Circular 31 identified 10 groups of key digital technology products and services as following:

1. Group of products and services of AI, digital twins, virtual reality/augmented reality: Vietnamese language model; virtual assistant; specialized artificial intelligence; digital twins; Metaverse; smart devices processing AI;

2. Group of products and services of cloud computing, quantum, big data: Equipment and software of cloud computing systems; cloud computing services; quantum computing services, quantum communication; large-scale data centers;

3. Blockchain technology products and services group: Blockchain technology application software products; traceability system; Blockchain network infrastructure;

4. Group of products and services for next-generation mobile networks (5G/6G): 5G/6G and later-generation wireless access network equipment and solutions; 5G/6G and later-generation core network equipment and solutions; high-speed IP transmission equipment and solutions...;

5. Robot and automation product and service group: Autonomous mobile robots; industrial robots; software, digital platforms for robot development, control and operation;

6. Semiconductor chip product and service group: Specialized chips, AI chips, IoT chips;

7. Group of aviation and space products and services: Low-altitude remote sensing and telecommunications satellites; ground stations and satellite control; unmanned aerial vehicles; software and digital platforms for the development, control and operation of satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles;

8. Group of network security products and services: Electronic identification and authentication platform equipment and software; network information security products: security products for terminal devices, network layer security products; application layer security products; data protection products; firewall solutions, intrusion detection and prevention; security solutions for critical infrastructure and national databases;

9. Group of products and services of national digital platforms and shared digital platforms: Digital platforms in the List and plan for implementing national digital platforms and shared digital platforms of industries, fields and regions issued under Decision No. 2618/QD-BKHCN dated September 11, 2025 of the Minister of Science and Technology and decisions supplementing and amending this Decision; and

10. Group of IoT products and services: IoT devices, software, platforms.

Circular 31 shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

The Ministry of Science and Technology said that the Law on the Digital Technology Industry (No. 71/2025/QH15) provides special incentives for investment projects producing key digital technology products and services. These incentives include tax, land, and investment incentives, as well as direct state support for factory construction, infrastructure, and equipment. Enterprises in these projects also receive preferential customs treatment.

The Government also approved a plan to implement the Law on Digital Technology Industry scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026. The law is expected to promote national digital transformation process, paving the way for domestic tech enterprises to grow sustainably, integrate deeply into the global market, and contribute to establishing a new position for Viet Nam on the world stage. 

The new list is built upon selectively inheriting 16 former key information technology products announced in Circular 19/2021/TT-BTTTT, dated December 3, 2021 by the former Ministry of Information and Communications, and then supplemented with digital technology products and services that meet key criteria based on concretizing the Party and State's guidelines and policies on science, technology, and innovation./.