More than $600 mln to be invested in Quang Ninh's science and technology sector

A conference on investment pomotion for science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation was held on November 24 in northern Quang Ninh province, within the framework of the Vietnam-Japan Local Cooperation Forum that took place in the same province, according to a report from the online newspaper of Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

At the conference, Quang Ninh granted investment certificates to 7 projects with a total registered capital of over VND16 trillion (nearly $607 million) in the science and technology sector.

The conference was attended by some 450 domestic and international delegates, including leaders of central ministries and agencies, foreign embassies in Vietnam, international organizations, and leading enterprises such as JETRO, KOCHAM, Marubeni, and DEEP C.

Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation of Quang Ninh, Mr. Bui Van Khang, emphasized that the province has identified breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, private sector development, and technological infrastructure as the primary drivers for development.

"Quang Ninh hopes that the business community, investors, scientists, and experts will join hands to research, propose, and implement projects on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation; create products and services with high added value linked to the global value chain; and promote the development of the green economy, digital economy, sharing economy, circular economy, night-time economy, and other sustainable development models," said Mr. Khang.

On this occasion, several Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) on investment cooperation were signed between the province and its partners, as well as among businesses. These agreements focus on human resource training and development, research and application of digital technology, the energy industry, and the promotion of innovative startups.