Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- Lawmakers questioned Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan on science and technology issues on the afternoon of November 12 as part of the session of the 16th National Assembly. Issues raised by legislators included digital transformation in remote and mountainous areas, the development of the digital economy, digital signatures, backlogs of industrial property applications, sandbox mechanisms, and the management of AI risks. Deputy Trang A Duong from Lao Cai province pointed out that ethnic minority communities in remote and mountainous areas still have to make repeated trips to complete administrative procedures. In response, minister Quan noted that to date, around 102 million of approximately 115 million mob...