Decision No. 38/2020/QD-TTg List of high technologies prioritized for development investment and development promotion

DECISION

Promulgating the List of high technologies prioritized for development investment and List of hi-tech products eligible for development promotion^[1]

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government; and the November 22, 2019 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the Government and Law on Organization of Local Administration;

Pursuant to the November 13, 2008 Law on High Technologies;

At the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology,

The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision promulgating the List of high technologies prioritized for development investment and List of hi-tech products eligible for development promotion.

DECIDES:

Article 1. List of high technologies prioritized for development investment and List of hi-tech products eligible for development promotion

1. Promulgated together with this Decision are:

a/ The List of high technologies prioritized for development investment (in Appendix I);

b/ The List of hi-tech products eligible for development promotion (in Appendix II).

2. For high technologies and hi-tech products that are not on the lists mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article but satisfy the conditions specified in Clause 3, Article 5, and Clause 1, Article 6, of the Law on High Technologies and are urgently needed for national socio-economic development, the Ministry of Science and Technology shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related ministries and agencies in, summing up and reporting them to the Prime Minister.

Article 2. Effect and implementation responsibility

1. This Decision takes effect on February 15, 2021, and replaces the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 66/2014/QD-TTg of November 25, 2014, approving the List of high technologies prioritized for development investment and List of hi-tech products eligible for development promotion; the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 13/2017/QD-TTg of April 28, 2017, amending and supplementing the List of high technologies prioritized for development investment and List of hi-tech products eligible for development promotion; and Clause 2, Article 1, and Article 4, of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 34/2019/QD-TTG of December 18, 2019, providing criteria for identification of production and business projects and plans that apply high technologies in agriculture, and supplementing the List of high technologies prioritized for development investment promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 66/2014/QD-TTg of November 25, 2014.

2. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees, and related agencies, organizations and individuals shall implement this Decision.

For the Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
VU DUC DAM

Appendix I

LIST OF HIGH TECHNOLOGIES PRIORITIZED FOR DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT

(To the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 38/2020/QD-TTg of December 30, 2020)

1. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

2. Internet of things (IoT).

3. Big data and big data analytics technology.

4. Blockchain technology.

5. Virtualization, cloud computing, grid computing, edge computing and fog computing technology.

6. Quantum technology.

7. Advanced cybersecurity and information confidentiality technology.

8. Digital twin technology.

9. Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality technology.

10. Building information modeling (BIM) technology.

11. Bioinformatics technology.

12. Geoinformatics applied in hydrometeorological systems, oil and gas exploration and exploitation, and agriculture.

13. Technology for designing, integrating and optimizing telecommunications networks and systems in the national telecommunications infrastructure.

14. Technology for designing and building information systems for lease.

15. Technology for integrating telecommunications technology and information technology systems.

16. Business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), and e-information technology outsourcing (ITO) technology; e-signature certification; digital content creation automation; software test automation.

17. Aviation, space and remote-sensing technology.

18. Technology for designing and manufacturing micro and nano satellites.

19. 4G, 5G, 6G, NG-PON, SDN/NFV, SD-RAN, SD-WAN, LPWAN, IO-Link wireless, network slicing and new-generation optical transport network.

20. Cognitive radio technology.

21. New-generation television technology: encoding and decoding new-generation signals (H.265/HEVC, H.266/VVC); encapsulating and transmitting signals on the Internet platform via next-generation telecommunications networks (4G, 5G, 6G); hybrid broadcast broadband television (HbbTV); interactive television.

22. Technology for designing and manufacturing integrated circuits (IC) and flexible electronics components and microchips.

23. Technology for designing and manufacturing high-definition monitors.

24. Technology for manufacturing embedded computers, servers and high-performance computing systems.

25. Technology for developing operating systems for special-use computers and new-generation mobile devices.

26. Technology for designing and manufacturing new-generation intelligent terminals.

27. Technology for designing and manufacturing smart antennas and phased array antennas in frequency bands.

28. Technology for designing and manufacturing ground-penetrating radars.

29. Technology for designing and manufacturing equipment, software, solutions, platforms and services for digital government, digital economy, digital society and digital transformation in priority fields.

30. Technology for designing and building simulation systems for equipment and means of transport; plant simulation.

31. Smart human-computer interaction technology.

32. Sonar technology.

33. Carbon capture and storage technology.

34. Photonics and smart light technologies.

35. Photovoltaics technology.

36. Hydrogen energy technology.

37. Power microgeneration technology.

38. Non-traditional manufacturing (NTM) technology using ultrasonic, electric spark, chemistry and electrochemistry, plasma, high-pressure waterjet, and laser.

39. Technology for surface treatment and welding in special environments.

40. Advanced forging and embossing technology for making billets of mechanical engineering products.

41. Advanced 3D-printing technology.

42. New-generation drilling technology for oil and gas exploration.

43. Advanced oil and gas exploration and recovery technology.

44. Advanced energy storage technologies.

45. Advanced wind turbine technologies.

46. Technologies for electricity generation powered by tidal, sea wave or geothermal energy; storage of gaseous fuels with high energy density; storage of high-performance, large-capacity renewable energy; fuel cells; high-performance, large-capacity, longevity, safe and environment-friendly lithium batteries; uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with supercapacitors.     

47. Technologies for flexible manufacturing (FM), computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) and intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS).

48. Precision agriculture technology.

49. Technologies for designing and manufacturing control devices and static converters for electricity generation stations powered by renewable energy and smart electricity transmission; chemical industry and ore sorting; electric vehicles; industrial electric drive systems; advanced home electronic appliances; health; construction and agriculture.

50. Technology for designing and manufacturing advanced actuators, controllers, monitoring and diagnostic units for complete equipment systems in plants.

51. Technology for designing and manufacturing high-performance electric machines: substations of 500 kV or higher voltage, gas insulated substations (GIS), and digital substations.

52. Technology for designing, manufacturing and integrating advanced robots; self-propelled equipment.

53. Technology for designing and manufacturing new-generation high-precision computer numerical control (CNC) machine-tools.

54. Technology for designing and manufacturing high-precision high-quality advanced molds with technical functions.

55. Technology for designing, manufacturing, installing and launching jack-up rigs and semi-submersible rigs for oil and gas exploitation and extra-long and extra-heavy structures for oil and gas industry; large-load special-use lifting equipment.

56. Technology for designing and manufacturing large-sized ships and ships with complex properties.

57. Technology for designing and manufacturing drive devices and rail systems for cableless hoists and cableless hoists used in construction.

58. Technology for designing and manufacturing advanced agricultural machinery: new-generation cultivating, tending, harvesting and post-harvest processing machines; equipment systems for industrial-scale food processing and preservation.

59. Technology for designing and manufacturing smart education and training systems and equipment.

60. Smart grid technology; technology for designing and manufacturing equipment and devices for smart grids.

61. Technology for manufacturing automatic environmental pollution monitoring systems.

62. Technology for designing and manufacturing advanced measuring equipment and devices: contactless, non-destructive and light-diffusing measuring devices; LiDAR devices, inertial navigation systems (INS), high-precision electronic compasses; profile projectors; digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and radiometers.

63. Technology for designing and manufacturing advanced optical systems and instruments: complex optical microscopes; high-quality lens, prisms and contact lens; large-capacity laser (except diode laser) projectors; special-use digital cameras; new-generation camera modules.

64. Technology for designing and manufacturing smart systems and equipment for medical diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and human health care.

65. Technology for designing and manufacturing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS), biosensors, smart sensors, and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems. 

66. Synthetic biology and molecular biology technology.

67. Technology for synthesizing advanced biofuels; technology for manufacturing advanced biofuel preparations.

68. New-generation micro-biotechnology.

69. Industrial-scale soilless cultivation technology.

70. New-generation technologies for treating, processing and preserving agricultural products.

71. Neurotechnologies.

72. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering technologies.

73. Nuclear and radiation technologies in industry, agriculture and health.

74. Technology for treating hazardous medical solid wastes with low-temperature sterilization, microwave or plasma.

75. New-generation genomic sequencing technology.

76. Stem cell technology applied in tissue and organ regeneration and disease treatment; technology for disease treatment with immune cells.

77. Technology for industrial-scale propagation and culture of high-quality cell tissues.

78. Genomics, transciptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and metanenomics technologies.

79. Molecular analysis and diagnosis technology.

80. Technology for separating and extracting super-clean active pharmaceutical ingredients.     

81. Technology for manufacturing lyophilized tablets, controlled release tablets, Lidose capsules, targeted therapy drugs.

82. Technology for manufacturing and producing monoclonal antibodies, proteins, recombinant enzymes.

83. Technology for manufacturing antibacterial and antiviral equipment and materials for medical use.

84. Technology for preparing and producing new-generation vaccines, medical biologicals and diagnostic biologicals.

85. Technology for manufacturing and producing microorganic preparations up to international standards.

86. Technology for manufacturing new-generation fertilizers, pesticides, plant growth regulators, and erogenous agents for aquatic animals up to international standards.

87. Extraction technology in industrial-scale production of super-clean materials.

88. Technology for upcycling polymers.

89. Catalytic and absorbent material technology.    

90. Physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technologies.

91. High-class nanomaterial and nanocoating technology.

92. Nanotechnology in manufacturing.

93. Technology for manufacturing pure metals and special alloys.

94. Technology for metal corrosion inhibition in marine and island environments and special industrial processes.

95. Technology for manufacturing high-quality pre-cast non-metallic reinforced concrete components.

96. Technology for 500-kA aluminum electrolysis.

97. Technologies for manufacturing advanced materials: materials for manufacturing micro-electromechanical components and smart sensors; semi-conductor, optoelectronic and photonic materials; invisible materials; self-healing materials; magnetic materials; advanced 3D-printing materials; super-durable and ultra-light materials; materials and devices in constant or permanent contact with fluid, bone, tissue or blood; biomedical materials; advanced polymer materials and high-quality polymeric substrates; environment-friendly biodegradable polymers; hi-tech ceramic and porcelain materials; high-performance fiber materials, special glass fibers, carbon fibers; functional materials.

98. Technology for manufacturing high-class and environment-friendly special-use paints.

99. Technology for manufacturing high-class technical rubber and synthetic rubber for exclusive use in machine building, electricity, electronics, security and national defense.

Appendix II

LIST OF HI-TECH PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION

(To the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 38/2020/QD-TTg of
December 30, 2020)

1. AI-based systems, devices, software, identity analysis, prediction and control.

2. Devices, modules, software, platforms, IoT integration solutions and IoT-based services.

3. Blockchain technology devices, software, solutions and services.

4. Virtualization devices, software, solutions and services, and system integration, cloud computing, edge computing and fog computing services.

5. Advanced devices, software, solutions and services for cybersecurity and information confidentiality assurance.

6. Smartcards and smartcard readers.

7. Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality devices, software, solutions and services.

8. Building information modeling (BIM).

9. Biomedical information processing software and databases.

10. Services of designing, integrating and optimizing telecommunications networks and systems in the national telecommunications infrastructure system.

11. Services of counseling, designing and leasing information technology systems.

12. Services of integrating and managing telecommunications and information technology systems.

13. BPO, KPO and e-ITO services; e-signature certification services; digital content creation automation services.

14. Software, devices, solutions and services for software test automation.

15. Satellites, small satellites, microsatellites and satellite equipment; satellite equipment and receiver-transmitter terminals; aerial vehicles; aerial vehicle control systems.

16. Global positioning systems and equipment.

17. Next-generation equipment, modules and network software (4G, 5G, 6G, NG-PON, SDN/NFV, SD-RAN, SD-WAN, LPWAN, io-Link wireless, network slicing, new-generation optical transport networks).

18. Cognitive radio equipment, software and solutions.

19. New-generation signal encoding and decoding (H.265/HEVC, H.266/VVC) equipment, modules and software; equipment for encapsulating and transmitting signals on the Internet platform via next-generation telecommunications networks (4G, 5G, 6G); hybrid broadcast broadband television (HbbTV) and interactive television systems and equipment.

20. Microchip and IP core designs.

21. Integrated circuit (IC) components and microchips; flexible electronics products and circuits.

22. High-definition monitors;

23. Embedded computers and high-performance servers and computing systems.

24. Operating systems for special-use computers and new-generation mobile devices.

25. New-generation intelligent terminals.

26. Smart antennas and phased array antennas for frequency bands.

27. Ground-penetrating radars.

28. Equipment, software, solutions, platforms and services for digital administration, digital economy, digital society and digital transformation in priority fields.

29. Monitoring cabin simulation systems for vehicles and means of transport, plant simulation.

30. Non-traditional manufacturing (NTM) equipment and solutions using ultrasonic, electric spark, chemistry and electrochemistry, plasma, high-pressure waterjet, and laser.

31. Equipment and solutions for surface treatment and welding in special environments.

32. Advanced 3D-printing equipment, software and solutions.

33. New-generation drilling systems and equipment for oil and gas exploration.

34. Power generation systems powered by tidal, sea wave or geothermal energy.

35. Environment-friendly high-performance photovoltaic (PV) panels.

36. Systems and equipment for storage of gaseous fuels with high energy density.

37. High-performance large-capacity systems and equipment for storage of renewable energy.

38. Fuel cells; high-performance, large-capacity, longevity, safe and environment-friendly lithium batteries; and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units with supercapacitors.

39. Advanced electrolytes and electrolyte membranes for fuel cells.

40. Optimal control systems, structures and mechanisms for supply of fuels and oxygen and efficient management of heat for fuel cells.

41. Flexible manufacturing system (FMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and intelligent manufacturing system (IMS) equipment, lines, systems, software and solutions.

42. Digital protection devices and equipment for assurance of power quality in power systems.

43. Large-capacity high-performance control devices and static converters for electricity generation stations powered by renewable energy and smart electricity transmission; chemical industry and ore sorting; electric vehicles; industrial electric drive systems; advanced home electronic appliances; health; construction and agriculture.

44. High-performance wireless charging devices and stations.

45. Advanced actuators, automatic control, monitoring and diagnostic units for complete equipment systems in plants.

46. High-performance electric machines: substations of 500 kV or higher voltage, gas insulated substations, and digital substations.

47. Advanced robots and advanced robot integration systems.

48. Self-propelled equipment.

49. New-generation high-precision computer numerical control (CNC) systems, machine-tools and devices.

50. High-precision high-quality advanced molds with technical functions.

51. Jackup rigs and semi-submersible rigs for oil and gas exploitation and extra-long and extra-heavy structures for oil and gas industry; large-load special-use lifting equipment.

52. Large-sized ships and ships with complex properties.

53. Drive devices and rail systems for cableless hoists and cableless hoists used in construction.

54. New-generation cultivating, tending, harvesting and post-harvest processing machines.

55. Equipment systems for industrial-scale food processing and preservation.

56. Smart education and training systems and equipment.

57. Equipment and devices for smart power grids.

58. Automatic environmental pollution monitoring systems.

59. Contactless, non-destructive and light-diffusing measuring devices.

60. LiDAR devices, inertial navigation systems (INS), high-precision electronic compasses.

61. Profile projectors.

62. Digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and radiometers.

63. Complex optical microscopes.

64. High-quality lens, prisms and contact lens.

65. Large-capacity laser (except diode laser) projectors.

66. Special-use digital cameras, new-generation camera modules.

67. Smart systems and equipment for medical diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and human health care.

68. Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS), biological sensors, smart sensors, and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems.

69. Advanced biofuel preparations.

70. Industrial, agricultural and medical equipment using nuclear technology or radiation technology.

71. New-generation genomic sequencing technology products and solutions.

72. Replacement cells, tissues and organs created from stem cells; disease treatment with stem cells and immune cells.

73. High-quality products made on an industrial scale from cell propagation and culture.

74. Molecular analysis and diagnosis systems and equipment.

75. Super-clean active pharmaceutical ingredients.     

76. Lyophilized tablets, controlled release tablets, Lidose capsules, targeted therapy drugs.

77. Monoclonal antibodies, proteins, and recombinant enzymes.

78. Antibacterial and antiviral equipment and materials for medical use.

79. New-generation vaccines, medical biologicals and diagnostic biologicals.

80. International-standard microorganic preparations.

81. New-generation fertilizers and pesticides up to international standards.

82. New-generation plant growth regulators and erogenous agents for aquatic animals up to international standards.

83. High-purity materials manufactured by extraction technology on an industrial scale.

84. Upcycling polymers.

85. Catalytic and absorbent materials.

86. Membranes manufactured with physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technologies.

87. High-class nanomaterials and nanocoatings.

88. Products and equipment using nanotechnology.

89. Pure metals and high-strength special alloys.

90. Systems and materials for metal corrosion inhibition in special climate conditions and special industrial processes.

91. High-quality pre-cast non-metallic reinforced concrete components.

92. Metallic aluminum manufactured with 500-kA electrolysis technology.

93. Materials for manufacturing micro-electromechanical components and smart sensors.

94. Semi-conductor, optoelectronic and photonic materials.

95. Invisible materials.

96. Self-healing materials.

97. Advanced magnetic materials.

98. Advanced environment-friendly 3D-printing materials.

99. Super-flexible, super-durable and ultra-light materials of environment-friendly origin or for use in harsh environments.

100. Materials and devices in constant or permanent contact with fluid, bone, tissue or blood.

101. Advanced polymer materials and high-quality polymeric substrates for use in harsh environments and resilient to tropical climate.

102. Environment-friendly biodegradable bioplastics and polymers manufactured from renewable materials and bio-materials.

103. Technical ceramic and porcelain materials for electric, electronic and machine-building industries.

104. High-performance fibers, special glass fibers and carbon fibers.

105. Functional materials.

106. Environment-friendly high-class special-use paints.

107. High-class technical rubber materials and special-use synthetic rubber materials for machine building, electric and electronic industries, security and national defense.