The workshop, themed “Protecting intellectual property rights in the digital environment: Removing bottlenecks and developing digital culture”, brought together a large number of delegates and experts for discussions on policy and practical solutions.
The rapid development of the digital economy is transforming how cultural assets are created, stored and exploited, while online platforms are turning intellectual property into an increasingly important economic resource.
According to the Viet Nam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC), copyright royalty revenue exceeded 424.3 billion VND (16.27 million USD) in 2025, with nearly 298 billion VND (11.43 million USD) generated from the online environment.
The workshop addressed key questions surrounding copyright protection in the digital age, including the responsibilities of digital platforms, how to protect creativity without hindering innovation, and how intellectual property and cultural copyright can become resources for development and contribute to Viet Nam’s goal of double-digit economic growth in 2026-2030.
Addressing the opening session, Dr Phan Van Hung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, said intellectual property should be viewed as part of the institutional infrastructure for the digital economy, knowledge economy and cultural development.
The core task, he noted, is to protect ideas while encouraging creativity and ensuring that intellectual assets can be established, valued, traded and transformed into socio-economic value, thereby contributing to national growth.
He stressed that, in line with the spirit of Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, institutions must stay ahead, balancing effective management with encouragement of innovation and firmly abandoning the mindset of “if we cannot manage it, we should ban it”.
Given the borderless and rapid spread of content online, Viet Nam needs to shift from fragmented, reactive enforcement towards proactive governance and prevention based on identification and traceability, he said.
Such efforts are particularly important to achieving the strategic targets of the cultural industries contributing 7% of GDP by 2030 and 9% by 2045.
Experts at the workshop stressed that only with clear legal frameworks and synchronised use of modern technologies can copyright become a solid “infrastructure of trust” for creativity and help build a safe, human-centred and self-reliant digital cultural ecosystem.
The workshop serves as a platform for substantive policy dialogue, enabling participants to identify bottlenecks, discuss emerging challenges and propose practical solutions.
