Complete the database of major strategic technology problems
In the document, the Department of Information Technology Industry, Ministry of Science and Technology, drafts and recommends that ministries, branches and localities review, update and publish major problems in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation. Accordingly, big problems need to come from real needs, have a scale that affects many fields, inter-regions or key industries and have measurable results.
Big problems also need to ensure consistency with current orientations and lists of strategic technology, artificial intelligence applications, Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, blockchain, semiconductors, quantum technology, nano, 5G, 6G mobile information, satellite information... to bring breakthrough value. The Department of Information Technology Industry noted that choosing to avoid spreading out and concentrating resources on a few problems can lead.
According to the Department of Information Technology Industry, ministries, branches and localities can update the database of major problems on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation at the address: https://btl.cncns.gov.vn/. The database summarizes the problem, the leading unit, the field and the type of funding used. Thereby, technology businesses can connect with ministries, branches and localities to participate in solving the problem.
According to the Department's previous instructions on publishing the list of major problems, official dispatch 873/BKHCN-CNCNTT, the roadmap for implementing major problems is determined in the period 2026-2030. Financial resources include state budget and socialization. The results of implementing the big problem must be measured and monitored with information, data, and values contributing to socio-economic growth such as GDP, GRDP, innovation index - GII, digital economy, administrative reform, and labor productivity.
At the regular Government press conference on July 4, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong commented that strategic technology requires the participation of heads of ministries, branches, ministerial-level agencies and localities. He also emphasized that "strategic technology problems must take commercial efficiency as a measure for strategic products".
He said a number of technology problem groups have a high level of readiness and the ability to create initial products in 2026 such as AI cameras, autonomous mobile robots, UAV products, smart education platforms and a number of vaccine products, biological products, and biotechnology in agriculture. For highly complex strategic technologies such as satellites, high-speed railways or technologies related to rare earths, a thorough research and development process and a specific roadmap to 2030 are needed.
Nam Nguyen