A special national programme on strategic technologies has just been issued with ambitious breakthrough goals: by 2030, Viet Nam aims to master at least four strategic technologies and establish a minimum of 20 core enterprises, thereby establishing an impregnable foundation for developing an independent, self-reliant economy closely linked to extensive international integration.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decision approving a project to develop a network of research centres, testing centres, and national key laboratories focused on strategic technologies.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung recently signed a decision promulgating the list of advanced technologies prioritised for investment and development and the list of high-tech products encouraged for development. This move broadens policy priorities to encompass a wide range of core and strategic technologies as well as Vietnamese-made high-tech products.

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.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed the need to prioritise resources and increase the proportion of spending on strategic, high-tech, and core technologies within the State budget for science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Scientific and technological progress is enabling many maritime nations to intensify research into the potential of marine resources within their territorial waters, thereby supporting precise and effective policy decisions. The imperative to study, conserve, and responsibly exploit marine resources requires autonomy and localisation of research vehicles.

Vietnamese enterprises are making concerted efforts to gradually master manufacturing technologies in several emerging industries, with the aim of moving up the value chain.

On the journey to implement the “Make in Viet Nam” policy, Vietnamese technology enterprises have taken the lead, boldly investing in and mastering technology to create products that are “innovated in Viet Nam, made in Viet Nam”. Their efforts have contributed to socio-economic development and strengthened the country’s technological self-reliance.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung called for aggressive sci-tech adoption in production to enhance product value during a meeting with ministries and agencies in Ha Noi on September 9 to discuss strategic technological products for immediate development.