The Government has issued Decree No. 225/2026, which defines the capabilities, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
MOST is a authorities ministry accountable for state administration of scientific analysis, know-how growth, innovation, excessive know-how, strategic applied sciences, science and know-how capability constructing, mental property, requirements and technical laws, metrology, product and items high quality, atomic vitality, radiation and nuclear security, postal providers, telecommunications, radio frequencies, the digital know-how trade, data know-how functions, synthetic intelligence and associated sectors.
Under the decree, the ministry consists of 25 models.
The administrative models aiding the minister in performing state administration capabilities embrace the Department of Postal Services; Department of Technology Assessment and Appraisal; Department of Engineering Science and Technology; Department of Social Sciences and Natural Sciences; Department of Digital Economy and Digital Society; Department of International Cooperation; Department of Planning and Finance; Department of Legal Affairs; Department of Personnel and Organization; the Ministry Office; the National Commission for Standards, Metrology and Quality; the Authority for Radiation and Nuclear Safety; the Central Post Authority; the National Digital Transformation Agency; the Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence Agency; the Innovation Agency; the Startup and Technology Enterprise Agency; the Intellectual Property Office; the Radio Frequency Authority; the Agency for Science Information, Statistics and Evaluation; and the Telecommunications Authority.
Public non-business models supporting the ministry’s state administration capabilities embrace the Academy of Science and Technology Strategy, VnExpress newspaper, the Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, and the Digital Transformation Center.
The Authority for Radiation and Nuclear Safety is designated as a Class I authority. Both the Authority for Radiation and Nuclear Safety and the National Commission for Standards, Metrology and Quality are approved to make use of the nationwide emblem on their official seals.
The Minister of Science and Technology is accountable for submitting to the Prime Minister the listing of different public non-business models beneath the ministry. The minister can also be approved to outline the capabilities, duties, powers and organizational buildings of subordinate models in accordance with the regulation.
Under the decree, the ministry is accountable for submitting to the Government draft legal guidelines, National Assembly resolutions, ordinances, resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee and authorities decrees beneath the Government’s annual legislative program, in addition to different draft resolutions, initiatives and proposals assigned by the Government or the Prime Minister.
The ministry can also be approved to subject circulars, selections, directives and different authorized paperwork overlaying sectors inside its state administration duties.
MOST is accountable for directing, guiding, supervising and organizing the implementation of authorized authorized paperwork, methods, plans, applications and initiatives.
In addition, the ministry performs state administration capabilities associated to science, know-how and innovation; science and know-how capability constructing; innovation and digital transformation; mental property; requirements, technical laws, metrology and product high quality; atomic vitality; radiation and nuclear security; postal providers; telecommunications; radio frequencies; digital know-how and synthetic intelligence; nationwide digital transformation; digital transactions; and worldwide cooperation and integration.
The decree additionally assigns the ministry a quantity of extra duties.
Tran Thuong