The law, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026, is expected to promote national digital transformation process, paving the way for domestic tech enterprises to grow sustainably, integrate deeply into the global market, and contribute to establishing a new position for Viet Nam on the world stage.
At the January 15 event, Party General Secretary To Lam called for more efforts to place Vietnam among the top three Southeast Asian countries for digital technology research and development by 2030.
As of the end of 2021, just 8 per cent of cooperatives around Vietnam had applied high technology and digital technology in production. The problem is that investing in high-tech agriculture is still risky because it requires a lot of funds but does not guarantee immediate success if there is a lack of staff and a weak distribution network.
The Ministry of Information and Communications is piloting the deployment of a “community digital technology team” in localities to promote digital transformation and bring people to the digital environment so they can pioneer the use of digital platforms and digital technology, thereby becoming drivers to promote the government’s stronger digital transformation.
UNICEF and the STEAM for Vietnam Foundation have just signed a cooperation agreement to help Vietnamese children have equal learning opportunities in the field of STEAM.
