Vietnam’s collection of precedence applied sciences is pushed instantly by the nation’s main challenges and the sensible wants arising in particular sectors and fields of the financial system.
On June 1, the Ministry of Science and Technology held its common press convention in Hanoi, chaired by Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong.
According to a report offered on the press convention, in May, the Ministry of Science and Technology continued to implement a complete vary of key duties aimed toward bettering establishments, advancing science and know-how, fostering innovation, and accelerating the nationwide digital transformation agenda. These efforts yielded optimistic outcomes, contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development.
Specifically, high-tech exports accounted for 50.76 p.c of whole merchandise exports as of the primary quarter. According to the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Index launched by StartupBlink, Vietnam climbed 5 locations to rank fiftieth globally, its highest place ever.
As of May, the nation had 963 science and know-how enterprises, 20 science and know-how buying and selling flooring, and 37 innovation facilities throughout 26 of the nation’s 34 provinces and cities. The proportion of absolutely on-line public service functions reached 50.2 p.c by May, whereas the digital financial system’s value-added contribution in 2025 was estimated at 14.02 p.c of GDP, equal to roughly US$72.1 billion. Postal service income in May was estimated at VND8.5 trillion (US$323 million), up 30 p.c year-on-year in contrast with the identical interval in 2025.
Vietnam additionally recorded 110.5 million cell broadband web subscriptions, together with 24.29 million 5G subscriptions, together with 25.62 million mounted broadband web subscriptions nationwide.
Regarding the implementation of Decision No. 21/2026/QD-TTg issued by the Prime Minister on the development of strategic applied sciences and strategic know-how merchandise, Mr. Luu Quang Minh, Deputy Director General of the Department of Science, Technology, and Engineering below the Ministry of Science and Technology, acknowledged that essentially the most vital breakthrough of the brand new coverage lies in its shift in strategy.
Specifically, Vietnam is just not searching for to comply with world know-how tendencies. Instead, the collection of precedence applied sciences is pushed instantly by the nation’s main challenges and the sensible wants of particular sectors and industries throughout the financial system. This strategy helps keep away from know-how decisions primarily based on short-term tendencies or fragmented funding that fails to generate merchandise and technological capabilities with tangible sensible worth.
The listing of precedence strategic applied sciences focuses on areas with the potential to ship breakthroughs in productiveness whereas strengthening nationwide protection and safety. These embody synthetic intelligence (AI), Big Data, cloud computing, semiconductor and specialised chip applied sciences, and next-generation telecommunications networks.
In addition, fields comparable to robotics and automation, digital twin know-how (a digital mannequin that precisely replicates a bodily object), cybersecurity, superior microbiology, new power and superior supplies, rare-earth extraction and processing, aerospace applied sciences, and trendy railway applied sciences have additionally been recognized as strategic priorities.
Mr. Luu Quang Minh emphasised that below this strategy, know-how development must be intently linked to clearly defined finish merchandise. This implies that each mission must establish a succesful implementing entity and display a viable marketplace for its outputs, thereby avoiding a scenario during which scientific analysis is disconnected from sensible demand and real-world functions.
By Tran Binh – Translated by Kim Khanh