Vietnam is determined to develop AI technology according to open philosophy.

At the seminar "AI for humanity: AI ethics and safety in the new era" held on the afternoon of December 2, within the framework of the VinFuture 2025 Science and Technology Week, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy emphasized that AI is a historic opportunity for Vietnam to make a breakthrough, improve labor productivity, achieve double-digit growth and strengthen national governance capacity. The Deputy Minister said that the Vietnamese AI manifesto is "Humanity - Open - Safety - Autonomy - Cooperation - Inclusion - Sustainability". In particular, AI must become a "national intellectual infrastructure", built on open standards, open data, Make in Vietnam infrastructure and widely applied to promote.

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Vietnam is determined to develop AI technology according to open philosophy.

Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy said that Vietnam issued its first AI Strategy in 2021, but the technology boom in recent years has required a comprehensive update.

By the end of 2025, Vietnam will announce an updated AI Strategy and AI Law - not just a legal framework but a declaration of national vision, identifying AI as the country's "intellectual infrastructure", promoting social welfare, sustainable development and enhancing national competitiveness.

The Deputy Minister emphasized that AI is becoming an essential platform like electricity, telecommunications or the Internet. Any country that masters AI will have a superior advantage in socio-economics and national security and defense. Therefore, Vietnam is building a national AI supercomputing center, an open data ecosystem and "Make in Vietnam" AI infrastructure, and at the same time, deploying comprehensive AI at a fast pace, making AI a universal "intelligent assistant" for all people to improve social productivity and expand access to knowledge.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy delivered the opening speech at the seminar.

According to Deputy Minister Bui The Duy, Vietnam is determined to develop AI technology according to the open philosophy: Open standards, open data, open source code. "Open" is the way to receive global knowledge, master technology, develop Make in Vietnam and contribute back to humanity. "Open" is also a condition to ensure safety and transparency in AI applications.

For the domestic AI market to develop, its application must be widespread enough. The State will promote the application of AI in industries, agencies and public services; in which the National Technology Innovation Fund will allocate 30-40% of its support resources, including AI vouchers for small and medium-sized enterprises, so that the Vietnamese market can truly become the cradle of strong AI enterprises.

"AI transformation is not just "AI application", but a comprehensive restructuring process of organizations, industries and countries based on AI to create new capacities in management, production and innovation, similar to industrialization or digital transformation. With 100 million young, dynamic and tech-savvy people, Vietnam is both a large market and a place to create new AI products. With 11 strategic technology groups, computing infrastructure, rich data, Make in Vietnam digital enterprises and an ambitious research startup community, Vietnam possesses great advantages to go fast and go strong in the AI era", Deputy Minister Bui The Duy emphasized.

Along with opportunities are challenges in ethics, employment and social trust. Therefore, Vietnam advocates developing AI in a fast - safe - humane direction, in which humans are the final decision makers.

Vietnam's AI path is defined by the word "and"

In the coming time, Vietnam will issue a National AI Ethics Code, AI Strategy and AI Law with the following key viewpoints: Risk-based management; ensuring transparency and accountability; putting people at the center; encouraging domestic AI development; developing AI as a driving force for rapid and sustainable growth; and protecting national digital sovereignty based on AI data, infrastructure and technology.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy said that in the digital age, technology is global but data is local. Important applications must operate on Vietnam's AI infrastructure, harmoniously combining global and national platforms. This is an opportunity for developing countries, where the advantage lies not only in core technology but also in the context, culture, data and problems of each country.

The Deputy Minister also affirmed that Vietnam's AI path is defined by the word "and". Global and local; cooperation and autonomy; technology and application; elite and mass; open data and protected data. AI development must be based on four pillars: Institutions - infrastructure - human resources - AI culture, linked and complementary to each other.

AI and AI problems are also an inseparable "and" pair. AI creates challenges, but AI also helps solve them: from training human resources to detecting ethical violations. AI matures through the problems it creates, and it is our responsibility to live with and govern wisely.

"AI is a historic opportunity for Vietnam to break through and become a high-income developed country. Countries that have transformed into dragons or tigers have all made good use of industrial revolutions. After decades of construction and development, Vietnam has become the 32nd largest economy in the world and has all the conditions to enter the AI era, improve labor productivity, achieve double-digit growth, and strengthen governance and national defense capacity.

The Ministry of Science and Technology is committed to always working with scientists, experts, businesses and domestic and international partners to build and develop a safe, humane and humane artificial intelligence ecosystem.

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