As strategic technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, semiconductors, and next-generation networks like 5G and 6G are rapidly expanding, Vietnam has identified strong digital infrastructure as a prerequisite for mastering and effectively deploying these innovations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged immediate institutional and digital infrastructure reforms to ensure seamless two-tier local governance, while chairing a July 28 conference in Hanoi reviewing the internal restructuring of ministries and sectors and assessing the first month of operations under the new model.

The Government has established the National Data Development Fund, with an initial capital of VND1 trillion (US$38.4 billion), to strengthen digital infrastructure and promote data governance.

VOV.VN - Ericsson is ready to support Vietnam in developing telecommunications infrastructure and adopting new technologies, said Borje Ekholm, CEO of Sweden’s Ericsson Group during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Stockholm on June 13.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on April 13 urged Bac Ninh province to develop modern and synchronised digital infrastructure and digital platforms.

VOV.VN - The General Secretary To Lam has requested the rapid completion of legal and policy frameworks in 2025, aiming to remove all obstacles hindering the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has urged the information and communications sector to focus on developing digital infrastructure, strongly accelerate the application AI and promote the digital industry, contributing to the whole country’s efforts to advance to a new era of prosperity and growth.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group officially launched the 5G network on October 15, becoming the first to officially provide this service in Vietnam.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh recently signed a decision approving the digital infrastructure by 2025 with a vision to 2030.

VOV.VN - The development of science-technology and innovation is an inevitable trend, an objective requirement, and a top strategic priority for the world today, and Vietnam has no choice but to transform itself to keep pace with this trend, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a policy dialogue on September 25 as part of the ongoing fifth Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum.