the Ministry of Science and Technology made with technical assistance of UNIDO.

The objective of the project is capacity building for policy makers and interest groups in Vietnam to build the policies and strategy of science, technology, and innovation industry in accordance with the objectives of economic and social of the country. The project will support the Government's draft Strategic Development of Science and Technology 2011-2020 period through a process of participatory consultation and active interest groups. The project will also policy advice for the implementation of the provisions of the Law on High Technology, with effect from July 2009.

Mr. Le Dinh Tien, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, said, "To become a country with middle income and higher growth to avoid middle-income trap, it is essential to continually upgrade technology many different fields. Therefore, the Government has implemented the enforcement of law and high technology is drafted Strategic National Science and Technology from 2011 to 2020 period. We hope the project will have to contribute useful and practical in terms of perspective for the development strategy.

 Ms. Nilgün F. Tas, UNIDO Representative in Vietnam, said, "We are delighted to launch this project, a project will contribute in time for the construction of national strategies. Based on the experience and network with their international scale, the locale of the UNIDO specialists will assist and advise the group benefits apply "method first look on Innovation and Technology High", which is measures will include activities such as Identify position; Delphi Survey, Survey Technology mainstream; Specialist Group, to build Vision and Future Roadmap. We hope that the methodology will be adjusted to suit the context of Vietnam and to acquire in Vietnam, and will help the government build practical measures to promote development technology.

The project will be implemented within the framework of "General Plan" of the UN program is a joint action by the Government and all 14 UN organizations present in Vietnam.

The objective of the workshop to discuss issues related to policy and practical experience in developing high-tech cluster for innovation activities and facilitating cooperation among stakeholders.

ESCAP representative TS. K. Ramanathan, director of APCTT-ESCAP and other experts have this research experience selecting and developing high-tech clusters in the innovation and development in the country. Experts Workshop participants will exchange experiences, discuss and recommend to the Ministry of Science and Technology in policy development, promotion and development of selected high-beam congnghe in Viet Nam.

PROJECT BRIEF: Policy Advice to Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy (STI) 2011-2020 and High Technology Law Implementation