On May 16, the Vietnam - Austria High-Tech Cooperation and Innovation Forum 2025 was solemnly held in Vienna (Austria). Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung delivered an online speech.

The event was co-organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Austria, the National Innovation Center (NIC), the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce (WKO).

The Forum is a strategic milestone in the process of enhancing comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Austria in the fields of high technology, innovation and digital transformation, the core driving forces for rapid and sustainable growth of the two economies in the new era.

Speaking at the Forum, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung affirmed: “Developing science and technology, innovation and digital transformation is a top priority, playing a central role in improving productivity, growth quality and national competitiveness. In more than 50 years of friendly relations, Austria has not only been an important trade partner of Vietnam in Europe, but also a model for developing source technology, core technology and the national innovation ecosystem.”

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung appreciated Austria's pioneering role in strategic technology fields, such as AI, semiconductors, quantum, and sensors, and expressed his confidence in the potential for extensive cooperation between the two countries.