The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), in collaboration
with the University of Copenhagen, organised a workshop on the draft
report “Firm-level competitiveness and technology in Vietnam: Evidence
from a survey in 2013” in Hanoi on May 22.
The
survey is part of the “Research on the business sector” project in the
2013-2014 period funded by the Danish International Development Agency.
According to Prof. John Rand from the University
of Copenhagen, the survey is the only tool studying the connection
between technology and productivity in about 8,000 manufacturing
enterprises in Vietnam. He suggested the enterprises develop their
existing technologies in order to raise productivity.
Addressing the workshop, CIEM deputy director Nguyen Thi Tue Anh said
that integration into the world market has forced Vietnamese firms to
innovate technology to operate more effectively and increase their
competitiveness.
However, the report, which is
implemented by 300 investigators and 75 supervisors, points out that
only a small number of businesses had carried out technology innovation
due to difficulties in accessing capital sources.-VNA