On November 28, 2025, the scientific workshop "National Program for Strategic Technology Development - International Experience and Recommendations for Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City National University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, emphasized the need to build a long-term strategy associated with effective and synchronous implementation between the State - Institutes, Schools - Enterprises. In the context of the world entering a technological innovation cycle at an unprecedented speed, mastering core technology is becoming a decisive condition for the competitiveness of each country.
In his opening speech, Mr. Hoang Anh Tu, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology , said that the Ministry is submitting to the Prime Minister for promulgation the National Science, Technology and Innovation Program to develop strategic technology products with priority for immediate implementation. He cited Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on science, technology and innovation development to 2030, which clearly pointed out that Vietnam's biggest bottleneck is not yet mastering core technology and strategic technology.
Mr. Hoang Anh Tu, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Engineering, Ministry of Science and Technology, spoke
Based on Decision No. 1131/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the List of strategic technologies and strategic technology products, including 11 technology groups and 35 product groups, the Ministry of Science and Technology has drafted the Prime Minister's Decision promulgating the "National Science, Technology and Innovation Program for Developing Priority Strategic Technology Products for Immediate Implementation". Mr. Tu emphasized that the goal by 2030 is to master at least 60% of core technologies, achieving a localization rate of 60%, and at the same time affirming that enterprises, institutes and schools play a decisive role in the capacity to absorb, develop and master technology.
Sharing the same view, Prof. Dr. Mai Thanh Phong, Rector of the University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University, affirmed that the purpose of the event is to exchange international and domestic experiences, providing useful information for policymakers in building appropriate strategic technology development programs. As a leading technical university, he expressed his expectations for the specific programs and policies that will be implemented soon, and affirmed the readiness of the team of scientists and lecturers to accompany the State in realizing Resolution No. 57 on scientific and technological breakthroughs, innovation and national digital transformation.
Prof. Dr. Mai Thanh Phong, President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU-HCM, spoke about the development orientation of strategic resources and technology infrastructure.
Building a strategic technology ecosystem: International experience and a model for creating it in Vietnam
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lam Quang Vinh, Head of the Department of Science and Technology of VNU-HCM, analyzed international experience in developing a strategic technology ecosystem, in which research universities play a key role in connecting three pillars: research infrastructure - businesses - management agencies. From the lessons of countries such as the US, South Korea, Japan and the EU with the CHIPS Act and K-Strategic Tech programs, he proposed three groups of solutions for Vietnam: (1) Developing core technology research clusters at universities, forming innovation networks in businesses; (2) Implementing a sandbox mechanism to shorten the cycle from testing to commercialization; (3) Synchronous investment in production - R&D - training of high-quality human resources.
From the perspective of a technology enterprise, MSc. Phan Van Han, Director of the Global Service Support Center, CT Group, presented the dual growth strategy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) - one of six priority strategic technology product groups. He said that key components such as control chips, remote identification modules, data transmission systems, distance measuring lasers or electric motors are all areas that Vietnam needs to proactively develop if it wants to form a domestic UAV supply chain. Dual-purpose UAVs - serving the socio-economy while meeting security and defense requirements - are also in line with the orientation of the new phase of the Strategic Technology Program.
According to Mr. Phan Duc Trung, Chairman of the Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Assets Association, blockchain is becoming a trusted data infrastructure layer in many economies. According to him, leading countries all take data standards, cross-border identification and traceability as the foundation for deploying interconnected digital services. Mr. Trung said that Vietnam's inclusion of "blockchain infrastructure and application layers" in the list of strategic technology products is an appropriate step to build a digital economy based on authentic, transparent data and real-time monitoring capabilities, while emphasizing the need for accompanying institutional development to ensure the market is both innovative and compliant.
Blockchain, Sovereign AI and Six Strategic Technology Groups: Foundations for a New Growth Phase
Mr. Tran Huyen Dinh, Chairman of the Fintech Application Committee, Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Asset Association, said the five-layer structure of the real asset tokenization model (RWA) according to the National Strategic Technology Program, includes: (1) Scalable base layer Blockchain; (2) Available data infrastructure serving public applications; (3) National data authentication and traceability platform; (4) Real asset tokenization platform; (5) On-chain data analysis system serving transaction monitoring.
Mr. Tran Huyen Dinh, Chairman of the Fintech Application Committee (VBA), shared about RWA at the workshop
Mr. Dinh cited a Boston Consulting Group report, predicting that the global RWA market size could reach $19,000 billion by 2033, equivalent to more than 10% of global GDP, while financial institutions such as BlackRock, JP Morgan, HSBC or Deutsche Börse's D7 platform have issued a total value of RWA of over $35 billion by 2025. He said that highly compliant operating models such as green bonds issued on the Orion platform in Hong Kong or OpenEden's tokenized US Treasury fund show that RWA can be effectively integrated with the traditional financial system if there is a set of transparent data - identification - audit standards.
According to him, Vietnam's inclusion of blockchain in the group of strategic products not only creates a reliable data infrastructure layer but also opens up opportunities to form a compliant digital asset market, in line with the monitoring requirements under Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP on piloting the crypto asset market and orientations in the Law on Digital Technology Industry.
In the field of AI, Dr. Nguyen Van Yen, Member of the Board of Directors of VNPT, emphasized the need to build "sovereign AI", in which the Vietnamese language model, HPC infrastructure, national testing center and data security standards are the core pillars. According to him, sovereign AI will reduce dependence on foreign platforms, ensure data security requirements and create a foundation for the digital industry.
Representing a technology enterprise in the application field, Mr. Nguyen Ba Dat, Zalo AI Product Director, introduced Zalo Digital Citizen Assistant - an AI platform that localizes official data applications and integrates directly with the Zalo ecosystem. After two months of implementation, the platform has recorded more than 300,000 users, demonstrating the effectiveness of the industry-based AI model in the context of a sharp increase in demand for online public services.
Overview of the Workshop "National Program for Strategic Technology Development - International Experience and Recommendations for Vietnam"
Regarding the deployment orientation, Mr. Hoang Anh Tu emphasized six strategic technology groups that are prioritized for immediate deployment, including large language models and Vietnamese virtual assistants, AI cameras processing at the edge, autonomous mobile robots, 5G-5G Advanced network equipment, blockchain infrastructure and application layers, and UAVs. These are fundamental technology groups that shape national competitiveness and the ability to participate deeply in the global value chain.
Mastering core technology is becoming a race that determines the position of countries in the new global economic order. Countries that hold foundational technology not only create high added value but also control the value chain, shape standards and ensure economic and defense security.
For Vietnam, the shift from technology adoption to mastering core technology, from participating in the value chain to positioning in key industries is not only a development ambition but also an inevitable requirement to ensure autonomy and sustainable development.
The high consensus from the State-institute, school-enterprise ecosystem in forming strategic industries such as AI, blockchain, UAV, 5G and other foundational technologies is opening up prospects for Vietnam to not only narrow the technology gap but also create breakthroughs in a number of key areas, contributing to realizing the goal of becoming a high-income developed country by 2045.
Source: https://mst.gov.vn/phat-trien-cong-nghe-chien-luoc-tru-cot-nang-tam-nang-luc-canh-tranh-quoc-gia-197251130221237143.htm
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