For decades, the STID model has been considered the traditional approach to science and technology development. This process starts from scientific research, to technology development, to creating innovation and finally promoting digital transformation. This is an important strategy, not only promoting domestic science and technology but also helping Vietnam catch up with global development trends.

Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung

However, instead of following the traditional process: Science → Technology → Innovation → Digital transformation, a new approach is gradually taking shape: Digital transformation → Innovation → Technology → Science.

Digital Transformation: Opportunity for Innovation

One of the key elements of "reverse thinking" is digital transformation. Digital transformation is not just a concept or a technological trend, but it has become an indispensable element in all activities of modern society. Thanks to the strong development of digital technology, digital platforms, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), the technological environment is becoming increasingly rich and diverse.

Digital platforms not only foster creativity but also provide opportunities for innovative ideas to be realized in real life. As digital technology becomes more popular, businesses and organizations can easily connect and apply advanced technologies in areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture, manufacturing and many other industries. The digital environment not only fosters creativity but also increases the ability to connect and collaborate in these areas, thereby creating breakthroughs in innovation.

As innovative ideas are conceived and developed, it creates a real need for advanced technology to implement and apply innovative solutions into practice.

For example, areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are becoming key technologies to realize innovative ideas. These technologies not only create new products and services but also help improve work processes, increase production efficiency and provide breakthrough solutions to social problems.

Organizations and businesses need technology not only to optimize current processes but also to find, develop and apply new initiatives to their operations. This is one of the reasons why innovation is a key factor in promoting technological development, contributing to creating an increasingly intelligent and efficient society.

Technology creates demand for scientific research

Once new technology is widely applied and innovative ideas are realized, it will create a need for scientific research. Technological development cannot be without scientific research. Advanced technologies pose problems for scientific research to perfect, optimize and improve performance.

In some fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering, or medicine, the development of technology always comes with challenges that require scientific research to solve. It is the practical needs from technology that will be the driving force to promote scientific research to find solutions, improve and develop new technologies.

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Unlike the traditional scientific development model, the "reverse model" starts from practical needs to scientific research. This process starts from practical problems in society, is solved through digital transformation and innovation, creates demand for technology, and finally leads to scientific research to perfect and optimize those technologies.

This inverted model not only reflects the interaction between elements in the development chain but also encourages flexibility and creativity in the application of technology in practice. It allows scientific and technological development to become more pragmatic, rooted in real needs and problems in society, instead of just following traditional scientific theories or processes.

With a strategic vision, this model not only solves practical problems in society but also creates a favorable creative, scientific and technological environment for development. STID is expected to be the key for Vietnam to go further in building a modern, smart and sustainable digital society./.