Ninh Binh leaders work with Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Programme delegation

At the meeting, representatives of the provincial Department of Science and Technology briefed the delegation on key achievements and the province’s demand for cooperation and investment in technology, innovation and digital transformation.

In implementing the Politburo’sResolution No. 57-NQ/TW, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 06-NQ/TU on a breakthrough strategy for developing science and technology, innovation and digital transformation through 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The Provincial People’s Council has also approved a digital transformation scheme for 2026-2030, with the goal of placing Ninh Binh among the country’s top 10 localities in terms of digital government maturity by 2030. The province aims to have the digital economy account for at least 30% of GRDP, while 80% of data is to be reused in handling administrative procedures.

Ninh Binh currently has 40 science and technology organisations, 23 science and technology enterprises and 10 certified innovative start-ups.

The province is working to establish a New Energy Research and Development Centre in cooperation with KEPCO E&C of the Republic of Korea and to recognise its first provincial-level Innovation Centre.

In particular, Ninh Binh has proposed a list of strategic technology products, including a digital twin of Ninh Binh’s heritage, a digital twin of its coastal and delta areas, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles combined with LiDAR, AI and GIS technologies to create three-dimensional digital records of historical sites and scenic landscapes.

The province is also developing modern technology spaces at the Nam Cao University Area and Ha Nam Hi-Tech Park.

Ninh Binh expressed its desire to cooperate in developing AI human resources; applying language and multimodal AI in public services and tourism; developing digital twins of heritage sites and three-dimensional technologies; studying the “Research Arena” model; enabling Ninh Binh start-ups to participate in the Media AI Hub platform; and engaging in activities related to Vietnamese AI model evaluation, data governance, and safe AI.

Representatives of the delegation introduced WASP as Sweden’s largest private research programme, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, with a total budget of around 720 million EUR for the 2015-2034 period.

WASP currently has 498 PhD students, 83 internationally recruited faculty members and more than 80 corporate and institutional partners, involving leading Swedish universities such as Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linköping University, Lund University, Umeå University and Uppsala University.

WASP has particular strengths in human resource training and the development of multilingual artificial intelligence, digital characters and virtual assistants.

At the meeting, members of the delegation and representatives of provincial departments, agencies and businesses discussed opportunities for cooperation in research and development, the development of pilot investment projects in AI, innovation and high technology, as well as the connection of Ninh Binh enterprises, universities and research organisations with WASP’s research and industrial ecosystem.

Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Dang Thanh Son expressed his hope for cooperation in developing AI human resources and connecting Hoa Lu University and universities in the Nam Cao University Area with WASP member universities through scholarships, exchanges of PhD students and lecturers, among other activities.

He also called for cooperation in training the province’s digital transformation workforce.

The two sides will jointly study and pilot AI applications to address specific challenges facing Ninh Binh.

In particular, given the strengths of WASP Media & Language in language models, virtual assistants, conversational digital characters and three-dimensional spatial reconstruction, which closely match the province’s needs, Son expressed his hope that the delegation would study practical challenges facing Ninh Binh and work together to develop solutions and jointly create opportunities for businesses from both sides.

He also called for stronger business connections and efforts to attract investment in research and development facilities in the province’s Hi-Tech Park and Nam Cao University Area, as well as for the sharing of experience in data governance and the development of safe and responsible AI.

The Vice Chairman assigned the provincial Department of Science and Technology to serve as the focal point for coordinating cooperation between the two sides, with a view to developing specific areas of cooperation, and requested that the provincial Innovation Centre participate in these cooperative activities.

Ninh Binh pledged to create favourable conditions, within the framework of Vietnamese law, to ensure effective cooperation between the two sides./.