A historically significant highlight is Vietnam’s adoption of a new growth model driven by science and technology, innovation and digital transformation. This marks a decisive shift from an input-based development approach to a knowledge- and productivity-driven economy.
The congress carries particular significance as Vietnam enters a new development phase amid complex global and regional situation, according to Dr Ung Quoc Hung, Chief Engineer at France’s Setec Nucléaire group and Vice Chairman of the network of overseas Vietnamese nuclear energy experts (VietNuc).
The most significant achievement in recent years has not been a single technological success, but a fundamental shift in awareness, mindset and ways of doing. Vietnam has established a new framework in which science, technology, innovation and digital transformation are judged by outcomes, with socio-economic effectiveness as the core benchmark.
Chairman of the Israel-Vietnam Friendship Association and former Deputy Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Eyal Buvilski said that the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam represents both a reflection on past achievements, and a clear forward-looking vision defining national goals and priorities for the years ahead.
Informing the UN official about some of Vietnam’s achievements in sci-tech development, innovation, and digital transformation, Deputy PM Nguyen Chi Dung highlighted that the country and the UN have recorded progress in their sci-tech relations, with cooperation in strategic areas matching global trends and bilateral cooperation demand.
Party General Secretary To Lam has called for the amendments to the Capital Law to adopt an innovative, long-term approach, creating a strong legal framework to help Hanoi fully unlock its potential, pilot new models, and pursue breakthrough development, while ensuring discipline, transparency, and public interest.
Hanoi’s new growth model must be closely linked to institutional reform, a significantly improved business environment, talent attraction and retention, the creation of growth hubs, innovation spaces, and ecosystems, thereby generating sustainable development momentum.
Vietnam must pursue radical economic restructuring and a new growth model driven by science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to achieve double-digit growth from 2026, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a nationwide conference on January 8 reviewing 2025 performance and launching tasks for 2026.
Innovation has been affirmed as a key driver and powerful strong lever for economic growth as Vietnam enters a new development phase marked by transformation.
The draft action programme of the Party Central Committee to implement the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress identifies the shift to a new growth model, economic restructuring, and accelerated industrialisation and modernisation, with science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as the core engines, as key tasks.
Vietnam is aiming to become a high-tech economy with the STI pillars identified as the enablers, and the local conditions enable their rapid development, said an Israeli expert.
After one year, both awareness and action across the political system have improved, underscoring the Resolution’s timeliness and effectiveness in removing bottlenecks and driving development.
Prof. Dr. Tran Dai Lam, Director of the Institute of Materials Science at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), emphasised that intellectuals should nurture national responsibility and ambition, be ready to take on challenges, evaluate research outcomes by international standards, and engage in collaboration across different sectors.
2025 represents a shift in development mindset, with the science and technology sector tasked to turn concepts into tangible capabilities, concrete results, and measurable value for the country.
Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also Head of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, chaired the committee’s conference on December 25 to review its performance in 2025 and set key tasks for 2026.
General Secretary Lam emphasised the need to develop concrete applications and products serving socio-economic development and people’s needs, with public and business satisfaction as the ultimate measure. Digital transformation must be closely linked with administrative reforms, organisational streamlining and the effective operation of the two-tier local administration model.
The 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, themed “Emulation for innovation, creativity, acceleration, and breakthrough to lead the nation into an era of strong, civilised, and prosperous development”, is scheduled to take place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi from December 26 to 27.
The portal, which can be accessed at sangkien.gov.vn, was built to address the urgent need to mobilise collective intelligence and unlock the creativity of the entire population, in accordance with the directives of the steering committee for the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on creating breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said the forum took place at a particularly meaningful moment, marking one year since the implementation of Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, and ahead of 2026 which is described as the starting year of a new era for the country.
The Startup Festival 2025 marked the largest annual event summarising a year-long startup support programme.