On 3.3.2009 Vice Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien hosted meeting with the Institute for Strategy and Policy to discuss scientific and technological plans to build strategic scientific and technological Vietnam period 2011-2020.

Strategic scientific and technological period 2011-2020 set out a number of requirements: Overcoming the limitations of strategic scientific and technological period 2001-2010; linked closely with scientific and technological economic activities - social, environmental protection, education - training ... activities include scientific and technological penetration into economic activities - in social ministries / sectors, localities and enterprises; the active scientific and technological to resolve the practical problems of life. Special Strategy scientific and technological period 2011-2020 need to test the method, approach modern world, particularly the approach "first look" system innovation countries to ensure the selection of drama of a scientific basis and practical, making the scientific and technological become a part of the organic can not lack in strategy for sustainable development of the country. Speaking at the meeting, Vice Minister Le Dinh Tien confirmed, strategic scientific and technological period 2011-2020 should specify the context, the leading point is what? Desire to do the scientific and technological in 2020? KH & CN associated with the economic - social market with the stars? Besides, Vice Minister also stressed, the construction of this strategy, right from the start need to mobilize maximum participation by the / departments, local businesses, the top scientists in all fields and to promote exchange of ideas, information, creating the highest in the decision to select the project strategy.