In the morning of June 21, 2016, at the International Conference Center (Hanoi), the Ministry of Transport organized a Conference to summarize the science and technology activities (science and technology) of the transport sector in the period of 2011 – 2015 and the direction of the phase of the task 2016 – 2020.
Chairing the Conference, there were members of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia; Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong; Assoc. Hoang Ha – Director of Science and Technology Department, Standing Vice Chairman of Science and Technology Council of Ministry of Transport; Dr. Tran Doan Tho – Chairman of Science and Technology Council Ministry of Transport, former Deputy Minister of Transport; Assoc. Tong Tran Tung – Vice Chairman and Secretary General of Science and Technology Council of Ministry of Transport.
Minister Truong Quang Nghia and his colleagues presided over the Conference
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong emphasized the completion of many large-scale, complex projects and products, ensuring quality requirements, and fast construction progress completely due to technical issues. Vietnamese workers and workers have been in charge recently such as large-span pre-stressed concrete bridges, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, tunnels, airports, seaports, water transport channels, ship industry products. Water, automobile, aeronautical engineering, railway, information technology … have confirmed the ability to master technology, progress both in terms of “quality” and “quantity” of managerial staff and skilled personnel. Transportation technology and workers are regional and are gradually approaching the world level.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong also said that at the plenary session today, the Conference continued to hear the report summarizing and evaluating the results of science and technology activities in the transport sector in the period of 2011 – 2015 and orientation for the 2016 period – 2020 as well as a number of reports from representatives of a number of General Departments, Specialized Management Departments and Universities.
About the main tasks of developing science and technology in the period of 2016 – 2020, Assoc. Hoang Ha – Director of Science and Technology Department said that in this period, the direction of science and technology development will be closely followed; adhering to the actual production needs and activities of the industry, focusing on resolving practical and effective issues contributing to the development of the transport industry and continuing to actively approach new technologies. serving modern transport development in the future; At the same time, it is more closely linked between research forces and science and technology staff with enterprises inside and outside the Transportation Sector.
Also at the Conference, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Transport to 14 collectives and 18 individuals who have made achievements in the research and application of science and technology in the transport sector in the period of 2011 – 2015.