Starting in 2026, the city pledges to allocate 4% of its budget to science and technology. These funds will form the basis for creating a network of large-scale science laboratories in Hanoi, according to Tran Anh Tuan, Director of the city's Department of Science and Technology, speaking at the TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 press conference on December 3rd.
Part of the infrastructure will be located at leading universities: a laboratory for energy and ecology will be created at the Vietnam National University, and a laboratory in the field of biological and medical sciences will be established at the Hanoi Medical University.
A key feature of the project is that these will be "open laboratories" - spaces where different teams can come, use equipment, conduct research, and implement joint projects.
This format offers several advantages:
- universities gain access to real business challenges, rather than being limited to theory;
- businesses gain access to top scientists, research, and equipment without having to build their own infrastructure;
- the city experiences rapid growth in technology and startups.
In the future, these laboratories will become a key base for research and development of modern technologies.
"Only by creating a complete infrastructure, increasing investment, and building sufficiently sustainable mechanisms can we form an ecosystem capable of generating truly breakthrough technological ideas," emphasized Tuan.
According to him, in the coming years, Vietnam will be able to form full-fledged research groups in areas such as genetic engineering and stem cell technology - provided that the share of investment in research, development, and the development of systemic infrastructure is increased from 1% to 2% of GDP. This will, for the first time, provide the country with sufficient resources for truly in-depth scientific research.