Vietnam is aiming for artificial intelligence (AI) to contribute approximately 6% of the country's GDP by 2030 under a draft National AI Strategy, recently released for public consultation by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The strategy envisions Vietnam developing strong capabilities in AI research, development, deployment, and technological mastery, while leveraging AI to drive comprehensive national transformation. AI is expected to become a core capability integrated across public administration, business operations, decision-making processes, public services, and key economic sectors.
The draft sets out five major objectives. First, Vietnam aims to rank among the top three ASEAN countries and the world's top 30 nations in the Government AI Readiness Index by 2030.
Second, the country plans to build a national AI computing platform that will provide government agencies, research institutes, universities, startups, and small and medium-sized enterprises with affordable access to computing resources. At least five Vietnamese-language AI models are also targeted for development.
The strategy further calls for international AI research publications to increase by 10% annually and for universities to graduate at least 10,000 AI, data science, and related specialists each year.
By 2030, Vietnam also aims for AI adoption in at least 70% of large enterprises, 50% of medium-sized firms, and 40% of small and micro businesses, supporting the development of a robust domestic AI ecosystem.
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