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| | | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Vietnam | | | The Vietnamese government has recognized that Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is one of the most important S & T areas of the 21st century that will create new industries and high-tech products through technological breakthrough.
However, as a developing country, Vietnam is still building sufficient S & T infrastructures and create high-tech industries.
The key Scientific and Technological R & D funding organizations in Vietnam are:
- Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).
MoST is the main R&D policy making organization in Vietnam. Among many oyher functions, MoST is responsible for:
Establishing the national plan of S&T development
Allocating funds from national budget for national R&D priority programs
Funding to develop the system of national R&D key laboratories.
- Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) (formerly called National Center for Natural Science and Technology, NCST).
VAST is the largest S&T research center in Vietnam. It was established in 1975 and is, in status, affiliated directly to the Vietnamese government. VAST consists of 19 research institutes ranging from those of basic fields like mathematics, physics, ecology, ocianography to technological development as biotechnology, IT, materials science, and environmental technology and more than 20 spin-off enterprises, employing more than 25000 researchers. VAST is mostly funds by the national budget
- Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).
MoET is an education policy maker of Vietnamese government.
It is also responsible for managing the system of universities in Vietnam, among them the strongest in R&D activities are: Hanoi National University, Hanoi University of Technology, National University in Ho Chi Minh City
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