2020年，越南以科技和创新促进经济发展，在应用技术、数字技术、智慧城市、电子政务、数字基础设施建设等领域成果丰硕，为实现数字强国的战略目标奠定了坚实基础。科技在抗击新冠肺炎疫情中发挥了重要作用。在教育领域，进一步促进越南教育事业的标准化、现代化和社会化，着力构建高质量教育和培训体系，尤其是职业教育体系，推进教育与高科技的融合，推动教育的数字化转型，为国家培养高素质人才。在文化领域，加强非物质文化遗产的保护和传承，加强大众传播工作，国际文化交流与合作活动频繁。在新冠肺炎疫情全球蔓延的形势下，越南政府主动作为，积极采取措施应对突发公共卫生事件，取得了良好的阶段性抗疫成果。越南的检测试剂盒和疫苗研发水平处于东盟国家前列。
In 2020，Vietnam obtained achievements in the field of applied technology，digital technology，smart-city，e-government and construction of digital infrastructure by enforcement of science，technology and innovation，laying a solid foundation for realizing the strategic goal of a powerful digital nation. Vietnam introduced standardization，modernization and socialization to education，striving to build a high-quality educational and training system，especially vocational education system. Vietnam also promoted the integration of education and high technology，reinforced the digitization of education，and cultivated high-quality talents for the country. Vietnam had carried out strategy in protecting and inheriting intangible cultural heritage，strengthened mass communication，international cultural exchanges and cooperation. Facing the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic，the Vietnamese government took active measures to this public health emergency and achieved good results in fighting COVID-19 epidemic. Vietnam was one of the forefronts in ASEAN in development of COVID-19 test kit and vaccine.
