Hanoi, May 19 -- Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung chaired a hybrid meeting with ministries, agencies, and 10 localities in Hanoi on May 19, demanding the removal of financial bottlenecks and accelerated disbursement of 2026 public investment for sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation.

Striving for 100% disbursement in 2026

Dung said the Party General Secretary and State President and Prime Minister have singled out sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as the new engines of national development and issued directives to push them forward. Yet, public investment disbursement for 2026 in these areas remains sluggish across many ministries, agencies, and localities.

He called on ministries, agencies, and local author...