Mechanisms for Management of State Budget Expenditures for Science and Technology Activities in Vietnam: Situation and Solutions

At the 13th Congress, in the new context, the Party and the State continued to elevate the role of science and technology. The Congress document considers science and technology to be one of the most important strategic breakthroughs for rapid, sustainable development. The General Assembly resolution affirmed: "Continuing the consistency of science and technology as the top national policy and the key driving force for the development of modern productive forces." This is a new, important way of thinking that reflects the party's strategic vision of the role of science and technology. The article analyzes and evaluates the state of state budget expenditure management mechanisms for scientific and technological activities in Vietnam and clearly identifies the results achieved, the existence, lack of access, and the causes of the inadequacies of the state budget management machinery for science and technology activities over the years in Vietnam. Thus, we propose solutions to renew the management mechanism of state budget expenditure for scientific and technological activities in Vietnam in the future.