Hanoi, July 21, 2026 – The Europe Today: Vietnam has approved an ambitious National Digital Transformation Strategy for 2026–2030, with a vision to 2045, aimed at building a prosperous, secure and human-centred digital nation while accelerating economic growth through data and artificial intelligence (AI).
Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Quốc Dũng signed the strategy under Decision No. 1266/QĐ-TTg, placing people and businesses at the centre of the country’s digital transformation as both the driving force and primary beneficiaries of the initiative.
The strategy envisions Vietnam becoming a developed digital nation with comprehensive digital transformation across all sectors, supported by a modern governance system powered by data and AI, robust domestic digital technology capabilities, and strong protection of national digital sovereignty.
The roadmap focuses on three key pillars—digital government, digital economy and digital society—with a series of ambitious targets to be achieved by 2030.
Under the digital government agenda, Vietnam aims to fully digitalise all administrative records and public service procedures while achieving a 99 percent public satisfaction rate for online government services. All ministries, government agencies and local authorities are expected to operate on national shared digital platforms, with government information systems interconnected through standardized national databases ready for AI applications.
The strategy also calls for AI-enabled smart operation centres in every province, electronic personnel records for all public officials, nationwide digital skills training for civil servants, and the provision of AI assistant accounts to government employees to improve public administration. In addition, 70 percent of official statistical indicators are expected to be generated from administrative data, reducing reliance on traditional surveys.
Vietnam also aims to rank among the world’s top 50 countries in the United Nations’ e-government and digital government assessments.
In the economic sphere, the government targets increasing the digital economy’s contribution to at least 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030. The strategy includes plans to support at least 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their digital transformation and establish a minimum of five secure, legally compliant data exchanges to promote innovation and data sharing.
E-commerce is projected to account for between 15 and 17 percent of total retail sales and consumer service revenue, while nearly half of commercial SMEs are expected to participate in major domestic and international online marketplaces. The government also seeks to expand cashless transactions, with their total value reaching 30 times the country’s GDP, and encourages more than 40 percent of SMEs to adopt AI-powered services and shared artificial intelligence platforms.
To bridge the digital divide, the strategy aims to extend fibre-optic broadband connectivity to every household, ensure that at least 95 percent of people aged 15 and above have access to banking or other authorized financial accounts, and provide electronic health records for the entire population. More than 70 percent of adults are expected to possess personal digital signatures, while at least 10 million working-age citizens will receive basic digital skills training during the 2026–2030 period.
The strategy identifies data as a strategic national resource and outlines plans for a unified national data governance framework based on accuracy, security, interoperability and effective utilization. It prioritizes the integration of national, sectoral and local databases covering key sectors such as population, land, business, finance, healthcare, education, labour, transport and the environment, supported by AI-driven analytics to improve policymaking and public services.
Vietnam also plans to expand AI-integrated national digital platforms covering digital identity, payments, mapping, governance, open data, healthcare, education, logistics, agriculture, tourism and smart city development.
To strengthen domestic technological capabilities, the strategy places Vietnamese digital technology enterprises at the centre of national digital transformation. It prioritizes the development of a competitive “Make in Vietnam” digital technology ecosystem focused on AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, semiconductors, software, digital platforms and industry-specific digital solutions.
The government pledged to use public procurement, service outsourcing and regulatory sandbox mechanisms to create market opportunities for locally developed digital products and services, while supporting research and development, innovation, commercialization and collaboration between technology firms, universities, research institutes and government agencies.
Officials said the strategy is expected to enhance national competitiveness, modernize public administration and position Vietnam as a leading digital economy in the region by 2045.
