Numerous provinces and centrally-run cities have just lately
unveiled detailed budget plans to spice up science and technology, innovation, and
digital transformation this yr.
Hanoi is the primary locality to earmark up to 4% of its complete
budget expenditure — equal to roughly VND9 trillion ($343 million)
yearly — for science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation. The
capital metropolis has additionally set a goal of disbursing 100% of allotted funds for
authorized duties, contemplating these areas a key progress driver in its ambition to
obtain double-digit financial growth.
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have likewise prioritised the
sector, allocating VND12.705 trillion ($485 million) for science and technology within the metropolis’s 2026
budget estimate, accounting for 4.16% of complete native budget spending.
Most just lately, the People’s Committee of central Da Nang
City issued a plan to implement the mission titled “Development of Science and
Technology in Da Nang City for the 2026–2030 interval, with a imaginative and prescient to 2035.”
Funding for the mission in 2026 alone is estimated at greater than VND132.4
billion ($5.05 million).
At the nationwide degree, Vietnam plans to allocate VND95
trillion ($3.6 billion) from the State budget this yr for the event of
science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, underscoring the
Government’s dedication to strengthening progress via data, technology,
and digital capability.