Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) to renew management approaches and effectively implement policies encouraging and priotising scientific and technological development.

Deputy PM Dam made the statement at a ceremony held in Hanoi on May 20 marking the 40th anniversary of the VAST’s establishment (May 20, 1975-2015).

He urged the academy to enhance international relations and suggestions on national scientific tasks while asking Party and State agencies to facilitate the VAST to realise assigned tasks.

The Deputy PM expressed his belief that with its tradition and achievements, the academy would continue growing and fulfilling entrusted tasks, contributing to boosting industrialisation and modernisation nationwide.

For 40 years, the VAST has been a pillar of the country’s natural sciences and hi-tech sectors with 51 affiliated units and over 4,000 staff, in which 750 officers hold doctoral degrees.

According to Prof. and Dr. Chau Van Minh, VAST President, along with regular tasks, last year the academy also implemented other scientific and technological tasks assigned by the Prime Minister, State-level key scientific and technological programmes and other urgent projects serving national socio-economic development, security and defence.