Vietnam plans to develop a national cloud platform by 2030 so state agencies can stop relying on foreign-owned services for government workloads, according to a decision issued last week and a Tuesday government update on the country’s digital plans.
KEY FACTS
- Plan A national cloud platform is one of 20 strategic technologies in Decision 808/QD-TTg.
- Goal The project is meant to protect data sovereignty and cybersecurity for digital government systems.
- Deadline Vietnam set a 2030 target for the work.
- Longer term Officials expect a developed digital nation by 2035.
The decision says the platform should create a centralized, secure and reliable digital and data infrastructure for national digital transformation. It also says the aim is to gradually replace foreign cloud services in state agencies and reduce the risk of data leaks and breaches of state secrets.
The report notes that Vietnam already has laws requiring local storage of personal information, which means government workloads on major hyperscaler platforms could run against domestic rules. It also says Microsoft, Google and Tencent Cloud have not yet built facilities in the country.
AWS plans to bring a Local Zone to Hanoi, while Alibaba Cloud intends to build a datacenter and Huawei Cloud has expressed interest in doing so. Vietnam’s deputy prime minister also recently met with AWS officials and called for stronger cooperation on digital infrastructure.
Other technologies in the plan include a large language model in Vietnamese, virtual assistants, quantum-resistant encryption, a next-generation firewall and an AI-integrated security operations center platform. The same list also covers 5G, rare earth processing, robotics and semiconductor design.
WHY IT MATTERS
The move shows how governments are trying to keep sensitive data and core services under domestic control while still courting foreign cloud investment. If Vietnam meets its targets, the state could gain more control over digital infrastructure and how public data is stored and used.