Due to their ability to generate stable and non-classical quantum states, topological materials are expected to play a pivotal role in the technological breakthroughs of the 21st century.
Việt Nam will require tens of thousands of workers across the nuclear sector by 2035 as the country resumes its atomic energy programme, with experts warning that early and coordinated investment in training will be crucial to the success of future nuclear power projects.
AI should not be developed in isolation by individual agencies or organisations but through an interconnected ecosystem linking the State, universities and research institutes, and businesses.
Between 2018 and 2023, the IAEA directly supported 17 national projects in Việt Nam, while the country also joined 67 regional and interregional projects under the Regional Cooperative Agreement (RCA) and other cooperation frameworks.
The State may cover up to 100 per cent of funding for strategic technology projects commissioned by the Government or financed through the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) and ministerial and local funds.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng has issued a directive urging ministries, agencies and localities to accelerate the implementation of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation tasks in 2026 and ensure full disbursement of allocated funding by year-end.
Despite a mostly complete legal framework for science and technology supported by a variety of new regulations, putting it into practice remains hindered by several bottlenecks.
The 8th International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation opened in Gia Lai Province on Wednesday, bringing together researchers, universities and businesses to promote smart automation as a strategic technology underpinning Việt Nam’s digital transformation and innovation agenda.
STEM majors have attracted more than half of all university applicants this year, marking a notable shift in students' choices amid stronger policy support and rising demand for science and technology talent.
Professor Trần Thanh Vân, President of the Rencontres du Vietnam Association and Director of ICISE, proposed that the Government consider establishing stable medium- and long-term support mechanisms for the ICISE through the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED).
The country needs to transform data into a commodity with economic value to form an efficiently functioning data market.
The capital city has carried out the Politburo's Resolution 57 and only requested support where needed.
Rather than simply adopting new technologies, the Việt Nam Women's Union is shifting towards comprehensive digital governance, transforming its management methods, organisational operations and service delivery.
The 100-day campaign aims to remove key digital transformation bottlenecks, accelerate data-driven governance and improve the delivery of public services.
As Việt Nam accelerates ambitions in AI, semiconductors and other strategic technologies, experts say winning the global talent race will depend on building an ecosystem where scientists and engineers can innovate and create long-term value.
One of the most notable developments since the adoption of Resolution 57 is that AI has, for the first time, been placed at the centre of Việt Nam’s national development strategy.
Fibre-optic connectivity now reaches every hamlet and residential cluster, ensuring broadband internet services are available across the province.
Apart from the ‘digital transformation’ successes that have made people’s lives better, there remain challenges that require coordinated efforts from the Government, the private sector and society to place Việt Nam among the most technological advanced countries.
