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On the afternoon of May 11, 2026, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, head of the Government’s Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation, digital transformation and Project 06, chaired the Committee’s third meeting of 2026. The meeting was attended by Pham Gia Tuc, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Head; General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Deputy Head; Deputy Heads Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Ho Quoc Dung, Le Tien Chau; and General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security, Deputy Head. Leaders of ministries and localities who are Steering Committee members also participated.
This was the first meeting after the Government was restructured. The Standing Office of the Steering Committee was moved to the Ministry of Public Security from the Ministry of Science and Technology to meet new task requirements.
The meeting noted that revenue of the digital technology sector in April 2026 was estimated at USD 24 billion. The Committee reviewed and assessed the situation, results, progress and impediments, and proposed tasks and measures for May, the second quarter, and the period ahead.
As of May 3, 2026, the total number of tasks under the political program (Resolution 11/NQ-CP, Program 02-CTr/BCDTW and other conclusions of the Steering Committee) stood at 1,136 tasks, with 662 tasks completed, achieving 58.3%.
The Committee reported tangible outcomes across science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, including adjustments to 10 groups of strategic technologies and approval of 30 strategic technology products. International publications increased by 11.3%, and 2,441 standards and norms were reviewed.
Digital infrastructure development continued to support connected services, processing, storage and data-sharing needs for digital transformation. Mobile network coverage reached over 99% of the population for 3G and 4G, while 5G coverage reached 91.9% and is projected to reach 97% by the end of 2026. Mobile Internet speed ranked 11th out of 104 countries, and fixed Internet ranked 12th out of 154 countries.
Under the Project 06 framework, the meeting cited progress including over 27.7 million new national ID cards issued, more than 70.2 million electronic identification accounts activated, and the VNeID platform delivering 50 utilities. The Committee also noted integration of 20.2 million driving licenses and 7.4 million vehicle registrations, issuance of 26.4 million health insurance cards, authentication of over 156 million bank customer records, and the “Digital Education for All” platform attracting over 1.6 million learners.
Administrative reform and simplification of business conditions were pursued in line with digital transformation and data. By April 29, 2026, eight Government resolutions were issued, delegating 136 administrative procedures, abolishing 186 procedures, simplifying 396 procedures, and removing 890 business conditions.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasized direct leadership by heads of ministries and agencies and reiterated the Steering Committee’s motto to strictly implement the directive of General Secretary and President To Lam: “Breakthrough actions, spread the results,” with a requirement to deliver substantive, effective and measurable results from 2026 onward.
He set priorities including completing overdue tasks by May 2026 and not allowing any new overdue tasks. He also called for accelerating the building, connecting, sharing and cleansing of data, with concrete deadlines in 2026 for national and sectoral databases, and for decisive reform of administrative procedures and business conditions in line with Conclusion 18-KL/TW.
The Prime Minister directed that strong strategic technologies be developed with concrete results in 2026 rather than chasing trends. He also urged practical implementation of the triple-helix model (State – Institutes/Universities – Enterprises) to unlock resources for research and development and commercialization of technology, shifting from scattered research to demand-driven contracting with clear problems, concrete products, specific markets and special financing mechanisms, even with controlled risk.
On data and infrastructure, he instructed the bringing of the National Centre for Data into effective operation, addressing systemic data gaps nationwide, and ensuring backbone infrastructure supports ministries, agencies and localities. He also requested rapid completion of the architecture for the national digital framework by mid-2026 and to fix data “gaps” nationwide, with coordination between the Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant agencies to produce a roadmap by mid-2026 and complete it in July 2026.
For infrastructure and service delivery reform, ministries were urged to finalize public administrative procedures and business conditions, publish them publicly, and ensure coherent guidance for implementation. The Police and related agencies were instructed to ensure the national public service portal and the online administrative procedures system operate smoothly from May 2026 and maintain stable operation.
Regarding task systematization and governance, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Science and Technology to lead with the Ministry of Public Security in reviewing and systematizing tasks assigned by higher authorities, focusing on key tasks. He also directed the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Interior Ministry to mature the governance framework for coordination of procedural services, and to issue clear standards for national data and digital platforms.
On funding and resources, the Ministry of Science and Technology was asked to coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to promptly issue technical-economic norms and guidelines for budgeting in data, AI, cloud computing, digital platforms, strategic technologies and digital transformation tasks, with a target completion date in mid-2026.
The Prime Minister concluded by stressing the need for monthly briefings and progress reports, ensuring that the Nghị quyết 57 and Đề án 06 drive tangible results by 2026. He requested updated implementation plans immediately after the meeting to maintain strong momentum.
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