Each locality has a growth downside(*57*)
At the nationwide convention summarizing 1 yr and 6 months of implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, expertise, innovation and nationwide digital transformation, General Secretary and President To Lam requested that, for localities, it’s essential to strongly shift from passive considering ready for steerage to proactive considering in organizing implementation and creativity throughout the framework of legislation and decentralization and delegation of energy of the Central Government.(*57*)
General Secretary and President emphasised that every locality wants to begin from sensible circumstances, comparative benefits and growth wants of its locality to select the correct focus and key factors. Not each locality can do all strategic applied sciences, however each locality should know the way to apply science and expertise, innovation and digital transformation to resolve its most sensible issues, making administration and administration higher and extra productive, contributing to native development.(*57*)
According to the synthesis of the Ministry of Science and Technology, this spirit is progressively being realized when many localities proactively select fields appropriate to their very own circumstances and benefits, as an alternative of spreading out.(*57*)

In Hanoi, greater than 30 main issues have been deployed, attracting greater than 120 proposals from 35 organizations and people. The metropolis additionally promotes cooperation between Hanoi National University and companies to analysis some strategic applied sciences similar to chiplet microchips and superconductive quantum computing chips.(*57*)
Meanwhile, Quang Ninh accepted the Science, Technology and Innovation Program to 2030 with a finances estimate of greater than 7,000 billion VND, specializing in areas related to native growth wants similar to good border gates, good tourism and gene asset growth.(*57*)
In Ho Chi Minh City, science and expertise are promoted within the course of product commercialization. The metropolis is piloting the commercialization of 54 expertise merchandise with a complete capital of greater than 500 billion VND, of which non-budget capital accounts for over 50%. At the identical time, town has issued 4 funding certificates with a complete capital of 1.23 billion USD.(*57*)
In Tay Ninh, science and expertise are utilized to resolve issues associated to digital financial system, carbon credit, Halal ecosystems and synthetic intelligence. The locality has additionally accomplished the digitization of your entire life cycle of science and expertise job administration, from ordering, signing contracts to disbursement and acceptance.(*57*)
In Ca Mau, socialized sources are mobilized to develop a round super-intensive white leg shrimp farming mannequin, biosafety with a scale of 1,500 hectares, of which non-budgetary funds invested by companies attain 100%.(*57*)
It could be seen that, whereas implementing Resolution 57 collectively, every locality is selecting a totally different course, related to its benefits and growth wants. This can also be a means for science and expertise to be put into fixing sensible issues as an alternative of being carried out in accordance to a frequent mannequin.(*57*)
From coverage implementation to coverage innovation(*57*)
Not solely requiring localities to proactively implement, General Secretary and President To Lam additionally set increased necessities for the function of native authorities within the strategy of implementing Resolution 57.(*57*)
General Secretary and President emphasised that localities should boldly register, dare to settle for main issues, proactively suggest new mechanisms, new fashions, and new methods of doing issues; detect issues from apply to suggest to the Central Government to amend and enhance establishments. Localities will not be solely locations to implement insurance policies but in addition should grow to be locations to create insurance policies, check insurance policies and contribute to the method of perfecting the nation’s growth establishments.(*57*)
This requirement exhibits a shift in considering in implementing Resolution 57. Localities not solely set up the implementation of insurance policies from the Central Government however are additionally inspired to proactively suggest options, fashions and mechanisms appropriate to actuality, thereby contributing to the method of coverage completion.(*57*)
The sensible implementation within the first 6 months of 2026 exhibits that many localities have begun to kind their very own methods of doing issues. Hanoi focuses on strategic expertise analysis; Quang Ninh develops good border gates and good tourism; Ho Chi Minh City promotes the commercialization of expertise merchandise; Tay Ninh applies digital transformation in administration; Ca Mau exploits science and expertise to enhance agricultural worth.(*57*)
These preliminary outcomes present that Resolution 57 is being realized within the course of selling some great benefits of every locality as an alternative of making use of a unified mannequin. When science and expertise, innovation and digital transformation are linked to particular issues of every area and every business, the effectiveness of the decision just isn’t solely measured by the variety of applications or plans issued but in addition by the sensible values created for socio-economic growth.(*57*)