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On April 22, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a working session with the Ministry of Science and Technology on implementing science and technology tasks, innovation and digital transformation according to Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo, Conclusion No. 18-KL/TW of the Central Committee and conclusions of the Central Steering Committee and the Government Steering Committee. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a working session with the Ministry of Science and Technology on implementing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation tasks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Also attending were Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc; Deputy Prime Ministers Ho Quoc Dung and Nguyen Van Thang; Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan; Minister, Head of the Government Office Dang Xuan Phong; leaders of a number of ministries, branches and agencies. According to reports and opinions at the meeting, in recent times, the implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW has been implemented drastically, achieving many positive results, initially creating clear changes, recognized and supported by people and businesses. Accordingly, in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology has advised and submitted to the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister to promulgate 10 laws and 1 resolution, 35 decrees, 60 decisions. Regarding the development of strategic technology and science and technology ecosystem, 11 strategic technology groups with 35 strategic technology products have been issued. By 2025, there will be 53 science and technology organizations reaching regional and international levels, 6 high-tech parks, the export proportion of high-tech products will reach nearly 50%; Vietnam ranks 44/139 countries on the global innovation index, and its startup ecosystem ranks 55th in the world. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung points out important directions in the coming time - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Regarding digital infrastructure, by the end of March 2026, the 5G network coverage rate by population is 91.9% with over 22.4 million subscribers; Mobile Internet speed ranks 14th in the world, fixed internet speed ranks 9th in the world; IPv6 infrastructure ranks 7th in the world. Regarding digital economy, digital government, digital society, the number of digital technology businesses increased sharply, adding 1,394 businesses. Export of digital technology products is estimated to reach over 45 billion USD, up 32.2%; Export turnover of digital technology products is estimated at 172 billion USD; The scale of e-commerce reached 36 billion USD (3 times higher than in 2020). Total funding for the field of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation in 2026 approved by the National Assembly is 65,020 billion VND (30,720 billion VND for regular expenses and 34,300 billion VND for development investment). To date, 92.27% of regular expenditures and 68.58% of investment expenditures have been allocated; The remaining are continuing to be reviewed for allocation. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung: Prioritize resources, increase the proportion of spending on developing strategic technology, high technology, core technology - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac In concluding remarks, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasized that Resolution 57 is a strategic orientation and has a particularly important meaning; The organization and implementation must be more drastic, substantive, and effective, in accordance with the guiding spirit of General Secretary and President To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee. The Prime Minister highly appreciated the recent efforts of the Ministry of Science and Technology in advising and organizing the implementation of Resolution 57, and the basic institutions and policy mechanisms were perfected; promote infrastructure and technology development; Science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation are deployed strongly and widely, spreading to most industries, fields, and all aspects of life. Besides, there are still delays in implementing tasks; Institutions, mechanisms and policies in some areas are still inadequate; Some documents guiding laws have not yet been promulgated; The mechanism for mobilizing social resources, public-private cooperation, placing orders, assigning tasks, contracting expenses, and using funds still has problems. Download Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tucs speech - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac The link between research, application, training and the market is still weak; The commercialization of research results, the development of technology enterprises, innovative startups, and the development of science and technology markets have not met requirements. Digital infrastructure, digital data, digital platforms, strategic technology, and high-quality human resources still have major bottlenecks; The formation of a data ecosystem, data sharing, and use of data to serve governance, administration, and socio-economic development are still not synchronized. Prime Minister Le Minh Hung pointed out important directions in the coming time. Accordingly, it is necessary to prioritize resources and increase the proportion of spending on developing strategic technology, high technology, and core technology in the total annual budget expenditure for science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation (Resolution 57 requires allocating at least 3% of total annual state budget spending for science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation). Download Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dungs speech - Photo: VGP/Nhat BacInnovating management thinking, shifting the focus of business support policies from input to output-based support; Completely remove barriers associated with taking controlled risks, focusing on management, finance, investment mechanisms and increasing autonomy for science and technology service un
