The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has just released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 report. With the overall score increasing from 36.2 in 2024 to 37.1 in 2025, Vietnam maintained its 44th position out of 139 countries and economies , maintaining the same ranking as in 2024.
A "very rare" achievement in history
During a meeting with Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung on the morning of September 25, WIPO Director General Daren Tang highly appreciated the role of the Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam's strategic development. He pointed out that Vietnam is considered a model for combining intellectual property and innovation in developing countries.
For many years, Vietnam has consistently ranked high in terms of efficiency in the GII. With its jump from 76th in 2013 to 44th in 2025, “very few countries can match Vietnam’s pace of development in the rankings,” he said. This is also a “rare achievement in history.”
He also expressed his admiration for Vietnam's vision and continuous efforts in the fields of science , technology and innovation, especially through Resolution 57 issued at the end of 2024.
Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung shared that Vietnam is aiming to form a start-up nation based on digital technology and innovation. Vietnam's innovation is innovation for all people. Innovation must bring science and technology to touch, change and solve practical problems in Vietnam.
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Within the framework of the working session, WIPO and the National Office of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of intellectual property to support Vietnam in achieving its goals of breakthrough development in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
The six priority areas for implementation include: Intellectual property laws, policies and strategies; Global intellectual property protection system; Capacity building and support for businesses; Innovation, research and commercialization; Intellectual property awareness, education and training; Capacity building, organizational governance and dispute resolution for intellectual property agencies.
Vietnam aims to be in the top 30 of the Global Innovation Index
At the workshop "Introducing the Global Innovation Index 2025 and Vietnam's Results" held on the same day, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that Vietnam aims to be in the top 30 GII in the next 5-10 years.
To improve the ranking, the Minister pointed out four priority directions, including continuing to improve institutions and the Vietnamese innovation environment, removing legal barriers, financial mechanisms, intellectual property, and encouraging businesses to invest in R&D and apply new technologies.
The Minister of Information informed that from now until the end of the year, the Laws on Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and High Technology will be amended with the main idea of turning research results into assets that can be traded, only then will there be a Vietnamese science and technology market.
"Intellectual property must become an asset of the enterprise, can be valued, bought and sold, included in financial reports, can be collateral for loans, capital contributions, especially new technology assets," said the Minister of Science and Technology.
The remaining three priorities include strong investment in science and technology infrastructure, innovation and digital infrastructure; developing high-quality human resources, from STEM education innovation, connecting universities, institutes and businesses, to policies to attract and use domestic and foreign talents; and promoting innovation in businesses.
According to the head of the Ministry of Science and Technology, if the above tasks are done well, innovation capacity will become the true strength of the nation, contributing to realizing the 2045 goal, making Vietnam a developed, creative and powerful country.
Previously, at the working session, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung asked WIPO to support the construction of a "patent map" for 11 strategic technologies of Vietnam; measure the impact of research, development, and innovation (STID) on economic growth; and upgrade the intellectual property platform (IPAS) with the participation of 3 parties: WIPO, Vietnamese technology enterprises, and the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam.
According to Mr. Daren Tang, for Vietnam to enter a new development chapter, there are three things that need to be done immediately. These are strengthening investment in research and development; improving and building human capacity to concretize creative ideas into tangible results; and shifting from assembly and production to an intellectual economy.
Comparing the story of innovation to a river flowing from the mountains to the sea, the Director General of WIPO commented that the source of the river is research and development (R&D).
"The more we invest in R&D, the stronger our river flowing to the sea will be. However, for the flow to be gentle and coordinated, we need to have support solutions so that the ideas of Vietnamese people gradually become typical for the region and the world," he said.
Source: https://mst.gov.vn/rat-it-quoc-gia-theo-kip-toc-do-phat-trien-doi-moi-sang-tao-cua-viet-nam-197251121100003591.htm
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