Vietnam Boosts AI, Quantum Tech with Google Partnership

Google, in collaboration with the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC) and the Da Nang Semiconductor & AI Centre (DSAC), has concluded a four-day AI Solutions Lab in Da Nang, marking a significant step in fostering Vietnam's artificial intelligence ecosystem. The initiative underscores Vietnam's commitment to advancing its technological capabilities. A joint task force will be established to formalize the collaboration, with a strong focus on quantum technology, a strategic frontier of the digital age, and AI-powered solutions designed to enhance the competitiveness and modernize the operations of Vietnamese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This social-first educational initiative aims to equip Vietnamese citizens with the knowledge to identify and avoid sophisticated online scams and fraud, thereby reinforcing the secure foundation necessary for a prosperous digital society. Under a newly issued resolution, citizens are granted the right to control the use of their personal data, access digital services, and receive legal protection in the digital environment. Vietnam's traditional growth model, heavily reliant on low-cost labor, resource extraction, contract manufacturing, and capital accumulation, has reached its limits. The country now requires a sweeping reform agenda to transition from extensive growth to a model driven by productivity, knowledge, science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. An AI ecosystem is gradually taking shape in Vietnam, bringing together institutions, data resources, computing infrastructure, technology enterprises, human resources, and application markets. With strong leadership from the Party and the State, coupled with the determination of ministries, sectors, and localities, Vietnam is expected to achieve important initial milestones in strategic technology development within this year. The nation's challenge lies not merely in training more engineers and scientists, but in cultivating a generation capable of mastering, improving, and ultimately creating core technologies. Furthermore, Vietnam has identified cybersecurity and quantum technologies as key areas, adding them to its list of 10 strategic technology groups, recognizing science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation as breakthrough drivers of national development. The government is progressively streamlining its regulatory framework to clear institutional bottlenecks and implementing mechanisms designed to spur innovation and technology adoption, pivoting from a resource-heavy approach to one focused on practical results with stricter project monitoring. The development of digital literacy is being promoted through various means, including exhibitions showcasing notable scientific and technological achievements of the People's Public Security Force in safeguarding national security in cyberspace. These also provide information on common forms of online fraud and cyber scams, along with practical guidance on prevention. Information Source: VietnamPlus English