Technology

Recognising the digital technology industry as a key economic sector, Ha Noi is actively leveraging its strengths and reforming its methods of operation to achieve breakthroughs one step at a time. Digital technology products and services are increasingly bringing visible changes across all sectors.

Amid deep global integration, strengthening international cooperation has become vital to access advanced knowledge, gradually master technology, and enhance domestic research capacity.

The legal framework for Viet Nam’s crypto asset market is being developed in phases under close regulatory oversight to ensure it aligns with the sector’s evolving realities.

From July 17 to 19, 2026, the Vietnam AI Innovation Challenge 2026 will take place in Da Nang, promising to bring together a large number of experts, start-ups, managers and other participants from Viet Nam and abroad.

After artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, quantum technology is emerging as a new technological battleground among major powers. This new development mindset is clearly reflected in Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s request to complete a strategic-level project on quantum technology development.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Austria hosted the “Viet Nam Robotics Technology Day” on June 5, drawing VinRobotics alongside diplomats, representatives of international organisations, experts, tech enterprises, investors, and members of the Vietnamese community.

Vietnamese technology made a strong impression at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026), held from June 1-5 in Vienna, Austria.

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

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.