In 2024, the number of applications for the establishment of industrial property rights processed by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam reached a record high.

In order to meet, acknowledge and express gratitude from the City Leaders to outstanding scientists and intellectuals who have made great contributions to the city's socio-economic development, the City Party Committee, People's Council, and Can Tho City People's Committee organized a meeting of outstanding scientists and intellectuals in the Spring of At Ty 2025 in the morning of January 22, 2025, at the Hall of the Can Tho City People's Committee.

On January 13, 2025, in Hanoi, the Politburo and the Central Party Secretariat held a national conference on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. The conference was held in both in-person and online form. General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the Central bridgehead.

Hanoi continues to lead the rankings of the 2024 local innovation index (PII) constructed and announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology, on December 30, 2024 in Hanoi.

With the goal of applying digital technologies in managing the "One Commune One Product Program for the period for 2021-2025" (OCOP Program), the project "Research on building a digital transformation model in managing the One Commune One Product Program in Ben Tre province" was implemented, aiming to take advantage of the great benefits of digital technology to promote the sustainable development of products under the OCOP Program in the locality.

In order to develop the purple onion cultivation in Soc Trang province and other provinces/cities in the region, the Institute of Technology Application, Ministry of Science and Technology has been assigned to preside over the implementation of the independent state-level project: "Research on the application of scientific and technological advances in the preservation and processing of purple onions (Allium ascalonium) in Soc Trang province".

In order to evaluate the results of science and technology (S&T) activities in 2024 and deploy key tasks for 2025, on January 14, 2024, Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology held a Conference to summarize the S&T sector in 2024.

In District 12 (Ho Chi Minh City), the deployment of GIS software applying and remote sensing technology to manage housing information, environmental resources and urban order has helped detect cases of illegal construction with 99% accuracy.

On December 18, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology held a ceremony to summarize and award the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation and Startup Award I-Star 2024.

In order to evaluate the results of science and technology activities in 2024 and deploy key science and technology tasks for 2025, Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology organized a Science and Technology Sector Summary Conference in 2024 in the morning of January 14, 2025, at the City People's Committee hall.