Vietnamese and Israeli experts, businesses, officials and researchers discussed policies on innovation for Vietnam during a conference in Hanoi on June 19.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and Israeli experts,businesses, officials and researchers discussed policies on innovation forVietnam during a conference in Hanoi on June 19.
Opening the event, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cung, head of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) said that the institute is drafting a nationalstrategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, adding that internationalexperience gained after the event will be useful for the work.
Meanwhile, Israeli AmbassadorNadav Eshcar said that Vietnam and Israel have established strong partnershipover decades, and similarities in country and people would enable them to shareexperience and learn from each other’s lessons.
Israel is now a start-upcountry, rising from a land of sand and deserts with poor natural resources to becomea leading nation in innovation, he said.
He said that Israel’sinnovation has been promoted in areas of technology, including medicaltechnology, automation, mechanics, agricultural technology, unmanned aerialvehicles, aerospace and many other sectors.
The ambassador expressed hishope that experience from the Israel can be useful for Vietnam, helping thecountry make breakthrough progress in integration.
Israeli expert Prof. AvishayBraverman said that the foundation of Israel’s high technology is agriculture.So far, water and agricultural technology from Israel has made its globalcoverage with application in 50 percent of low-pressure watering system and 350desalination plants in 40 countries.
Israel is the world leadingcountry in collecting, treating and recycling wastewater, he noted.
Prof. Braverman stressed theneed to prepare infrastructural facilities for training as well as investment indevelopment.
The Government, enterprisesand community should join hands in researching and applying high technology in life,he said, highlighting the role of the Government in encouraging innovation andcreating favourable policies in the field.
Along with creating a creativeenvironment and use talents, it is necessary to invest in research and humanresources development, said Prof. Braverman.
He also shared experience ininnovation and building policies for innovation as well as Israel’s experienceand opportunities for developing countries like Vietnam, along with what theGovernment and businesses should do to take advantages of the chances.-VNA
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At the conference (Photo: VNA) 
