National Centre for Scientific and Technological Information & Innovation Activities in Vietnam Moscow, 26 Feb.2009 By Ta Ba Hung Director, NACESTI

Introduction  Location:  At the heart of the Capital City, Hanoi  Easy to reach  Address:  24 Ly Thuong Kiet, str. Hanoi  URL:

History  Established on September 24, 1990 by merging two organisations:  The Central Library on Science and Technology (founded in 1960)  The Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (founded in 1972)  on June 6, 2003: changed name from NACESTID to NACESTI  NACESTI will be upgraded to National Agency for Science and Technology Information-NASATI (Decree No. 28/2008/ND-CP by the Government)

Functions  National coordinator of S&T Information activities in the country  National Coordinator of the Vietnam Research and Education Network (VinaREN)  Organize and manage Techmart Vietnam  Carry out researches and provide trainings on library and information science  Implement national S&T statistics activities.

Information resources  Library Print Collection  Books: ~ 400,000 titles  Journals: ~ 6,700 titles, about 1,000 are currently subscribed  Reference Collection: 20,000 titles  Research reports: 8,000

Information resources  International E-journals and Online databases   ISIKNOWLEDGE  Springerlink  Proquest Central  ASME  ACS  AIP

Information resources  Domestic databases  STD - Vietnamese S&T Literature: 115,000 records  KQNC- Vietnamese S&T project reports: 8,000 records  BOOK- Books in NACESTI’s Library

Information Resources  Domestic databases:  S&T Electronic Library: 70,000 full text documents and ~700 titles of audiovisual documents  Vietnam Technology Market: thousands of technology descriptions  Directory of experts and organization engaged in technology transfer

Main activities  Researching and developing the application of advanced information technology  Information analysis and processing  Formulating legal documents on S&T information activities  Promoting the establishment and development of technology market (Techmart)  Development of information services for rural and agricultural development  Coordinating the Vietnam Research and Education Network (VinaREN)

Technology Market Development  Government policy: encourage development of technology market as one of the major markets of the country  Techmart is a form of development of technology market  NACESTI actively participated in organization of more than 20 Techmarts  Techmart Vietnam 2003, 2005, 2007  Korean Techmarts (2002,2004)  Regional Techmart (Hai Phong, Nghe An, Ha Noi, etc)

Techmart Vietnam

Techmart Vietnam Online Objectives: developing Technology market in Vietnam Contents: –Technology offers –Technology demand –Partnership –Place for technology transaction

Techmart Vietnam ASEAN plus 3  International Event to be organized Sep17-20, 2009 in Hanoi, Vietnam  Partners from ASEAN countries, Japan, China, South Korea and the other countries  700 booths, including 100+ booths from international partners  A number of conferences and seminars to be held  ICSTI member countries are welcome to take part

Vietnam Research and Education Network (VinaREN) – Advanced Information Infrastructure for Innovation in Vietnam  Objectives  Building up VinaREN’s backbone across the country, enabling the connection between the main research and education networks;  Connecting VinaREN with the regional and international research and education networks (NRENs) through TEIN2/TEIN3 (45/155 Mbps), APAN, …and global Internet;  Facilitating necessary conditions in term of linkage, technology, content and connection costs for research/education institutions in Vietnam, connecting them to VinaREN;  Development and implementation of policies for VinaREN sustainable development;  Promoting the research and development activities on services and application of advanced and new generation networks in Vietnam.

VinaREN’s Topology

VinaREN features at present  Started in June 2006 and launched in March 2007, VinaREN has been deployed in the whole country.  7 NOCs: in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Hue, Can Tho, Thai Nguyen.  Dark fiber circuits in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da nang, Hue and Can Tho  Capacity: 45Mbps – 1Gbps  50+ Leading R&E institutions connected  International connectivity: Hanoi – Hong Kong 155 Mbps  Country member: TEIN2/TEIN3, APAN, Internet2, RENATER

VinaREN in APAN (Asia Pacific Advanced Network)

VinaREN in TEIN2(Trans-Eurasia Information Network Phase 2) TEIN2 POPs in Singapore, HK and Beijing; NOC in HK Asia Pacific partner countries: Australia (AARNet) China (CERNET) Indonesia (ITB) Japan (MAFFIN, NICT, NII) Korea (NIA) Lao (LaoREN) Malaysia (MyREN) Philippines (ASTI) Singapore (SingAREN) Thailand (ThaiREN) Vietnam (VinaREN)

VinaREN fosters education through e-learning Lecture from UPMC, Paris, France Distributed Classrooms on CanalAVIST Remote classroom in Hanoi, Vietnam

VinaREN improves public health through e-medicine Pediatrics collaboration between the National Hospital for Pediatrics (NHP) in Hanoi and the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne, Australia Orthodontics: Dr Mike Snow, an orthodontist from Melbourne has developed a broadband-enabled dental assessment chair that will allow him to examine Vietnamese children while he is still in Melbourne. Endoscopy : Between hospitals in Vietnam, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong

VinaREN supports forecasting & minimizing the effects of extreme weather conditions TOJARI Typhoon forecast in July Rain forecast

VIP in VinaREN - A Collaboration Framework For Innovation in Vietnam  Increases collaboration  Web 2.0 collaboration tools  Idea management  Helps select the right ideas  Idea rating  Direct user feedback Publish Ideas Select Ideas Collaborate Develop Solutions Product Trials Early User Feedback The Collaborative Innovation Process Peer Review IdeationIncubation Improves success rate Expands source of innovation Provides metrics from user trials Accelerates time-to-market Real-time user feedback Ability to engage partners in development

What is VIP? VIP – Vietnam Innovation Portal: Accelerates innovation activities in Vietnam Innovation platform for the Ministry of Science & Technology Built on IBM’s Idea Factory solution Hosted on VinaREN. Benefits Fosters collaboration among education, research and industry Accelerates development of next generation skills

VIP – Key Features  Portal based: easy to manage and integrate contents from various applications.  Provides integrated services:  Rich web page editing capabilities  Search  Blog  Wiki  Survey  Profile  Forum

VIP Status  Pilot runs on IBM’s Cloud Computing facility at IBM Dublin Data Center.  The portal is fully functioning with all features  80 selected participants from MoST, MoET, MIC, universities and IT companies  Currently features 8 active projects.

Key Projects Hosted in VIP  SSME-ITSC  Collaboration program between IBM and Ministry of Education & Training for teaching IT Services in universities  Provides online materials for teaching/studying IT services  Serves as collaboration tool for teachers, students.  Innovate Vietnam Research  Discussion on the Innovate Vietnam Research report and how to promote innovation in Vietnam.  Law on High Technology  Discussions over the draft of the Law on High Technology prepared by MoST.  General discussions on high technology.

Benefits and Issues  Benefits:  Researchers that need collaboration can create collaboration projects in no time through VIP.  Using VIP does not require deep IT skills.  Web 2.0 tools such as blog, forum, wiki are convenient ways to share ideas.  VIP helps connecting people with common interests, expertise.  Issues:  Slow portal response time due to network traffic. Should be solved once VIP is hosted in Vietnam.

Future Plan  Transfer VIP to Vietnam by II Quarter of 2009  To be hosted in VinaREN  To be managed and operated by NACESTI  Introduce and promote VIP to broader audience  NACESTI and IBM will organize VIP training workshops to MoST, universities, research communities…  Future development  Continue to work with IBM for future development.  Need annual budget for management and development.  Consider providing paid services (e.g. ideation events)

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