Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the symposium in Hanoi on June 10 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Fast growth is a condition forsustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at asymposium in Hanoi on June 10.
Amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), Vietnamcan easily lag behind if it does not develop rapidly, he said at the event,which saw the presence of Chairman of the Theoretical Council of the PartyCentral Committee and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of PoliticsNguyen Xuan Thang, representatives of central sectors, and scientists.
The symposium, held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), discussedsolutions to reinforce and create the basis for fast and sustainabledevelopment in the new context in Vietnam.
Director of the VASS’s Centre for Analysis andForecast Nguyen Thang said to capitalise on opportunities and minimisechallenges in Industry 4.0, the country needs to address major issues,including ensuring that regulations are updated to pave the way for newtechnologies and modes of production to be applied in life. It should promoteskills update amid the technology race and solve outstanding socio-economic andenvironmental problems.
It is also critical for Vietnam to learn experienceof other countries, especially those taking the lead in Industry 4.0, he added.
Dang Kim Son, former specialist at the Instituteof Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development, said to successfully become anindustrialised nation, Vietnam needs to boost the role of agriculture and ruralareas in industrialisation, application of scientific and technical advances inthe reality, and connection with urban areas so as to promote the quality andsustainable values of the economy.
Other participants at the event also stressedthe necessity for openness and transparency to achieve fast and sustainablegrowth.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the symposium in Hanoi on June 10 (Photo: VNA) 
