Technology transfer organization and activities: Australia's experience and recommendations for Vietnam.

Professor, Doctor, People's Teacher Nguyen Van Khanh (Rector of the University) delivered the opening remarks at the seminar.

Currently, state management of technology transfer is overlapping and ineffective, affecting the trust of technology holders, especially foreign partners when investing and transferring technology in Vietnam. Therefore, referencing the model of Australia, a country with an advanced science and technology base, is essential to provide Vietnam with a scientific foundation to develop its own arguments and solutions for development.

The workshop opened with a keynote presentation by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Hai on the topic "Commercialization of Research Results in Australian Universities – Suggestions for Organizing and Conducting Technology Transfer in Vietnam". The presentation outlined proposals based on Australia's experience and concluded that focusing on applied research in technology fields where Vietnamese universities excel is necessary, but the commercial viability of inventions cannot be ignored.

The seminar also included listening to and discussing reports from scientists, science and technology managers, and businesses on the current state of technology transfer abroad and in Vietnam, and solutions for organizing and operating technology transfer with foreign elements in Vietnam.

Professor Tony Peacock is presenting a paper at the conference.

In his presentation "Discussing Policies Following Technology Transfer," Associate Professor Dr. Vu Cao Dam emphasized that technological capability is not limited to technology transfer activities but is crucial in post-transfer activities, a matter that needs attention.

Professor Tony Peacock, Director of the Association of Collaborative Research Centres and the University of Canberra, presented the features, results, and impacts of the Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) program and recommended that CRCs should be part of a comprehensive innovation "ecosystem"; and that policy stability is crucial.