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Initiatives for boosted science, technology connections in ASEAN+3
20:45, 2015/10/23
Vietnam has presented initiatives to enhance the role of and contributions by science, technology and innovation (STI) to the development of the region that groups ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3) at a recent meeting in Daejeon city, the Republic of Korea.
The initiatives, proposed at the ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meeting on STI, include building a connectivity network to promote innovation in the countries and setting up cooperation programmes to assist start-ups basing on innovation among the ASEAN+3 members. 
The nations should also expand channels of cooperation and sharing information and science-technology knowledge among research institutes in ASEAN+3, especially in coping with global challenges such as climate change, new energy and diseases. 

 
The scene of the ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.
The scene of the ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.
At the ASEAN+3 meeting, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Khanh also highlighted the significance of STI to the growth and competitiveness of each nation in the era of globalisation and international integration. 
Outcomes and initiatives proposed at the event will be reflected at a meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology in Laos this November. 
From October 19 – 21, the Vietnamese delegation also attended the second meeting of the ASEAN-RoK Joint Science and Technology Committee, a meeting of science ministers from member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Science and Technology Forum.
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