Finland continues to support Vietnam’s innovation system
IPP progamme deployed at Hai Phong Painting Company (Photo:VNA)
(VOVworld) - Finland continues to assist Vietnam in speeding up technological innovation via the second phase of the Innovation Partnership Program (IPP), heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday. The event was jointly held by the city’s Department of Science and Technology and the IPP management board. The second phase, from 2014 to 2018, will be implemented with 10 million EUR sourced from Finland’s ODA with the goal of raising policymakers’ and enterprises’ awareness of the roles of creativity and innovation towards sustainable development.
The first phase of the program was conducted between 2009 and 2014, with a total cost of 8 million EUR. It has been supporting businesses to spark innovation activities with an emphasis on legal frameworks, innovation mechanisms, capacity building and technological cooperation between Vietnam and Finland.