Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc on August 11 signed Prime Ministerial Decision No 139/QD-TTg, officially issuing the "International Cooperation Strategy on Strategic Technologies to 2030."

The strategy focuses on six key solution groups: creating a favorable environment for cooperation; implementing international commitments and agreements; enhancing access to advanced technologies; improving technology development capacity; providing support for enterprises; and offering policy advisory.

This strategy is expected to make practical contributions to the development of strategic technologies aimed at sustainable development, ensuring national defense and security, and strengthening national technological autonomy.

At the recent 33rd Diplomatic Conference, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan affirmed that, in line with Party Resolutions No. 57 and No. 06, international integration and diplomacy—specifically science and technology diplomacy—have been positioned as a "strategic breakthrough". This pillar now stands independently and on equal footing with economic and political-security integration.

Notably, Vietnam has officially decided to establish and develop the Global Vietnamese AI Expert Network. This initiative aims to attract and mobilize Vietnamese AI experts worldwide while establishing international-standard mechanisms for leadership, training, and knowledge transfer to enhance the quality of Vietnam’s AI human resources.

In tandem with expanding international cooperation, Vietnam is also refining its research and testing infrastructure. On August 4, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung signed Prime Ministerial Decision No. 1483/QD-TTg, approving a project to "Develop a system of national research centers, testing facilities, and key national laboratories focused on strategic technologies."

Under the project, by 2030, Vietnam aims to upgrade, invest in, and operationalize at least eight national key laboratories. Priority will be given to sectors including: digital technology and next-generation mobile networks (6G); robotics and automation; advanced biology and biomedicine; advanced energy and materials; cybersecurity and quantum technology; marine, ocean, and underground sciences; and aerospace and aviation.

Furthermore, Vietnam strives to establish at least four national research and testing centers focused on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), biotechnology, advanced materials, and high-speed and urban rail systems.