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Strategy or guidance: National Strategy on Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence to 2030.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[],"official_sources":[{"title":"National Strategy on Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence to 2030 (Decision No. 127/QD-TTg)","publisher":"Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)","url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/default.aspx?pageid=27160&docid=202565","document_date":"2021-01-26","document_type":"strategy","tier":1},{"title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)","publisher":"Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)","url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=216334&classid=1&orggroupid=1","document_date":"2025-12-10","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":[],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/ai-regulation-vietnam","source":{"official_source_url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/default.aspx?pageid=27160&docid=202565","source_title":"National Strategy on Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence to 2030 (Decision No. 127/QD-TTg)","source_publisher":"Government of Vietnam legal document portal (vanban.chinhphu.vn)","source_document_date":"2021-01-26","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Generated from the source-backed legacy dataset; overview composed from the listed instruments. Reviewer to add regulators and refine.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"vietnam-law-on-artificial-intelligence","id":"AIPT-POL-0237","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0237","title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence (Law No. 134/2025/QH15)","short_title":"Law on Artificial Intelligence","jurisdiction":"vietnam","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"National Assembly of Vietnam","summary_plain":"Vietnam's first dedicated AI statute, with eight chapters and 35 articles governing the research, development, provision, deployment and use of AI systems. It adopts a risk-based approach, requires human oversight in important decisions, and provides for national AI infrastructure, a national AI development fund, a regulatory sandbox and rules on AI-generated content. 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It targets a top-four ASEAN and top-50 global position in AI, three national big data and high-performance computing centres, national innovation centres for AI and open datasets across sectors. It directs work on a legal framework, infrastructure, talent and application of AI in government and industry, with the Ministry of Science and Technology coordinating.","adopted_on":"2021-01-26","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/default.aspx?pageid=27160&docid=202565","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/vietnam-national-strategy-on-research-development-and-application-of-artificial-intelligence-to-2030"}]}