policy (NCSTP) 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Nam Dinh is a pure agriculture province with more than 80% of population living on agriculture production. In order to reform the local's rural economy in the drive of industrialization and modernization, Nam Dinh has given priority to develop its craft villages. Craft villages development is strength of Nam Dinh's industrial development. Many communes and villages have got rich thanks to craft expansion; living standard of local farmers has been ameliorated remarkable, and health service, education and infrastructure have been invested progressively. However, under the pressure of competition and serious environmental pollution, it is necessary for such villages to implement technology innovation to improve product's quality, increase productivity and protect the environment. In fact, there is variety of obstacles on technology innovation in craft villages. Those come from weak and incomplete cognition of technology innovation; small scale of production, irregular dispersal, fragmented site plan, poor quality of human resources generally and manager particularly; capital shortage; lack of information about technology and technology innovation; lack of powerful policy to encourage technology innovation in craft villages; and finally the inconsistence, asynchronous state management for craft villages. The thesis chooses case study in Xuan Tien Mechanical Craft village as it is one of representative craft village of Nam Dinh province. The case of Xuan Tien craft village provides a detailed picture of common difficulties to the local craft producers. After identifying obstacles on technology innovation in Nam Dinh craft villages, the thesis suggests some solutions to encourage technology innovation in Nam Dinh craft villages. 12. Practical applicability, if any: Provides recommendations and proposals to policy makers and managers for renovating technology in craft villages 13. Further research directions, if any: Develop and provide specific and applicative solutions to renovate technology in craft villages. 14. Thesis-related publications: None
