On the morning of September 23, at the Quang Ninh City Convention Centre, the Quang Ninh City People’s Committee held the 2026 Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Forum.
Delegates discussed strategies and directions for innovation and international integration in Vietnamese higher education in the new period; promoting transnational education cooperation through international joint training programmes; and ensuring quality, credit transferability, and employability for students.
Việt Nam has identified science, technology, and digital transformation as top breakthroughs to achieve rapid and sustainable development, and rise in the global value chain.
The Ministry of Science and Technology is developing a national strategy to attract and use talent, focusing on flexible mechanisms including risk acceptance in research, increased autonomy for public science organisations and benefit-sharing from research results.
Landmark directive is central to Việt Nam’s strategic goal of becoming a modern, industrialised middle-income country by 2030 and achieving high-income developed nation status by 2045.
In the financial system, the capital market must play a central role, not only in providing financial resources, but also creating confidence for investors, say experts.
PM Chính stressed that the advancement of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, along with a highly skilled workforce, requires an inclusive approach that engages citizens and businesses in the process.
Experts and heads of leading local and international companies discussed the business outlook and strategies for development in a volatile business environment at a forum in HCM City.
Science and technology have contributed over 30% of added value to agricultural production and 38% of added value to the production of plant varieties and livestock breeding, according to the assessment of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Defining the development of science, technology, and innovation as an important task in creating the foundation and driving force for agricultural development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) set the target of increasing the contributions of science, technology, and innovation to agricultural growth through research, transfer and application activities.
Việt Nam must prioritise the development of its mining sector with a focus on the implementation of science and technology, particularly digitalisation technologies, said researchers and industry leaders during a conference held Tuesday in Hà Nội.
Technology applications have played an important role in helping the food and beverage (F&B) market in Việt Nam get back on track after two years of challenges due to the pandemic, experts have said.
