Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, regarding breakthroughs in the development of national science and technology (S&T), innovation, and digital transformation (DX), has opened a new opportunity for the development of the country in general and Hai Phong City in particular. To realize this vision, the City Steering Committee has issued Work Program No. 01-CTr/BCĐ to specify the core objectives, key tasks, and implementation roadmap for Resolution 57 in Hai Phong for the year 2026.
- Strategic Vision and Breakthrough Indicators for 2026
Hai Phong identifies S&T, innovation, and DX as organically linked to GRDP growth, labor productivity enhancement, and enterprise competitiveness. The city has set the following determined and specific goals:
- Digital Infrastructure: Expand 5G coverage to 95% of the population, prioritizing production areas, seaports, and high-tech industrial parks.
- Digital Government: Ensure 100% of work files at the city and commune levels are processed in an electronic environment; provide 100% of full-process online public services for all eligible procedures.
- Innovation: Form innovation startup enterprises and promote the commercialization of research results based on the three-key-players: the State, educational institutions, and businesses.
- Development of Priority Strategic Technology Products
Closely following Decision No. 2815/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister, Hai Phong is concentrating resources on developing and mastering core technologies. Strategic products prioritized for immediate implementation include:
- Large Language Models (LLM) and specialized Vietnamese virtual assistants.
- AI cameras with edge processing for urban, traffic, and security monitoring.
- 5G mobile network systems and equipment, and Block chain network infrastructure for traceability.
- Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for applications in logistics and agriculture.
- Key Solution Groups
To achieve the aforementioned goals, the city is implementing a synchronized set of solution groups:
- Perfecting institutions and experimental mechanisms: Implementing a controlled experimental mechanism (sandbox) for strategic technology products tailored to local practical conditions.
- Human resource development: Implementing policies to attract excellent foreign scientists and overseas Vietnamese to work in Hai Phong. This includes training high-level engineers and experts through specialized Master's and Doctoral programs focusing on core technologies.
- Promoting cooperation and linkages: Forming strategic technology alliances consisting of enterprises, research institutes, and universities. The city will proactively order S&T tasks within the framework of bilateral and multilateral international cooperation.
- Market support: Organizing investment and trade promotion programs; implementing interest rate support packages and innovation vouchers for enterprises.
- Discipline in execution and implementation roadmap
City leaders require that implementation must ensure the principle of "clear people, clear tasks, clear responsibility".
- The Department of Science and Technology serves as the focal point for synthesis, coordination, and inspection of the implementation progress of various units.
- Departments, sectors, and Commune People's Committees must build detailed implementation plans according to their functions and tasks, to be completed within January 2026.
- The city will regularly organize inspections and supervision to promptly remove obstacles and handle responsibilities if delays occur.
The drastic implementation of Resolution 57 is not only a political task but also an inevitable path for Hai Phong to become a national hub for S&T and innovation. With the close direction of the City Steering Committee and the consensus of the business and academic communities, significant changes in the city's science, technology, and innovation development are expected in 2026.