People verify their biometric identity using fingerprints when registering for medical examinations and treatment at Thanh An Medical Centre, the northern province of Dien Bien.

Vietnam approves national digital transformation strategy for 2026-2030

HANOI (VNA) -- Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decision approving the National Digital Transformation Strategy for 2026–30, with a vision to 2045, setting out ambitious targets to build a prosperous, secure and human-centred digital nation while accelerating economic growth through data and artificial intelligence (AI).
Issued under Decision No. 1266/QĐ-TTg, the strategy places people and businesses at the centre of the country’s digital transformation, identifying them as both the driving force and the primary beneficiaries of the process.
Vietnam aims to become a developed digital nation where digital transformation is implemented comprehensively across all sectors and serves as the country’s principal development model. The strategy envisions a modern system of national governance powered by data and AI, strong domestic capabilities in strategic digital technologies, platforms and products, and firm protection of national digital sovereignty.
The strategy outlines three groups of objectives covering digital government, the digital economy and digital society.
Under the digital government pillar, Vietnam targets the full digitalisation of all administrative records and the results of administrative procedures by 2030.
It aims for 99 percent public satisfaction with online public services, while all ministries, sectors and localities are expected to use national shared digital platforms for governance, public administration and service delivery.
All government information systems will be connected through national data-sharing services, while every national, sectoral and provincial shared database will be standardised, interconnected and made ready for AI applications.
The strategy also calls for all provincial smart operation centres to be upgraded with AI capabilities for analysis, forecasting, early warning, monitoring and decision support.
Every public official and civil servant will have an electronic personnel record, and all government employees will receive digital skills training. Officials responsible for digital transformation and information technology will receive regular technology updates, while every public servant will be provided with an AI assistant account and trained to use AI-powered tools in public administration.
In addition, 70 percent of official statistical indicators are expected to be compiled from administrative data sources, 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.

(Latest Update July 22, 2026)