Projects Nominated for the Seventh Round of Science and Technology Awards Determined
The State Council reviewed and nominated 29 projects and project groups in the fields of health, geology, and telecommunications for the 7th round of awards.
The State Council, which confers the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Science and Technology, reviewed a total of 29 projects and project groups from fields such as health, geology, telecommunications, and construction materials for nomination as part of the seventh round of evaluations.
State Council Meeting
The Ministry of Science and Technology hosted the State Council meeting regarding the granting of the seventh round of the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Science and Technology.
Council Chairman and Minister Vu Hai Quan chaired this important two-day meeting, which lasted from October 12 to 13.
Application and Evaluation Process
According to the report presented by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Xuan Dinh, out of a total of thirty applications, twenty-nine projects successfully met the evaluation criteria.
Seventeen of these projects became eligible for nomination for the Ho Chi Minh Prize, and twelve for the State Prize for Science and Technology.
Voting by Expert Councils
Between August 10 and September 5, provincial-level expert councils evaluated the twenty-nine projects in detail.
As a result of the evaluation, all of the projects achieved an approval rate of over ninety percent and were recommended for advanced stages.
Ho Chi Minh Prize Nominees
Among the works nominated for the Ho Chi Minh Prize, the study on Vietnam's Sedimentary Geology in the field of geology stood out.
Additionally, vaccine and surgery projects in the health sector and Viettel's fifth-generation telecommunications infrastructure project were included in this category.
State Prize Nominees
Among the works nominated for the State Prize for Science and Technology is a cardiovascular disease management system.
Philosophy studies by the Institute of Philosophy and a network of stroke units were also among the projects evaluated in this category.
Minister's Call for Evaluation
During the meeting, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan addressed the Council members.
Minister Vu Hai Quan asked the members to evaluate each project with an extremely objective and responsible approach.