Localities nationwide are shifting the focus of digital transformation from building digital foundations to generating practical value, with AI and data increasingly applied to improve governance, public services and development opportunities.

Vietnam has officially linked its ethnic and religious databases to the National Data Center, turning fragmented records into standardized datasets designed for sharing and use across the country's digital infrastructure.

Vietnam has connected two groups of ethnic data and one religious category data group to the National Data Center as part of efforts to build and integrate specialized national databases. 

For ethnic minority communities, digital transformation offers an opportunity to bring cultural values from villages and communities to wider society.

Vietnam is preparing electronic land-use and property ownership certificates for integration into VNeID, the country’s national digital identity app.

Vietnam has set a Sept. 20 deadline to connect two priority ethnic minority datasets to the National Data Center, as authorities seek to ensure the information is verified, legally valid and ready for official use.

Lao Cai and CMC have launched a five-year partnership designed to turn AI and digital technologies into practical tools for governance, public services and economic development.

Digital transformation at the grassroots level is gradually shifting from a focus on improving administrative efficiency to directly serving economic development needs.

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly widespread, a bank’s competitive edge is no longer determined by technology alone, but also by the quality of its data.

As integration and the digital revolution change the way of life, more parts of daily life are shifting online.

Officials have been told to resolve technical and data bottlenecks quickly as Vietnam works to integrate its ethnic affairs and religious databases with the National Data Center by Sept. 20.

As AI transforms how art is created and taught, Vietnamese educators are seeking ways to embrace the technology without sacrificing cultural identity, human emotion and real-world experience.

ICECH 2026 brought together research on some of the forces directly reshaping business, from artificial intelligence and digital transformation management to innovation, digital finance and sustainability.

Under a new initiative, land parcels will each be assigned a unique identification code independent of administrative boundaries.

Ivan Gorkovenko, Regional Director for Southeast Asia at Softline Group, said Russian businesses should quickly seek local partners and prepare technology-transfer plans to compete effectively in the Vietnamese market.

AI and Big Data are transforming Vietnam’s tourism industry, changing how businesses reach travelers, use data and compete for higher-value visitors.

Vietnam aims to basically complete its national land information system and national land database by the end of 2027 as part of the government's plan to reform land policy, accelerate digital transformation and improve land governance.

Vietnam is drafting an ambitious AI transformation strategy targeting 10 million workers with basic skills and an AI economy equivalent to around 6% of GDP by 2030.

A new decree will expand the national e-ID app to include 206 categories of personal and organisational documents while enabling direct welfare payments.