Research on microchip technology at Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park in 2017. (Photo: Luc Vu)

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Wednesday signed a decision to issue the Strategy, which defines science, technology and innovation's important role in developing spearhead industries, focusing on the processing and manufacturing industry, and turning Vietnam into a modern industrialized country by 2030.

According to the Strategy, by 2030, the proportion of high-tech industrial products in the processing and manufacturing industries will reach at least 45%. Enterprises are identified as centers; the State performs the role of coordinating and creating the institutional environment.

The Strategy targets an average 10% increase of international publications, 16-18% increase of patent applications, and 12-14% increase for plant variety protection applications every year.