Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the fifth meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for science, technology, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06 in Hanoi on November 15, 2025. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac)

Concluding the fifth meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for these missions in Hanoi, PM Chinh emphasized that the development of science and technology must be rapid and robust, yet sustainable, extensive, and secure.

Vietnam has made notable strides in science–technology and innovation. It maintained its ranking of 44th out of 139 countries on the 2025 Global Innovation Index. Vietnam is among the world’s top 13 nations with fastest internet speed and its 5G coverage reaching 39.5% of the population.

Vietnam has completed a 3,900-km land-based fiber optic system connecting Vietnam with Singapore. AI data center projects have been carried out by VinAI, FPT, Viettel, VNPT, and CMC, while a Super Data Center is in the making in Ho Chi Minh City. In the first 10 months of 2025, Vietnam earned 142 billion USD from digital product exports, up 27%.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Chinh stressed the need to complete databases by 2025; refine institutions toward transparency, facilitation, and development; and ensure adequate human resources for digital transformation, especially at the grassroots level.

He called for strengthening the “Digital Literacy for All” movement, improving the role of community digital technology groups, and drafting a Government resolution on digital citizens, digital society, and digital government:

“Above all, we must build databases for ministries, sectors, and localities. Each entity must take the initiative in completing its own database, only then can the entire country have unified data. We must be determined and cannot wait any longer,” said PM Chinh.