7th Japan-Vietnam ICT Working Group Meeting
Overview
On October 28, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology held the 7th Japan-Vietnam ICT Working Group meeting in Quang Ninh City, Vietnam. They discussed promoting cooperation on AI, digital infrastructure, and digital transformation. In a public-private session, businesses from both countries shared practical examples of developing and deploying AI solutions and large language models (LLMs).
Key points
- Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology held the 7th Japan-Vietnam ICT Working Group meeting.
- They agreed to promote future collaboration and public-private cooperation in areas including LLM development, human resource development, and joint solution creation.
- The discussions covered AI, digital infrastructure, and digital transformation.
Overview
The meeting was held in Quang Ninh City, Vietnam. The Japanese delegation included Deputy Director-General Koizumi of the International Strategy Bureau, while the Vietnamese delegation included Director-General Gia of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology.
In March 2017, the two ministries agreed to establish the working group as a forum to develop their cooperative relationship and discuss areas of cooperation. This was the seventh meeting, following an online meeting in December 2022.
Details
On AI, the Vietnamese side presented its policies and specific strategic goals, while the Japanese side presented domestic and international policies. They discussed developing LLMs adapted to local culture and languages, human resource development, and joint solution creation as areas for bilateral cooperation, and agreed to promote collaboration.
On digital infrastructure, the Vietnamese side presented broadband initiatives and the easing of foreign investment restrictions under amendments to its telecommunications law. The Japanese side presented the “FOIP Digital Corridor Initiative,” and the two sides deepened policy cooperation.
On digital transformation, the Vietnamese side presented the legal foundations, including its Digital Transformation Law and national shared digital platforms. The Japanese side presented domestic and international digital transformation policies, and the two sides deepened policy cooperation.
In the public-private session, Vietnamese companies presented a sovereign data architecture platform for the insurance sector, among other examples. Japanese companies presented an AI medical imaging diagnostic system in Vietnam, examples of LLM development in ASEAN, and the potential to expand these efforts to Vietnam.