In the context of Vietnam setting a objective to grasp strategic applied sciences, the huge drawback just isn’t solely selecting which technology to prioritize but additionally how to allocate resources in order that they aren’t unfold out, avoiding chasing traits however missing commercialization and forming home worth chains.
Reality exhibits that many technology sectors require very giant funding resources, lengthy improvement time and inter-sectoral coordination. If the precedence listing is simply too broad, help could also be dispersed, making it troublesome to create merchandise aggressive sufficient or instantly impacting financial progress.
According to Dr. Doan Nam Thai – CEO of AVATECH, if the precedence technology portfolio is simply too broad, the funding resources of the State and companies can be dispersed, making it troublesome to type main enterprises or manufacturing chains which can be aggressive internationally.
According to Mr. Thai, many international locations solely select a quantity of really advantageous sectors to give attention to long-term funding, thereby creating an industrial and market ecosystem for technology merchandise. Therefore, constructing a portfolio in a streamlined route, related to market wants and home enterprise capability, is a obligatory route.
Discussing this concern, Mr. Hoang Anh Tu – Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology (Ministry of Science and Technology) stated that the mechanism for ordering, assigning duties and allocating resources for strategic technology improvement is at the moment regulated in Decrees 267, 265 and Circular 39 and Circular 44.
According to Mr. Tu, based mostly on the listing of strategic technology and strategic technology merchandise, ministries and companies will order the process of creating strategic technology and merchandise. The Ministry of Science and Technology is liable for summarizing and reporting to the Government Working Group on strategic technology improvement. After receiving the opinion of the Working Group, the Ministry will submit to competent authorities to assign duties to related ministries and companies.
Notably, the identification of strategic technology is constructed on many ideas to guarantee practicality and effectivity. According to Mr. Hoang Anh Tu, the first precept is to carefully comply with the route of the General Secretary, President; Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister on the requirement to construct a listing in a streamlined route.
In addition, the adjustment and supplementation of the listing nonetheless ensures the inheritance from Decision No. 1131/QD-TTg dated June 12, 2025 of the Prime Minister. Strategic technology and technology merchandise should additionally meet the standards laid out in Article 5, Article 6 of the Law on High Technology No. 133/2025/QH15.
Mr. Tu stated that the identification of strategic technology can be based mostly on three core components together with the want to develop and enhance the competitiveness of the economic system; benefits and potentials of home industries; the capability to type a worth chain and marketplace for technology merchandise.
The new listing has a smaller quantity of strategic technology and technology merchandise than the listing in Decision 1131. The applied sciences and merchandise added this time are primarily targeted on areas with benefits and potentials of home industries, which have already got markets and have a big and direct influence on financial improvement,” Mr. Tu shared.
According to the Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology is at the moment coordinating with many ministries and companies to overview and full the listing. Currently, the Ministry has despatched a file requesting appraisal opinions from the Ministry of Justice.
Not solely specializing in selecting precedence applied sciences, insurance policies to help companies to develop strategic applied sciences are additionally set out to clear up the useful resource drawback for home companies.
Mr. Hoang Anh Tu stated that the State will help companies in creating technology and strategic technology merchandise via many kinds resembling ordering and sponsoring scientific and technological duties, innovation; tax incentives, bidding, funding; help for analysis infrastructure, laboratories and analysis facilities.
Notably, in accordance to Mr. Tu, monetary incentive insurance policies don’t distinguish between giant companies and startups when taking part in strategic technology improvement.