Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- Slow disbursement of funding for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, the limited commercialisation of research outcomes, and inadequate data sharing were among the issues raised by National Assembly deputies in their questioning of Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan at the 16th legislature's second session in Hanoi on November 12.

Disbursement still faces bottlenecks

Deputy Hoang Minh Hieu from Nghe An province said the 2026 state budget allocated about 95 trillion VND (3.65 billion USD) for these fields. As of October 30, disbursement was only 42.12%, with innovation at 27.98%, and digital transformation 29.90%. More than 18 trillion VND was not allocated in detail, and more than VN...