(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Science and Technology held a workshop in Quang Ninh province on Wednesday to collect ideas on the building of a network connecting overseas Vietnamese science and technology experts.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh delivers a speech at the conference

Speaking at the event, Tran Dac Hien, head of the Department for Organisation and Personnel, said in order to build such a network, it’s necessary to clarify prioritized areas in which experts are needed and define criteria for the experts in specific areas.

Hien noted that it’s also crucial to design attractive preferential policies and create favourable conditions for the scientists to return and work in the homeland.

He pointed to the need to diversify and enhance the efficiency of measures to rally Vietnamese intellectuals abroad, especially the youth as well as prestigious scientists.

The conference was part of a project to foster innovation through research, science and technology funded by the World Bank.