As a part of the sequence of occasions of the Vietnam – Asia Digital Summit 2026, on the morning of May 28, the plenary session with the theme “Creating new drivers for double-digit growth” formally passed off in Hanoi.
The discussion board was organized by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) with the participation of greater than 2,000 delegates from 12 economies and 18 provinces and cities in the nation; together with representatives of main worldwide and Vietnamese technology firms.
Speaking at the discussion board, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong mentioned that at the convention summarizing one 12 months of implementing Resolution 57 of the Politburo, the Central Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation has decided: if 2025 is the “start-up, warm-up” section, then 2026 Vietnam should instantly transfer to the “acceleration” section with the motion motto “Progressive action, spreading results”.
The Ministry of Science and Technology requests ministries and sectors to proactively establish sensible and every day issues and obstacles of individuals and companies, with out ready for folks and companies to suggest. Businesses ought to proactively suggest breakthrough plans and strategies in utilizing digital technology to resolve these issues successfully; together with the requirement to vary and modify procedures and present rules in order that digital technology will be utilized to resolve issues. In the means of implementation, it needs to be geared toward particular issues, however when profitable and efficient, it’s essential to deploy it in a variety to create a spreading impact.
According to Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong, digital establishments and authorities, synthetic intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure and knowledge are vital and inseparable parts of the nationwide digital transformation course of. Digital transformation, digital technology, databases, and AI deliver many monumental advantages, but additionally pose the requirement to strengthen interconnection not solely inside one nation but additionally nations in the area and round the world.
I hope that companies, merchandise, and technology options right now will actually go into life, supporting the decision of the issues of individuals, companies, and companies and organizations throughout the nation and round the world,” Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong emphasized.
At the event, Mr. Ngo Dien Hy, Vice President of VINASA, Deputy General Director of VNPT Group, said that Vietnam is entering a new stage of development with the goal of double-digit economic growth in the 2026-2030 period. This is not only a goal for growth rate, but also a requirement to transform the national growth model.
In that context, science and technology, innovation and digital transformation are becoming new and most important growth drivers. The digital economy must shoulder the core role, the digital technology industry must take on two vital strategic tasks: Promoting research and development of science and technology, innovation as a driving force to improve productivity for the entire real economy; pioneering the exploration and self-development of new development spaces.
According to Mr. Ngo Dien Hy, the Vietnamese digital technology community must have enough bravery to build and lead strategic fronts such as AI, low-level economy, Robotics technology or quantum technology. These are new lands that bring huge “technology surplus”, deciding Vietnam’s new rating on the world provide chain map.