From July 1st, when many localities formally function in accordance to the new mannequin, the requirement to make science and technology, innovation and digital transformation a driving force for growth is much more pressing. After the stage of perfecting mechanisms and insurance policies, the present drawback is how to make laws go into follow sooner and extra successfully.
This can be the content material emphasised by Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan at the convention summarizing the work in the first 6 months of 2026 and deploying duties for the final 6 months of the yr of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
According to the Minister, after the implementation of Resolution 57 of the Politburo, the work of perfecting establishments on science and technology, innovation and digital transformation has mainly been accomplished. The focus from now till the finish of the yr and the following years is to arrange implementation.
The two largest bottlenecks at present identified by the Minister are disbursement and the drastic path and administration of leaders of Departments of Science and Technology.
Regarding disbursement work, the Minister requested items to deal with eradicating difficulties, accelerating the progress of implementing assigned duties and tasks, and at the identical time assigning direct accountability to the head.
Disbursement work should be linked to the accountability of the head,” Minister Vu Hai Quan emphasized.
The second issue lies in the advisory capacity and implementation organization of Departments of Science and Technology to the People’s Committees of provinces and cities. According to the Minister, local leaders need to be more drastic, more proactive and dare to take responsibility to promote science and technology programs, innovation and digital transformation.
Localities are also requested to proactively reflect arising difficulties and obstacles so that the Ministry of Science and Technology can promptly coordinate to remove them and continue to improve the implementation mechanism.
From perfecting institutions to creating substantial results
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, in the first 6 months of 2026, the Ministry has chaired the development and submission to the Government and the Prime Minister for promulgation of 14 decrees, 5 resolutions, 27 decisions and promulgated 34 circulars according to its authority.
The Ministry also submitted to the Government two important draft laws, including the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Metrology and the revised Law on Posts and Telecommunications.
Mechanisms for basic research, scientific integrity, development of high-quality research human resources and strategic technology continue to be improved, creating a foundation for a deeper deployment phase.
In the first half of 2026, Vietnam recorded 12,842 worldwide publications, a rise of 8.4% in contrast to the identical interval final yr. Many localities have switched to proactively ordering analysis duties, digitizing administration processes and selling the commercialization of scientific and technological outcomes.
In the area of innovation, native innovation facilities proceed to be promoted for growth. The Ministry of Science and Technology additionally completes the mechanism to put the National Venture Capital Fund into operation and improve the National Science and Technology Exchange.
As a consequence, Vietnam’s Global Innovation Index ranked forty fourth out of 139 nations and economies. The revolutionary startup ecosystem rose to fiftieth in the world, rising 5 locations and reaching the highest rating ever. Ho Chi Minh City for the first time joined the group of 100 main world startup ecosystems.
Localities should set a drawback, companies take part
According to Minister Vu Hai Quan, the implementation part of Resolution 57 requires localities to begin from their sensible issues, and at the identical time mobilize companies to take part from the starting.
Issues associated to agriculture, trade, logistics, surroundings or city administration want to be remodeled into particular science and technology duties, with clear utility addresses and commercialization capabilities.
In case localities are nonetheless confused in figuring out duties or lack assets, the Ministry of Science and Technology will coordinate to construct a checklist of key duties and accompany them all through the implementation course of.
For the area of innovation, in the coming time, the Ministry will implement a quantity of tasks to assist companies in making use of technology to enhance productiveness and high quality, and at the identical time require the efficient use of funding assets, avoiding the scenario of spreading out or duplicating fashions.
Regarding digital transformation, the Minister requested localities to fastidiously research new laws, overview the total course of from estimation, procurement of gear to disbursement and operation of digital platforms.
In the first 6 months of the yr, the Ministry of Science and Technology reviewed and categorized 84 widespread digital platforms from central to native ranges. By the finish of the first quarter of 2026, the entire nation had issued about 30.59 million public digital certificates, and the fee of digital signature literacy in the grownup inhabitants reached 44.21%.
According to the Ministry’s evaluation, many localities have shifted from the digitalization of procedures to administration, administration and service provision based mostly on knowledge, digital platforms and synthetic intelligence.
When the establishment is mainly accomplished, the effectiveness of Resolution 57 in the subsequent part will depend upon the pace of implementation, disbursement capability and the spirit of daring to do, daring to take accountability of the management staff at the grassroots stage.