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ABOUT VIETNAM INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2025

The Vietnam Innovation Challenge (VIC) is a joint initiative between the Vietnam National Innovation Center (now under the Ministry of Finance) and Meta, launched in 2022. This annual challenge calls for innovative ideas and solutions to support Vietnam’s long-term digital transformation goal. For 2025, the challenge is focused on accelerating Vietnam’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) future through Project ViGen.

Project ViGen is born from a tripartite partnership between the National Innovation Center (NIC) and Meta, the AI for Vietnam Foundation. The NIC acts as the coordinating and supervising partner, ensuring strategic alignment with Vietnam's national goals. The AI for Vietnam Foundation serves as the implementing partner, while Meta provides technical and financial support. Other partners include NVIDIA, Viettel and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

2025 THEME

Building the Foundation for AI in Vietnam with Open-Source Vietnamese Data

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
VIETNAM INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2025

On March 14, 2025, at the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC) - Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, the Vietnam Innovation Challenge 2025 was officially launched, marking the third year of the program aimed at strongly promoting the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in Vietnam. The event, co-organized by NIC and Meta, took place within the framework of the International Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductors Conference 2025 (AISC).

CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON BUILDING AN OPEN VIETNAMESE DATASET FOR AI RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION

As part of the National Innovation Day 2025, the workshop titled “Consultation on Building an Open Vietnamese Dataset for AI Research, Development, and Application” took place with the participation of NIC, Meta, AI for Vietnam, along with numerous experts and leading technology enterprises.

At the event, ViGen introduced its trial version – a significant milestone for Vietnam’s AI ecosystem, marking a major step forward in building an open Vietnamese language data platform to support AI research and development.

Three key outcomes were announced:
🔹 Vi-Primer 1.0 – the largest Vietnamese pre-training dataset to date (50 billion tokens), released under an open license.
🔹 Five comprehensive evaluation frameworks with over 10,000 samples, designed to assess Vietnamese AI models across language, knowledge, reasoning, and real-world application.
🔹 ViGen’s trial platform – an open collaboration space for organizations, enterprises, and researchers to contribute, train, and evaluate models, promoting transparency and knowledge sharing.

The launch of ViGen is not only a major technological milestone but also a call to action for Vietnam’s AI community — uniting enterprises, research institutes, universities, and the broader society to co-create an open, sustainable AI ecosystem that reflects Vietnam’s identity.

The workshop also witnessed the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between NIC, AI for Vietnam, and strategic partners across technology, education, and enterprise sectors to advance the development of open Vietnamese datasets for AI research and applications.

MOU between the National Innovation Center (NIC) and the Institute of Information Technology – fostering AI technology development and contributing to building a sustainable AI ecosystem in Vietnam and globally.

Tripartite MOU among the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT), SotaTek Technology Joint Stock Company (SotaTek), and the non-profit organization AI for Vietnam – contributing to the development of an open Vietnamese dataset for AI research, development, and application.

MOU between Haimaker and AI for Vietnam – promoting AI technology advancement and supporting the creation of a sustainable AI ecosystem in Vietnam and beyond.
MOU between Hyra Compliance and AI for Vietnam – establishing a comprehensive collaboration framework to contribute to building an open Vietnamese dataset for AI research, development, and application.

VIETNAM INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2025
Project ViGen - The COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF THE ENTIRE SOCIETY

Project ViGen is a foundational, impactful work with a significant impact on  the application of AI across all aspects of life in Vietnam. Therefore, this project welcomes everyone to participate - whether you are a developer, researcher, student, or simply an enthusiastic supporter, your contribution is vital.
By creating a robust ecosystem of high-quality, open-sourced Vietnamese datasets and tools for training and evaluating AI models, this project ensures that AI systems can understand and generate Vietnamese naturally—supporting everything from everyday communications to advanced, industry-specific applications.

KEY GOALS

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AI for Vietnam

Open Data Portal: Launch a central platform offering free access to high-quality, open-sourced Vietnamese datasets, including both large-scale pretraining data and specialized evaluation datasets.
Evaluation Framework:  Establish standardized benchmarks and leaderboards to measure and enhance the performance of Vietnamese-capable AI models.
Open-Source Tools: Develop and share tools for data cleaning, annotation, and evaluation, enabling anyone to build on a solid foundation.
Community Building: Foster collaboration among government, academia, industry, and volunteers through hackathons, workshops, and online forums.
Ethical AI: Uphold high standards for data privacy, fairness, and cultural sensitivity throughout all project activities.
For Foundation Model Providers:
Leverage open-sourced datasets to seamlessly integrate native Vietnamese support into AI models like Meta LLAMA, reducing the cost and complexity of building Vietnamese datasets from scratch.
For Researchers & Developers:
Accelerate AI innovation with ready access to comprehensive datasets, robust tools, and models with Vietnamese support, fostering a smarter, more inclusive AI ecosystem. Avoid the cost and complexity of training Vietnamese support models from scratch.
For Businesses &
Individuals:
Enable the creation of AI-driven services that are better tuned to the nuances of the Vietnamese language, enhancing everything from customer support to digital applications.

BENEFITS

Professor Yann LeCun is widely regarded as one of the "Godfathers of AI".
He was one of the four laureates of the 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize, and states:
Project ViGen and the Vietnam Innovation Challenge are not just about advancing technology; they're about building an inclusive AI future that celebrates and integrates Vietnam's unique cultural and linguistic heritage

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Professor Yann LeCun,
Vice President and Chief AI Scientist, Meta

LIBRARY

Download

VIC - ViGen Overview Leaflet

An A4 leaflet providing an overview of the VIC 2025 – ViGen Project, including its mission, timeline, objectives, etc.

Download

"Transforming the APAC Public Sector through Open Source AI: Unlocking Innovation with Llama”

This guide complements the Vietnam Innovation Challenge by providing a roadmap for government agencies to effectively integrate open-source AI technologies.

LATEST INFORMATION

Release of the Report by
Meta and Deloitte

As part of the Announcement of Vietnam Innovation Challenge 2025, the report by Meta and Deloitte was released.






Vietnam and Meta: Unleashing High-Tech Potential for a Bright Digital Future

The Vietnam Investment Forum "Vietnam - Destination for Innovation and Strategic Technology"

Vietnam: A Strategic Piece in the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain

For the first time, the Vietnamese delegation has a "Vietnam Lounge" at the exhibition.

JOURNEY OF VIC 2024

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Now the enthusiasm in Vietnam for these new technologies like AI is, of course, one of the reasons why we are so delighted to support the Vietnam Innovation Challenge. 

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Sir Nick Clegg
President, Global Affair, Meta
Innovation is endless, limitless, and borderless. Vietnam must catch up, progress together, and surpass humanity in the process of innovation

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

450,000 USD

Financial and Non-Financial Support

120+

Media and press

Монтажная область 51

150+

Experts

3.000.000+

Reaches and interactions across multiple platforms

750+

Applications

20+

Countries and territories

Đổi mới sáng tạo không ngừng nghỉ, không giới hạn, không có biên giới, Việt Nam phải bắt kịp, tiến cùng và vượt lên trong tiến trình đổi mới sáng tạo của nhân loại

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Thủ tướng Chính phủ Phạm Minh Chính
I believe that this is a promising step to connect the public sector, private sector, and other socio-economic components to create, test, and implement innovative initiatives, contributing to increased productivity for businesses and promoting sustainable economic development in Vietnam.

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Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dzung

ABOUT NIC

The National Innovation Center (NIC) is an agency under the Ministry of
Finance with the function of developing innovation and startup ecosystems, contributing to model innovation and growth based on innovation, science and technology, and new business models. It supports the improvement of the innovation and digital transformation capacity of enterprises to increase labor productivity and the competitiveness of the economy. NIC acts as a leading innovation hub under four main pillars:

Creating an attractive business environment, and a professional workspace to attract leading domestic and international innovative enterprises economically.

Creating, connecting, and building an open innovation ecosystem with a focus on innovative businesses and start-ups.

Research and propose outstanding mechanisms and policies, and experimental legal frameworks (sandbox) to encourage innovation activities nationwide, ensuring competitiveness in the region and internationally.

Attracting resources, investment funds, and talented human resources to support innovative businesses and start-ups in attracting investment, transferring technology, and commercializing products.

ABOUT META

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses.

When Facebook launched in 2004, the way people connect was changed. Apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp have empowered billions of people around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens towards immersive experiences like virtual and augmented reality to build next-generation social technology.

7 Ton That Thuyet, Dich Vong, Cau Giay, Ha Noi
The Vienam National Innovation Center, Ministry of Finance
Contact:
vic.nic.gov.vn@gmail.com
Mr. The Hung
(+84) 886-460-560