Authorized by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung has officially signed the Government's proposal to present the Artificial Intelligence Law Project to the National Assembly, according to Mr. Ho Duc Thang, Director of the Ministry's National Institute of Digital Technology and Digital Transformation.
"If approved by the National Assembly in its ongoing session, Vietnam will become one of the first countries in the world, alongside the EU, South Korea, and Japan, to enact a specialized law on AI," he said.
Vietnam is emerging as a new hub for high-tech manufacturing, thanks to strategic investment flows, a dynamic workforce, and increasing integration into the global supply chain. In this context, AI has become a breakthrough factor, restructuring production processes, enhancing efficiency, and promoting data-driven operational models.
In recent years, the government has continuously issued important policies to develop and apply AI, considering innovation and AI as strategic priorities until 2030, with a vision to 2045. Vietnam has also announced a list of strategic technologies and products, with AI placed at the forefront, demonstrating a strong commitment to making AI a core driver of high-tech growth.
According to Mr. Thang, this is the clearest evidence of the strong commitment of the Party and the State of Vietnam to AI development as a top strategic technology. The core spirit of the AI Law is not to tighten management but to create a transparent, safe legal corridor based on risk management to promote innovation.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicts that AI will contribute over $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030.
For Vietnam, a forecast by Boston Consulting Group indicates that AI could contribute up to $130 billion to Vietnam's GDP by 2040.
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