The tendency for the establishment of forms of international cooperation in science and technology is becoming more widespread with the participation of many companies and countries in fields such as electronics, informatics and telecommunications, Transportation, marine, environmental and other high-tech areas. The above cooperation is often assessed through key indicators such as the growth of incoming and outgoing traffic Of foreign direct investment; Number of laboratories, R & D centers invested or joint ventured; Mergers, joint ventures, and joint ventures between some large companies of international scale have confirmed the trend of increasing cooperation and internationalization in the manufacturing sector. Scientific research and technological development aimed at improving the capacity and competitiveness in the international market.
For developing countries, international integration in science and technology is a driving force for domestic scientific and technological activities in order to effectively exploit the world's science and technology achievements. To attract foreign resources and technology to raise and develop the level of S & T in the country, contributing to the achievement of socio-economic development strategy objectives and step by step integrating into the knowledge economy of the country. world.
In our country, the Prime Minister has approved the project of international integration in science and technology to 2020 with the aim of making Vietnam a strong country in a number of science and technology fields by 2020.