Policy on mobilizing financial resources for technological innovation for small and medium enterprises (case study of Hai Duong province)

APPENDIX 02 SURVEY FORM

In order to help businesses access financial resources to innovate production and business technology, we conducted research on the topic: "Policy to mobilize financial resources to innovate technology for small and medium enterprises (case study of Hai Duong province).

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Thank you very much for your cooperation. I/ General information about the company

1. Enterprise name:……………………………………………………… 2. Head office address:……………………………………………………. 3. Main business field:…………………………………………..... 4. Owner name:………………………………………………………… II/ Information on technological innovation (TCI) activities at the enterprise. Question 1 : Please evaluate how necessary TCI is for the development and enhancement of the enterprise's competitiveness?

STT

Activities	Level of need
Activities	Are not necessary	Need design	Very necessary design
1	Improve current technological lines
2	New investment in production lines, technology, and machines hook, equipment
3	Research, design and manufacture products new
4	Improving public human resource capacity technology (recruitment, training)
5	Reorganize production

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Question 2 : Please tell us what benefits have been achieved by implementing the National Strategy?

Improve product quality Bring new products to market Maintain and expand the market Meet standard regulations Expand capacity Reduce consumption of raw materials and energy Reduce negative impacts on the environment Improve working conditions Improve product competitiveness and business competitiveness Question 3 : With the above benefits, please let us know whether the business wishes to conduct industrial innovation or not?

Yes No

3.1. If yes, which of the following issues are businesses most concerned about? Improving current technological lines

Research and design new products

Investing in technological lines, machinery and equipment Investing in training to improve professional skills

Invest in improving management systems

Arrange and innovate business organization Search for export markets

Other comments………………………………………………………………

3.2. If not, please state the reason why the company does not want DMCN?

The product still has a market. There is no/lack of capital to invest.

Fear of risks Enterprises do not have a development strategy Question 4 : Please let the enterprise know which of the following contents of the technical innovation listed below has been implemented at the enterprise in the past?

Research and Development Improvement of existing manufacturing processes Implementation of new manufacturing processes Product improvement

Design new products

Question 5 : Please let us know how much money the company has spent on innovation activities in the past 5 years?

…………………………………………………………………………… Question 6 : Please let us know how much money the company has spent on the following activities?

Improving current technological lines Research and implementation

Invest in new technological lines, machinery and equipment Invest in training to improve professional skills

Reorganize and innovate business organization Improve products

Question 7 : Please let us know the specific ratio of funding to revenue spent on research and training activities?

Research activities……………………………………………………. Training activities……………………………………………………. Question 8 : Please let us know which of the following innovation results has the company achieved in the past?

Launch new products New technology processes

Improved products Improved technological processes

Question 9 : Please let me know which of the following sources led to the idea of industrial innovation?

Arising during the production process Due to customer requests/suggestions Learning from other businesses Due to staff who have studied and proposed Through information technology, magazines, newspapers, and specialized fields

Question 10 : Please evaluate the capacity of your technical staff?

Technology Operational Capacity

Capacity to acquire and master technology Capacity to support technology acquisition Capacity to innovate technology

Question 11 : Please let us know which of the following activities the company has carried out? Developing/searching for new products/new industrial processes

Market research for new products/new technologies Industrial design registration

Trademark registration

Question 12 : Please let us know which of the following market research methods the company has implemented?

Customer opinion poll for products Organization, search for new products/new technologies

Learn about your competitors

Conduct analysis and forecast of potential market trends

Question 13 : Please let us know how often the company updates information about the manufacturing process and searches for product markets?

6 months/1 time 24 months/time

12 months/time > 24 months/time

Question 14 : Do businesses know and learn about the government's preferential policies on tax, credit, trade, industry, technology market, and technology to encourage businesses to invest in innovation?

Yes No

14.1 If you do not know, please let us know the following reasons?

Enterprises do not research, enterprises are not informed by state management agencies

14.2 If so, please let us know the reasons why businesses have not yet implemented the policies?

The incentives are still low and not attractive. Many incentives are not specific.

The procedure is too complicated and slow to resolve.

Unclear policy and lack of specific guidance

The enforcement of some legal documents in practice is not guaranteed.

Question 15 : If implementing innovation, will the enterprise have enough funds to invest or must it mobilize loans?

Fully Borrowed Partially Borrowed Owned

Question 16 : Please let me know if businesses need to borrow capital to conduct industrial restructuring, do they need incentives?

Yes No

Question 17 : Please let me know why the state's credit support policy to encourage innovation has not been applied/implemented?

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…………………………………………………………………………… Question 18 : Please let us know, to encourage businesses to conduct industrial innovation, which of the following policies should be preferential and supportive?

Information dissemination of incentive policies

Linking businesses and research and development organizations Forming information technology organizations

Support training in technology selection and mastery capacity Establishment of technology trading promotion organization Interest rate incentives from many capital sources

Consulting on finding the right technology

Support technology transfer from abroad

Support research and product development activities to satisfy customer needs

Support intellectual property registration, avoid technology copying

Question 19 : What are the enterprises' recommendations on state support policies for innovation activities?

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