Receiving the delegation led by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Laos at VAST
Attending from VAST were: Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Tuan Anh, Vice President of VAST; Dr. Nguyen Hoang Duong, Deputy Head of International Cooperation Department; representatives of the Institute of Geophysics, Institute of Information Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, and Institute of Materials Science. On the MTC side, there were: Mr. Santisouk Simmalavong, Deputy Minister of MTC; representatives of the Center for Promotion and Technology Transfer, Lao Satellite Center, Office and Secretariat.
Overview of the working session
On behalf of VAST, Vice President Tran Tuan Anh welcomed Deputy Minister Santisouk Simmalavong and the delegation to visit and work with VAST. The Vice President thanked the Deputy Minister for his support, cooperation and close coordination with VAST over the past years and wished that the traditional friendship and cooperation in science and technology between VAST and MTC would continue to have good and effective developments.
Thanking VAST for welcoming the Lao delegation, Deputy Minister Santisouk Simmalavong said he was pleased to come and discuss with VAST to further strengthen the solidarity and closeness between Vietnam and Laos as well as between VAST and MTC. VAST and MTC have previously signed many documents to deepen cooperation. Recent cooperation activities between VAST and MTC demonstrate VAST's efforts in effectively implementing the contents of scientific and training cooperation that have been supported by the two Governments. The Deputy Minister acknowledged the contributions in promoting cooperation in scientific and technological cooperation activities, training human resources for science and technology management between VAST and MTC, as well as the efforts to preserve and promote the comprehensive cooperation relationship and special solidarity between Laos and Vietnam.
During the meeting, the two sides shared important information about projects that have been and are being implemented between VAST and MTC such as: Project "Building a Data and Communication Center on Natural Disasters (Earthquakes) for Lao PDR"; "Building a National Center for Data Storage and Cloud Computing in Lao PDR"; Joint Laboratory "Data and Communication on Earthquakes" at MTC; and Potential cooperation in the fields of materials science and training. These are all development directions that are VAST's strengths. Especially in the trend of the 4.0 industrial revolution, VAST is committed to continuing to support and accompany MTC in developing IT infrastructure in Laos, sharing valuable experiences as well as advanced scientific and technological solutions that VAST has successfully deployed in Vietnam.
Appreciating the strategic cooperation between the two sides, the Lao Deputy Minister of Technology and Communications also affirmed that he always values and wishes to continue expanding cooperation with VAST in areas such as infrastructure development, training of technology human resources and research and implementation of new technology solutions in Laos.
Some photos at the meeting:
Deputy Minister Santisouk Simmalavong, Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (left), and Associate Professor Dr. Tran Tuan Anh, Vice President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (right), discussing at the meeting
The two sides exchanged souvenirs
Took a photo at the end of the working day
Translated by Quoc Khanh
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