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.
