Top leader visits French atomic energy commission and Thales technology center
VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid a working visit to the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) on the morning of September 11 local time, and witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents and agreements.
The working visit is part of the top Vietnamese leader’s his official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron.
Commission leaders briefed the delegation on the development of core technologies in which France holds strengths. It is a leading French and global research, development, and innovation center, bringing together advanced scientific and technological achievements and high-quality human resources, particularly in strategically vital fields such as atomic energy, semiconductors, quantum technology, and artificial intelligence.
The top leader stated that for Vietnam, developing science, technology, and innovation is no longer a choice, but an inevitable requirement to realize the aspiration of becoming a developed, high-income nation by 2045. This is also the consistent spirit of Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in developing science, technology, national innovation, and digital transformation. Atomic energy, semiconductors, aerospace, and quantum technology have been identified as top-priority strategic technological fields.
Regarding orientations for future cooperation, To Lam suggested that in the context of Vietnam restarting its national nuclear power program with the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant project and the nuclear science and technology research center project, the commission should accompany Vietnam in training human resources, enhancing nuclear regulatory capacity, jointly researching reactor safety, and expanding cooperation into nuclear medicine.
The Party and State leader noted that technology transfer cooperation must be promoted to help Vietnam gradually master core technologies, linking research with practical production rather than stopping at processing and assembly.
He also called for deeper cooperation to increase the localization rate of core technologies in Vietnam's new-generation Earth observation satellite program, alongside stepping up doctoral and master's training and mentorship programs to foster a generation of Vietnamese scientists fully capable of mastering quantum technology in the future.
On the same day, Party General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid a working visit to the technology research center of Thales Group located in the Paris-Saclay scientific and technological urban area, and toured the cleanroom laboratory dedicated to semiconductor and advanced material research.
Speaking at the center, representatives of Thales Group stated that as a leading international technology corporation with over 85,000 employees operating in 65 countries, the group invests in supplying avionics and manufacturing telecommunications satellite systems, as well as cybersecurity and digital technology, focusing on data protection, digital identity management, and cybersecurity for government organizations, banks, and major enterprises. The group has maintained a presence in Vietnam since 1994, operating in air traffic management, telecommunications, and cybersecurity.
Key research areas include hardware and advanced components; quantum technology; artificial intelligence; the development of intelligent software supporting human decision-making in crisis situations, and safe autonomous systems.
On this occasion, the top Vietnamse leader witnessed the signing and exchange of a cooperation agreement between Thales Group and Vietnam's Global Telecommunications Corporation (GTEL) to increase cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and cybersecurity in Vietnam.
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