According to info from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam has simply introduced a listing of 10 strategic technology teams and a sequence of key strategic technology merchandise equivalent to: AI, semiconductor chips, inexperienced hydrogen, quantum technology or low-orbit satellites to create new progress momentum and promote technological autonomy.
The Prime Minister has issued Decision No. 21/2026/QD-TTg dated April 30, 2026 on the List of strategic applied sciences and the List of strategic technology merchandise. The resolution is taken into account an essential step to focus sources on creating core applied sciences, foundational applied sciences and areas with a serious impression on financial progress, competitiveness in addition to nationwide safety.
According to the Decision, Vietnam identifies 10 key strategic technology teams, masking many key areas of the digital financial system and future business. In which, digital technology performs a central position with fields equivalent to synthetic intelligence (AI), huge information, digital copies, cloud computing, frontier computing, Internet of Things and blockchain. This is taken into account the core basis for the nationwide digital transformation course of within the new stage.
The checklist additionally contains many different essential technology fields together with next-generation cellular community technology, robotics and automation, superior biotechnology and biomedicine, superior power and materials technology, semiconductor chip technology, community and quantum safety technology, marine, ocean and underground technology, aerospace technology, high-speed railway and city railway technology.
In parallel with the strategic technology portfolio, the Government additionally introduced a portfolio of strategic technology merchandise with two massive teams.
The first group contains merchandise that have already got markets and are able to instantly impacting financial progress. Prominent amongst them are large-language Vietnamese fashions, digital assistants and specialised AI, AI cameras processing on the border, cloud computing platforms, digital copies platforms, 5G/5G-Advanced community gear and programs, industrial robots, sensible manufacturing platforms and community safety options for key infrastructure and nationwide databases.
The discipline of biotechnology and biomedicine can also be emphasised with a sequence of merchandise equivalent to new era vaccines, cell remedy, individualized medical manufacturing programs making use of 3D printing technology, sensible biosensor programs and new era plant, animal, and aquaculture varieties making use of gene technology.
In the sphere of power and new supplies, the portfolio contains superior battery and power storage programs, inexperienced hydrogen technology, carbon seize and storage programs, and high-performance supplies serving the processing and manufacturing business.
The second group is long-term basic technology merchandise, which play a job in creating new progress momentum and making certain technological autonomy in strategic areas. This group contains specialised chips, quantum technology, deep-sea mineral exploitation and processing technology, oil and fuel and uncommon earths, deep-sea and offshore power exploration technology, small-module nuclear reactors (SMR), Earth remark low-orbit satellites and industrial platforms serving high-speed railways, city railways.
According to the Decision, the Ministry of Science and Technology will take the lead in reviewing and periodic evaluation to undergo the Prime Minister for updating the checklist of strategic technology and strategic technology merchandise appropriate to socio-economic improvement necessities in every interval. The Decision takes impact from July 1, 2026 and replaces the earlier rules issued in 2025.
The institution of a strategic technology portfolio is anticipated to create a brand new impetus for Vietnam’s innovation ecosystem, whereas serving to to enhance competitiveness and be extra proactive within the world technology race.