HANOI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam aims to raise the proportion of the intellectual workforce in high-tech and strategic industries to 25 percent by 2030, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.
The target is set out in a newly issued national strategy on the development of the intellectual workforce during the period of accelerated industrialization and modernization to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Under the strategy, the number of full-time personnel engaged in scientific research, technological development and innovation is expected to reach 12 per 10,000 people by 2030.
The proportion of learners in basic sciences, engineering and technology is set to rise to at least 35 percent, including at least 6,000 doctoral candidates and 20,000 people enrolled in talent-oriented programs.
The strategy also aims to attract about 1,000 outstanding Vietnamese intellectuals living abroad across various fields to participate in academic exchanges, research cooperation, training and technology transfer at home through flexible working arrangements. ■
