Technology

The explosive development of artificial intelligence (AI) is placing humanity at an unprecedented crossroads.

STEM education is increasingly recognised as a crucial foundation for developing the workforce needed for the digital economy and future strategic technology sectors. It represents a modern educational approach aimed at cultivating scientific thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills among students from an early age.

The development of strategic technologies is an issue of particularly important significance, directly related to the country’s competitiveness, technological self-reliance and position in the new era.

The working visit to Poland by a delegation of the Commission for Standards, Metrology, and Quality (STAMEQ) under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam, led by Nguyen Nam Hai, Chairman of the committee, is expected to help promote Viet Nam–Poland cooperation in the field of standards, metrology, and quality in a more substantive and effective manner.

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.

After competing against nearly 3,000 contestants in the final round, the five best teams won first prizes at the National STEM, AI and Robotics Championship for the 2025-2026 academic year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Viet Nam – Republic of Korea (RoK) forum on science, technology and innovation, part of the state visit to Viet Nam by RoK President Lee Jae Myung, took place in Ha Noi on April 24.

Phenikaa University has been honoured with the “Leadership and Management Team of the Year” award at Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2026.

In recent years, the Ministry of Education and Training has gradually rolled out a range of activities to introduce artificial intelligence into general education in a systematic way suited to Viet Nam’s context.

Ha Noi Capital is gradually transforming, investing in technological infrastructure, actively changing its urban governance and planning management mindset, and improving the quality of life for its residents.