On September 9, the Can Tho City Party Committee held a meeting of the city’s Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation to review the results achieved in recent times and set out key directions and tasks for the period ahead.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed Decision No.1493/QD-TTg approving the Special National Programme on Science, Technology and Innovation for Strategic Technologies.

After more than one year of implementing Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, quantum technology has been placed at the centre and specified in the list of strategic products and technologies. Therefore, this technology is not merely a matter of scientific research, but a strategic issue for national development.

The “three-party” cooperation model, which involves the state, universities, and enterprises, is opening a new means of organising resources for science, technology, and innovation. However, for knowledge to truly move from laboratories to the market, the three actors need to be closely connected within a unified coordination mechanism.

Vietfish 2026 is expected to provide a direct business-matching platform for companies to secure contracts ahead of the year-end peak, stimulate domestic consumption, and contribute to the country’s 12-billion-USD seafood export target.

The Viet Nam – Japan Innovation Forum 2026, themed “Building a regional innovation ecosystem: From strategic technology foundations to substantive business-academia collaboration”, was co-organised in Ha Noi on August 13 by Viet Nam’s National Innovation Centre and the Embassy of Japan.

Viet Nam and Australia have issued a Joint Statement on the Enhancement of Science, Technology and Innovation Connectivity between the two countries.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has stressed the need for a fundamental shift from “simple labour” to “creative labour”, alongside improving the quality of the national workforce, saying this is the biggest goal and the most important measure of the Politburo's Resolution No. 57 in the new development phase.

Recognising the strategic importance of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to the country's development in the new era, Party committees and Party organisations at all levels have thoroughly implemented the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW through a range of innovative approaches. Initial results have helped create an important impetus for rapid and sustainable economic growth.

After a year and a half of implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, science and technology, innovation and digital transformation have been placed at the centre of the new growth model. The next stage requires a sharper focus on delivering results, with a decisive shift from building mechanisms to creating products; from completing tasks to generating value; and from preparing conditions to making direct contributions to national development.

Over the past 18 months of implementation, the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, had catalysed profound shifts in both awareness and action across the entire political system; institutions, mechanisms, and policies have been systematically refined; many bottlenecks and obstacles have been dismantled; and a number of new mechanisms have been established to accelerate the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

In an era of development driven by science, technology, and innovation, there is an urgent need to build a legal system that truly enables development, in which institutions are no longer bottlenecks but become a driving force for unlocking all resources and inspiring and maximising the creative potential of the Vietnamese people.

Watching films on free websites, downloading e-books or using unlicensed software were once common practices. As science-technology, innovation and the digital economy become drivers of national development, awareness of the value of intellectual property is also changing.

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.

Dak Lak province is looking to elevate its famed durian beyond fresh fruit by showcasing its culinary potential as part of efforts to strengthen tourism and promote the local brand.

A delegation from the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, led by its Chairwomen Nguyen Thanh Hai, has paid a working visit to the UK to study the country's experience in lawmaking, scientific and technological development, innovation, green transition, and sustainable development.

In the new era, the social sciences and humanities are not only explanatory disciplines, but must also become sciences that create social value and pave the way for new development models.

A forthcoming resolution on Viet Nam’s new development model must affirm that the country's core development philosophy in the new era is to build national capacity for innovation, self-reliance and adaptation, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said on June 4.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Vu Ho on June 2 held talks with Koo Huck Chae, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of the RoK, to discuss measures to strengthen cooperation in science, technology, and innovation between Viet Nam and the RoK.

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