Sci-Tech

As Viet Nam accelerates national digital transformation, ensuring cyber safety and security for small and medium-sized enterprises has become an urgent requirement.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung reiterated Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s demand for breakthrough action delivering tangible and measurable results while chairing the third meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06 in Ha Noi on May 11.

Vietnamese companies specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology will present their latest innovations at XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit, United States, from May 11 to 14.

Amid increasingly intense global technological competition, the Party and the State have introduced a series of major policies. Among them, Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and national digital transformation, identified the development of strategic technologies as a pillar for rapid and sustainable growth.

The issuance of a list of 11 strategic technology groups and 35 strategic technology product groups marks a step towards realising Viet Nam’s ambitions.

Digital transformation in the collective economy and cooperative sector is expected to have a strong impact on production processes, improve productivity, and expand markets. However, the implementation process still faces many “bottlenecks” that need to be addressed.

The Smart City Asia 2026 International Exhibition gathers more than 500 booths from organisations, research institutes, and enterprises from both Viet Nam and abroad.

Today, May 7 marks the 13th anniversary of Viet Nam’s VNREDSat-1 satellite being launched into orbit. It is the country’s first professional earth observation satellite system operated by engineers from the Viet Nam National Space Centre under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology.

Digital transformation is creating significant growth opportunities for Vietnamese businesses, but it is also bringing increasingly complex cyber security risks. As data becomes a strategic asset, the ability to protect systems and information is no longer merely a technical matter but has become an essential defence capability for every enterprise.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has issued Decision No. 21/2026/QD-TTg promulgating the list of strategic technologies and strategic technology products, set to take effect from July 1, 2026.

The Neural Ninjas team from Ha Noi-based The Dewey Schools has secured first prize in the nationwide AI Young Guru competition for secondary and vocational students with their project Heritage Guessr – an AI platform that employs gamification to promote Vietnamese culture.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing profound changes across industries, while Viet Nam’s education and vocational training system is entering a phase of restructuring. These two “waves” are reshaping how the labour market operates, placing learners before constantly evolving choices.

Amid intensifying global technological competition, many countries are shifting decisively towards growth models based on knowledge and technology. For Viet Nam, innovation has been identified as a key driver to enhance productivity and competitiveness.

Leaders of the Viet Nam National Space Centre (VNSC) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed and exchanged the amended agreement on satellite data sharing between the VNSC under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at a ceremony held in Ha Noi on May 2.

Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo identifies science, technology and innovation as strategic breakthroughs, while stressing the need to commercialise research outcomes.

At the second plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee, General Secretary To Lam reaffirmed the Party’s policy on ensuring national defence, security, foreign affairs, and international integration in the new context, emphasising the need for strategic autonomy, risk management capacity, robust institutions, stable social order, deep international integration, and strong resilience to both traditional and non-traditional security shocks.

The scientific intellectual community is increasingly asserting its pivotal role by actively offering advice, policy criticism and recommendations, while conveying many thoughtful views to the National Assembly on the development of science and technology in the current context.

The draft Decree on the organisation and operation of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) is currently open for public comment, aiming to improve the legal framework and enhance the independence, transparency, and effectiveness of funding.

According to numerous international reports, Viet Nam consistently ranks among the countries with the highest rates of digital asset ownership and usage worldwide. This provides an important social foundation for piloting tokenised asset models linked to real-world assets.

SK Group announced on April 24 that it has signed cooperation agreements to help develop an AI ecosystem in Viet Nam.