Charge d'Affaires of Viet Nam to Timor-Leste Pham Binh Dam recently held a working session with Timor-Leste Minister of Justice Sergio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai in Dili to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in legal affairs, judicial reform, digital transformation, and to facilitate investment and business activities of Vietnamese enterprises in the country.

French newswire Inforadar has flagged tangible advances in Viet Nam’s digital transformation, citing a rapid expansion of digital infrastructure, improved online public services and the nationwide rollout of digital identity.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on July 2 called on the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to accelerate institutional reform and digital transformation while maintaining growth momentum across the agriculture and environment sectors.

At a recent working session with the Central Policy and Strategy Commission and relevant agencies on the project to renew the national development model, General Secretary and President To Lam stated that the new development model should be founded on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to support between 150,000 and 200,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with at least 100,000 adopting digital technology platforms and digital transformation solutions under its 2026–2030 SME Digital Transformation Project unveiled on June 30.

The introduction of Viet Nam's national agricultural product traceability system is a major step in the digital transformation of the agriculture and environment sector, helping enhance the quality, transparency and global competitiveness of the country's farm produce, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung said at the launch ceremony in Ha Noi on June 30.

As digital transformation accelerates in all sectors, demand for highly skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to grow rapidly.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 25 called for a comprehensive review, cleansing, standardisation and integration of data across the entire political system, stressing that data must be considered as an important foundation and a strategic national resource.

Digital transformation in journalism cannot be reduced to launching additional online platforms, opening social media accounts or investing in modern equipment. It requires a comprehensive overhaul of leadership thinking, newsroom models, production workflows, data management, content distribution, audience measurement, media economics and professional culture.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 15 chaired a working session with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation to provide comments on the draft strategy for the Party’s ideological work in the context of digital transformation.

In recent years, most localities across the country have made a strong shift from a “management” mindset to one of “creation and service” for citizens and businesses. Efforts to reform institutions, simplify administrative procedures, accelerate digital transformation, and improve effectiveness of services for enterprises are becoming key drivers in attracting investment, promoting private-sector development and creating new growth opportunities for localities.

The Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology, hosted an international conference in Ha Noi on June 5 to exchange experiences on Estonia’s digital citizenship strategy as Viet Nam is advancing towards a digital government, digital economy and digital society.

With just a text message, people’s daily life issues are conveyed to Fatherland Front officials. Conversely, many policies and guidelines of the Party and State, and movements of the Fatherland Front, are quickly conveyed to the people thanks to digitalisation.

Users can complete a banking transaction in just a few seconds. Ensuring that these actions to take place quickly, securely, and stably every day is the result of the complex digital transformation journey of major banks.

In the global technology race, developing high-quality human resources has become a matter of survival for many countries.

From “Made in Viet Nam” electronic components increasingly appearing in Thai production lines to expanding cooperation in green energy, digital transformation and high technology, Viet Nam-Thailand relations are evolving from trade cooperation into deeper connectivity within regional and global supply chains.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has urged the NA Committee on Science, Technology and Environment to renew legislative thinking with a more strategic, creative and proactive approach, ensuring that it is not lagged behind reality.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has stressed the need for deeper, more systematic and strategic research to finalise a comprehensive national quantum technology development plan that serves Viet Nam’s development goals while ensuring strategic autonomy.

Prime Minister’s Decision No. 826/QD-TTg, issued by the Prime Minister on May 11, 2026, approves the Programme on developing applications of population data, identification and electronic authentication to serve national digital transformation for the 2026-2030 period, with a vision to 2035.

The recent state visit to Sri Lanka by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has served as a “strong catalyst” for advancing cooperation in science, technology and digital transformation between the two countries, Sri Lankan Minister of Science and Technology Chrishantha Abeysena has said.