Thu, Sep 18, 2025, 08:37:00

Mr. Hoang Quang Phong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Bui Hoang Phuong, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology launched the "Make in Viet Nam Digital Technology Product" Award in 2025
The "Make in Viet Nam Digital Technology Product" Award is an official award in the field of digital technology of the Ministry of Information and Communications (now the Ministry of Science and Technology) organized since 2020, to award Vietnamese organizations and enterprises with outstanding digital technology products. To honor digital technology products researched, designed and produced by Vietnamese people, capable of solving domestic problems and conquering the international market.
At the launching ceremony, VCCI Vice Chairman Hoang Quang Phong and Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong jointly performed the event activation ceremony, affirming their commitment to accompany and effectively support digital technology enterprises.
In 2025, the "Make in Vietnam Digital Technology Product" Award will continue to have 5 main categories: Best Product, Product with International Competitiveness, Product Solving Social Problems, Innovative Product and Potential Product. In particular, this year, for the first time, the award added the category "Strategic Digital Technology Product", aiming to encourage Vietnamese enterprises to master and develop core technologies and platform technologies to serve national digital transformation. This is considered an important highlight, demonstrating the strategic orientation in making Make in Vietnam products become the driving force for the development of the digital economy and digital society.
The role of VCCI is not only as a coordinating organization, but also a channel connecting enterprises with policy resources, promoting digital transformation, supporting trade and investment promotion, and contributing to creating a favorable environment for Make in Vietnam products to develop extensively and make breakthroughs in the digital economy.
According to Mr. Nguyen Khac Lich, Director of the Department of Information Technology Industry, 2025 is the 6th year the award has been held. At the same time, for the first time, the award will honor outstanding strategic digital technology products in the List of strategic technologies and strategic technology products in Decision No. 1131/QD-TTg dated June 12, 2025 of the Prime Minister.
Also according to the representative of the Organizing Committee, the time to receive registration and submit application documents is from September 4 to October 22. Online application submission form at the Electronic Information Portal: giaithuong.makeinvietnam.mst.gov.vn
The 2025 Award has 8 categories, of which the organizing committee continues to maintain 7 categories as last year, including: Outstanding digital technology products in the fields of industry and construction (information technology industry; mining industry; energy, processing, manufacturing industry; consumer goods manufacturing industry; construction); Outstanding technology products in the fields of agriculture, resources and environment (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, resources and environment); Outstanding digital technology products in the fields of transportation, post and logistics; Outstanding digital technology products in the fields of education, health, culture, society; Outstanding technology products in the fields of finance, banking, trade, services (finance, banking, trade, insurance, tourism); Outstanding digital technology products for foreign markets; Potential digital products.

The Organizing Committee has replaced a new digital technology product category of the 2024 award with a strategic digital technology product category, which includes applied products: Artificial intelligence, digital copy, virtual reality/augmented reality; cloud computing technology, quantum, big data; blockchain technology; next-generation mobile network technology (5G/6G); robotics and automation technology; semiconductor chip technology.
For the potential digital technology product category, it only applies to micro, small enterprises or innovative startups established under Vietnamese law (if it is a foreign-invested enterprise, Vietnamese people must own at least 51% of the total shares).
For the category of outstanding digital technology products for foreign markets, in addition to domestic enterprises with Vietnamese people holding controlling shares, the category of enterprises established abroad but with Vietnamese people owning at least 51% of the total shares will be added.
For the remaining categories, enterprises established under Vietnamese law (if it is a foreign-invested enterprise, Vietnamese people must own at least 51% of the total shares) and units and career organizations with digital technology products researched, designed, created, manufactured in Vietnam and put into practical application.
Each award category will have the following awards: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Top 10. Digital technology products, solutions and services winning Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will receive trophies and certificates of achievement.
The award ceremony will be held in December 2025 within the framework of the National Forum on Developing Vietnamese Digital Technology Enterprises
