At the meeting of the Government Steering Committee on Science, Technology Innovation and Digital Transformation Development and Project 06 held on March 18, Prime Minister Fan Mingzheng requested that at least 3% of the 2025 national budget be allocated to science and technology development.

On March 18, Vietnamese Prime Minister Fan Mingzheng in Hanoi held the government science, technology, innovation and digital transformation development steering committee first meeting and the 06 project meeting delivered a speech, instructed to speed up the administrative procedure reform, with a view to the future to promote science and technology development.

the meeting was held offline and online. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Ministers Hu Defu and Pei Qingshan, as well as leaders of various ministries, industries and 63 provinces and municipalities across the country attended the meeting.

According to the "Government News" report, the Prime Minister urged the Ministry of Science and Technology and other relevant agencies to quickly remove institutional bottlenecks to ensure that institutions become development drivers, resources and inspiration.

Government leaders also demanded that at least 3 percent of the 2025 state budget be allocated to science and technology development.

He emphasized that it is necessary to increase infrastructure investment and enrich human resources training methods to meet current development needs.

Prior to this, on March 13, Prime Minister Fan Mingzheng signed a decision on the establishment of the Government's Science and Technology Innovation and Digital Transformation Development Steering Committee and the 06 project.

The committee is headed by the Prime Minister and is responsible for studying and proposing to the government and the Prime Minister the development of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation of national strategies, policies and solutions.

The Commission is responsible for overseeing the implementation of Project 06, the development of demographic data, identification and electronic authentication data applications, and administrative reform efforts.

It is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the government's action plan for the realization of Politburo Resolution 57-NQ/TW of December 22, 2024 on scientific and technological development, innovation and national digital transformation.

According to Resolution No. 57, by 2030, Vietnam strives to become one of the top 3. in the digital competitiveness and e-government development index in Southeast Asia, one of the top 50 countries in the world, and the level of artificial intelligence research and development in Southeast Asia, and become Vietnam has advantages. A number of digital technology fields and industry development centers, with at least 5 developed countries equivalent digital technology companies.

By 2050, the digital economy will reach 50% of the national GDP, making Vietnam one of the top hubs of the region and the world's digital technology industry, and one of the top 30 countries in the global innovation and digital transformation.