

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just issued Decision No.749/QD-TTg approving the national digital transformation program until 2025, with a vision to 2030. Its target is to let Vietnam enter the list of world’s top-50 nations regarding E-Government Development Index (EGDI).
Witnessing a satisfying increase of 3 positions to 42 out of 129 nations/economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019 and realizing the importance of innovation to the national development, Vietnam is planning to put more focus on improving this rating via a series of practical activities.
The national festival for innovative startup 2019 (Techfest 2019), held by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Ha Long City of Quang Ninh Province, successfully concluded. It was able to present the positive overall picture of innovative startup activities in Vietnam.
The recent online conference held by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Hanoi to update the latest information for the ranking of Global Innovation Index 2020 (GII) revealed that Vietnam has been constantly improving its position, standing at the 42th out of 129 nations this year, an increase of 3 positions compared to 2018.