IPAM signed a contract to implement the package "Building a roadmap for pre-incubation and incubation of technology businesses for the period 2015-2025"

Wednesday - February 17, 2016 00:19

On February 16, 2016, the Institute of Policy and Management - University of Social Sciences and Humanities signed a contract with the Project Management Board "Support for Building Innovation Policy and Developing Incubators (BIPP)" of the Ministry of Science and Technology to implement the package "Building a roadmap for pre-incubation and incubation of technology enterprises in the period 2015-2025".

IPAM ký hợp đồng thực hiện gói thầu — IPAM signed a contract to implement the package "Building a roadmap for pre-incubation and incubation of technology businesses for the period 2015-2025"

Attending the contract signing ceremony were Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung - Head of the BIPP Project Steering Committee; Mr. Tran Dac Hien - Director of the BIPP Project Management Board, Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hien - Project Coordinator. On the side of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, there were Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim - Vice Rector, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Director of the Institute of Policy and Management, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Deputy Director of the Institute of Policy and Management.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Director of the Institute of Policy and Management and Mr. Tran Dac Hien - Director of BIPP Project Management Board, Ministry of Science and Technology signed the contract under the witness of Deputy Minister Tran Van Tung(Photo: Tran Minh)

This package belongs to the project "Support for Policy Development for Innovation and Development of Business Incubators-BIPP”. This is a 5-year bilateral cooperation project signed between the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Government of Vietnam. The project aims to improve the policy framework for science and technology business incubation (DNKHCN), an essential factor to enhance the competitiveness of Vietnamese enterprises.

The expert group of the Institute of Policy and Management will be responsible for conducting analytical research to develop a draft Master Roadmap for Pre-Incubation and Incubation of Technology Enterprises in the period of 2015 - 2025, serving as one of the reference bases for the Ministry and related sectors to continue to develop and perfect policies and legal frameworks for technology enterprise incubation activities in Vietnam.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim - Vice Principal of the School discussed at the ceremony (Photo: Tran Minh)

The specific contents of the project are: research and assessment of the overall status of factors/aspects related to pre-incubation and incubation in Vietnam; research and assessment of international best practices (especially in the region) for each factor related to pre-incubation and incubation mentioned above and compare with the specific situation in Vietnam; develop a draft vision for the future for each factor related to pre-incubation and incubation of technology enterprises; develop a draft agenda on innovation, which clearly identifies the action programs that the Government needs to implement to achieve the above vision; necessary and sufficient conditions to implement this roadmap...

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Tran Van Tung said: Science and technology business incubation activities have been launched quite strongly in recent years, becoming a positive trend in the youth entrepreneurship movement. This project is of great significance as it aims to incubate businesses with good capacity and competitiveness in the market, contributing to the ambition of making Vietnam a start-up nation. The implementation of these projects also contributes to the formation of a developed technology market in Vietnam.

Deputy Minister Tran Van Tung discusses business and technology incubation activities (Photo: Tran Minh)

Director of the Institute of Policy and Management - Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh affirmed: The Institute is one of the pioneers in research and policy consulting in the field of science and technology in Vietnam. With its reputation, capacity and experience, the expert group is committed to implementing the project seriously, with quality and efficiency. Through this project, the Institute and the University hope to strengthen the cooperative relationship with the Ministry of Science and Technology and move towards larger and more meaningful research projects in the future.

The Institute of Policy and Management was officially established under Decision 876 QD/XHNV-TC dated April 16, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The Institute of Policy and Management was established on the basis of the development achievements of the Center for Policy Research and Analysis (CEPSTA) - one of the centers ranked in the group of research centers and effective training support under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
In more than 10 years of development, the Center for Policy Research and Analysis has achieved basic achievements in research and training activities, developing the policy science sector and initially forming a network in the policy field in Vietnam. The Center has implemented cooperation projects with the Rosa Luxemburg Institute; organized more than 24 training courses on policy analysis and planning skills in localities and annual training courses on policy analysis, planning and appraisal skills for staff of the National Assembly Office; signed cooperation agreements with many domestic partners such as the Institute for Legislative Studies (under the National Assembly Standing Committee) ... and foreign partners such as Lund University (Sweden); Potsdam University, Greifwald University, Munich University (Germany); Helmholtz-Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany ...; published many publications and documents on policy science in English and Vietnamese.
The Institute was established with the mission of training, developing and providing human resources for management and experts in policy research and analysis, and management of the development of policy science and management. With the slogan "Idea - Perception - Innovation", the Institute focuses on innovation and application, linking and gathering a network of policy organizations in Vietnam.
Currently, the Institute of Policy and Management is a prominent unit of the University in the field of research, participating in the implementation of scientific topics at all levels. In the period of 2014 - 2016, the Institute presided over the implementation of 5 state-level topics and 2 provincial-level topics, and carried out 2 international projects with funding from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation - Federal Republic of Germany. In the following period, the Institute continues to focus on research on public policy, science and technology policy, and postgraduate training in Public Policy.

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