Innovation – Driver for new development phase
Innovation has been affirmed as a key driver and powerful strong lever for economic growth as Vietnam enters a new development phase marked by transformation.

Innovation has been affirmed as a key driver and powerful strong lever for economic growth as Vietnam enters a new development phase marked by transformation.

The draft action programme of the Party Central Committee to implement the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress identifies the shift to a new growth model, economic restructuring, and accelerated industrialisation and modernisation, with science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as the core engines, as key tasks.

Ambitious growth targets are intensifying the need to raise productivity and efficiency, pushing enterprises to embed innovation deep into their organisational culture and develop it as a core capability.

If 2023–2025 marked the experimentation phase for AI adoption, 2026 is set to usher in standardisation, with AI becoming a routine component of work. As Vietnam refines its AI-related policies and legal frameworks to ensure safety and ethics, enterprises are increasingly required to establish internal AI standards while sustaining innovation as a growth driver.

Entering 2026, businesses must balance rapid adaptation with stability for employees. Building flexible learning systems, encouraging experimentation, setting clear internal rules on AI use, and reinforcing core organisational foundations will be essential to maintaining innovation momentum and long-term performance./.

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