Social change and issues of science, technology and innovation management in Vietnam: A discussion attracting many domestic and international scientists

The seminar focused on analyzing the relationship between social change and the development of science, technology and innovation; and issues of science, technology and innovation management in Vietnam in the context of integration with the region and the world, before the impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the contemporary social changes that are taking place very strongly.
The seminar was attended by scientists, experts from universities, research institutes and international guests from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Through the exchange activities and sharing of research results, scientists discussed current issues of science, technology and innovation management. These are also suggestions to help orient the Institute's key research issues in the coming time.

This event marks the development journey with remarkable contributions of the Institute in the fields of policy and management research in Vietnam and is an opportunity to look back at the achievements in cooperation projects with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Southeast Asia - Representative Office in Hanoi on research activities on policy, science and education, issues of ecological - social transition and sustainable development.
In the introductory report titled “AI Social Ecosystem and the New Era of Enlightenment”, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Duc - Former Vice President of VNU, outlined a picture of the modern social context with the UN100 Initiative, the challenges of AI and ChapGPT, new scientific topics and the role of Innovation...

In the discussion with the topic "Social and technological interaction: Some trends and directions Research: need to promote more research on interaction”, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Ca, an expert from VNU, made many suggestions on science, technology and innovation management. Accordingly, in research activities, it is necessary to further promote studies on the two-way interaction between social change and technological development, creating a foundation for building appropriate institutions, policies and development orientations in the coming period. In training activities, it is necessary to adjust this orientation to provide and equip the workforce with the necessary tools to be able to respond to rapid changes in the future.
In management work at both the State management level and the corporate governance level, it is necessary to focus more on the aspect of social-technological interaction, which will help the development process to be more balanced and sustainable, not only biased towards economic growth; in order to provide appropriate institutional frameworks. Also according to Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Ca, the role of scientists and scientific organizations in society and sociology is becoming increasingly important in an increasingly technological society.

Participating in the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Vo Hung - an expert from the Academy of Science, Technology and Innovation presented a paper on the topic "Open Science". The speaker reviewed current issues in Vietnam such as transparency of scientific activities, improving the quality of research, access to human knowledge, access to data and tools; participation in the global value chain of scientific knowledge production, etc.
Many issues were also raised by speakers at the conference, such as how to mobilize global resources to solve specific scientific problems in Vietnam and mobilize people's strength to find unique solutions.

Closing the workshop, Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong emphasized that the Institute of Policy and Management is committed to being a pioneer in implementing new research directions, carrying out research missions in parallel with training, applying research results to training activities as well as practical projects in localities and organizations.

The workshop received 34 papers from scientists at agencies, departments, universities and research institutes. The research results at the workshop were published in the Proceedings with 3 topics:
- Social change and issues of science, technology and innovation
- The impact of Science, Technology and Innovation on social change
- Some issues in managing social change and science, technology and innovation.

In a series of events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Policy and Management, the Institute held a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of cooperation with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Germany and a book and photo exhibition - a space to display valuable documents about the formation and development process of IPAM.

The exhibition will continue from November 6 - 8, 2023 at Building D of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.

The Institute of Policy and Management (IPAM)was established under Decision 876 QD/XHNV-TC issued on April 16, 2013 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU). The Institute was upgraded based on the development achievements of the Center for Policy Research and Analysis (CEPSTA) - one of the centers ranked in the group of research and training support centers operating effectively with a long history of policy research and training in Vietnam since 1991. The mission of the Institute is to train, develop and provide human resources for management and experts in policy research and analysis, and management of the development of policy science and management. From 2018 to present, the Institute has been recognized as a Key Research Center at VNU level.
Website: http://ipam.edu.vn/