APEC members work to boost partnership on science, technology
Representatives from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies gathered in Hanoi on May 11 for the 10th APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI-10) Meeting.
Hanoi (VNA) - Representatives from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) member economies gathered in Hanoi on May 11 for the 10th APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI-10)Meeting.
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, TranQuoc Khanh expressed his hope that the event will promote new proposals under the PPSTI’s theme in2017, focusing on natural hazards science and policies that support strong STIecosystems in the APEC region, PPSTI Strategic Project Prioritisation, threeSub-group’s updates on key projects as well as identification of topics andevents for Knowledge Partners to engage in.
The meeting also aims to enhance PPSTI’s role in APEC by a number of vibrantactivities such as Innovation Policy Sharing Seminar, Joint Session with theHuman Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) on STI human resourcesdevelopment, APEC Research and Technology Programme (ART 2017), and Women inSTEM Workshop, he said.
Those will further contribute to the PPSTI’s mandate, especially in developingand promoting policies that support an enabling environment for scientificresearch and market-based innovation, and facilitate STI capacity building andregional STI connectivity, he added.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency reporters, Nina Azrah Razali, head of the Bureauof International Affairs of the Malaysian Academy of Sciences, said that APECmember economies have a lot of STI initiatives but each of them is doing separately.
Therefore, this meeting discusses how to boost APECmembers’ cooperation in implementing the initiatives, she said.
Emphasising the important role of science, technology and innovation, Razali emphasisedthe need to set up working groups and partnerships for STI development.-VNA
Increasing the access of people with disabilities to inclusive employment opportunities is a key component to advancing inclusive economic growth across all of APEC 21 member economies, experts said.
APEC economies will participate in a high-level policy dialogue on human resources development in the digital era in Hanoi on May 14 and 15, as heard at a press conference by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on May 10.
Representatives from APEC member economies continued to discuss the role of women in economy, people with disabilities, human resources development, mining and auto industry in Hanoi on May 10
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The new centre, staffed by a team of scientists, researchers, and AI specialists working in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, forms part of Qualcomm’s global AI research group.
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At the event (Photo: VNA)
