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Dedicating at least 1% of state budget spending to digital transformation along with specific mechanisms for investment, procurement and technology testing is considered an important change in the national digital transformation development policy, contributing to speeding up the implementation of large-scale digital projects from the central to local levels. Download Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of the National Digital Transformation Department (Ministry of Science and Technology) - Photo: VGP/Thu GiangDecree No. 224/2026/ND-CP of the Government issued on June 24, 2026 detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Digital Transformation has added many new mechanisms to remove obstacles in investment, procurement and implementation of digital transformation tasks using the state budget. The new regulations are expected to create a more open legal corridor, promoting the deployment of digital platforms, national databases and software systems serving digital transformation. According to Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of the National Digital Transformation Department (Ministry of Science and Technology), Decree 224 has 6 outstanding new points, focusing on resolving bottlenecks in mechanisms, procedures and responsibilities in the process of implementing digital transformation tasks. Minimum spending 1% of state budget spending on digital transformation According to Mr. Le Anh Tuan, the first new point is that digital transformation is for the first time established as an independent budget spending area. Previously, funding for digital transformation was integrated in different fields and industries, so there was no separate resource allocation mechanism. With the State Budget Law and the Law on Digital Transformation, digital transformation has become an area of budget spending with a minimum level of 1% of total annual state budget spending. Decree No. 224/2026/ND-CP issued on June 24, 2026 has specified spending tasks and spending content for digital transformation, creating a clear legal basis for estimating and allocating resources. Support up to 30% of business Digital technology testing fees The second new point is the mechanism to support testing costs for digital transformation products and solutions. According to previous regulations, businesses must pay all their own costs to test products. Even if the test is successful, businesses are still unlikely to officially deploy it because they must continue to participate in bidding and will only be able to do so if they win the bid. To encourage innovation and promote new technology solutions, Decree 224 allows a maximum support of 30% of testing costs, but not more than 15 billion VND/business/testing task. This mechanism is expected to significantly reduce financial risks for businesses when participating in testing of testing tasks. solutions for digital transformation.Special mechanism for national digital platforms and databases. Another important new point is a specific mechanism for national digital platforms and national databases. These are all large-scale projects with extremely important meanings, requiring rapid, synchronous and unified implementation from the central to local levels. To meet that requirement, Decree 224 allows appointing an enterprise to carry out the entire process from research, project planning, design to implementation. According to Mr. Le Anh Tuan, this regulation is to ensure implementation progress as well as synchronization of national-scale digital systems, avoiding fragmentation. Separating multiple implementation units creates problems in the implementation process. Allows a business to both design and deploy software. The fourth new point is that internal software projects are designed and deployed flexibly. Previously, regulations required the design unit and implementation unit to be separate. However, the characteristic of software development is a continuous process, including requirements analysis, design, construction, testing and often adjusting according to the actual needs of users. Separating the two implementation units makes the software development process inflexible, generates many procedures and is not suitable for the characteristics of digital products. Decree 224 allows a business to simultaneously carry out both software design and deployment. Thanks to that, when there is a request to adjust functions or change design, businesses can proactively do it immediately without interrupting the implementation process. Relieve the pressure of responsibility on investors in obtaining quotes. One of the major difficulties in implementing digital transformation projects in recent times is determining the estimated price. Previously, investors had to get quotes from businesses to make estimates. However, many investors are concerned about legal risks if businesses quote prices incorrectly or raise prices incorrectly, leading to fear in the process of appraisal, bidding or appointment of contractors. To overcome this problem, Decree 224 has added regulations on the responsibilities of investors. Specifically, if the investor fully, publicly, and transparently collects price quotes according to regulations, he or she will not be responsible for cases where the enterprise falsely raises the price. The responsibility lies with the business providing the quotation. The new regulations are considered to contribute to relieving fear, helping investors become more bold in the process of implementing digital transformation projects. Allowing businessesSoftware development teams directly manage and operate the system. The last new point of Decree 224 concerns the management and operation of software systems after being put into use. According to Mr. Le Anh Tuan, many digital systems can only operate effectively when regularly managed and maintained. However, in the past, the software development enterprise and the enterprise performing administration and maintenance
