At the Ministry of Science and Technology’s (MOST) 2025 year-end convention held on December 26 in Hanoi, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung declared that this 12 months represents not only a coverage milestone, however “a transformation in mindset.”
“Vietnam must now grow through total factor productivity, technological depth, and the strength of domestic enterprises,” he mentioned. “Science, innovation, and digital transformation are the foundations of a new development era.”
2025 – The 12 months of transition
Minister Hung described 2025 as a “pivot year”, marking the tip of the outdated improvement logic and the start of a new nationwide framework the place science and innovation are central to productiveness and resilience.
He famous that this imaginative and prescient has been institutionalized by means of key legislative reforms and Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo, which elevates the three pillars – science and expertise, innovation, and digital transformation – to the very best strategic degree, driving Vietnam towards high-income standing.
“In the past five years,” Hung mentioned, “we have built a new frame of reference – a new way of thinking, new approaches, and new roles. From here, our task is no longer to talk about concepts, but to turn them into measurable national capabilities.”
“Never before has science been so close to business”
Former Minister Nguyen Quan praised the sector’s achievements in 2025, calling it a “breakthrough year” in connecting scientists with enterprises and strengthening the “triple helix” of the State, academia, and enterprise.
He additionally recommended the Ministry’s pioneering work in reforming administration mechanisms and drafting landmark laws – together with new legal guidelines on synthetic intelligence and digital trade, alongside revisions to current science and expertise legal guidelines.
“These were not just routine amendments,” Quan famous. “They required enormous intellectual and physical effort from our teams to deliver on the scale demanded by Resolution 57.”
Science and expertise income surpasses 5 quadrillion VND
Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong reported that 2025 was a document 12 months for the science and expertise sector, attaining whole income of 5.465 quadrillion VND, contributing 1.44 quadrillion VND on to GDP and 115 trillion VND to the state price range.
He mentioned Vietnam has shifted from “management to creation,” with institutional reforms serving because the “breakthrough of breakthroughs” – the important situation for science and innovation to develop into an actual growth engine.
Within 10 months of restructuring, MOST drafted and submitted 10 legal guidelines, 1 decision, 22 decrees, 5 Prime Minister selections, and 49 circulars, making a complete authorized framework for the nation’s strategic expertise pillars: digital trade, synthetic intelligence, excessive expertise, nuclear power, metrology, requirements, expertise switch, and mental property.
For the primary time, Vietnam has issued a National List of Strategic Technologies and Products, setting clear priorities for innovation-led growth.
Deputy PM outlines 5 priorities for 2026
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, attending the convention, praised the sector’s progress, noting that the Ministry has “fulfilled most of its 473 assigned tasks” beneath Resolution 57.
He highlighted three core achievements:
A breakthrough in institutional constructing,
Strengthened nationwide science and expertise capability, and
A decisive shift in governance mindset.
However, he additionally warned of ongoing challenges – together with gradual Internet entry in distant areas, uneven 5G rollout, and delays in implementing some nationwide packages.
Looking forward to 2026, he outlined 5 key priorities:
Completing and implementing new science and expertise insurance policies in apply;
Expanding nationwide science packages;
Building a strong innovation ecosystem;
Deepening the hyperlink between science, innovation, and the National Digital Transformation Program (Project 06);
Accelerating from planning to measurable outcomes.
“If 2025 was the year of preparation and institutional readiness,” Dung mentioned, “then 2026 must be the year of action – moving from doing something to doing it thoroughly and effectively.”
He expressed confidence that, with unity, mind, and dedication, Vietnam’s science and expertise group will obtain breakthroughs in 2026–2030 – laying the groundwork for a affluent, innovation-driven economic system.
Du Lam