The programme, entitled “Developing High Technology Till 2020”, has been approved by the government.

 Under the programme, the country by 2020 will have some 500 enterprises specialising in producing hi-tech products and supplying hi-tech services, and about 200 agricultural entities applying high technologies operating in key economic zones.

 The programme is also aimed at raising the proportion of hi-tech value in the industrial production to 30 per cent by 2015, and 40 per cent by 2020, and doubling that value in the agricultural production by 2015.

 Regarding ICT, the programme focuses on microchips, basic software and technologies that ensure the setting up of modern telecommunications infrastructure, and new-generation internet.

 For biotechnology, the programme focuses on gene technologies which will be applied in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases, and production of recombinant vaccines and protein, genetic modified plants, and microorganisms that have high economic value.

 Implementing the programme, 500 leaders of hi-tech production projects, 10,000 engineers and researchers will be trained intensively, while 500 voluntary foreign experts and 1,000 overseas Vietnamese experts will be called for.

Source: VGP