Viện Công nghệ thông tin

What Viện Công nghệ thông tin does

Viện Công nghệ thông tin (IOIT) is Vietnam's largest IT research, development, and application institute, established on 27 December 1976 by government Decision No. 246/CP under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). Operating from its headquarters at 18 Hoàng Quốc Việt, Hanoi, IOIT conducts fundamental and applied research across informatics, network and multimedia technology, automation, and the mathematical foundations of computing, while also operating a government-designated Key Laboratory on Network Technology and Multimedia and a specialized IoT and Robotics laboratory. The institute trains more than 50 PhDs cumulatively for universities, research institutes, and ministries, and maintains more than 30 active doctoral candidates annually, making it Vietnam's largest IT doctoral training institution.

IOIT's applied portfolio comprises four proprietary Vietnamese-language software products: VnDOCR (OCR/text extraction from images and scanned documents), Mapscan (geospatial mapping and scanning), MarkRead (document reading and processing), and VnVoice (speech-to-text). These products are deployed to government agencies and state enterprises alongside custom IT solutions developed under national research mandates. IOIT also publishes Vietnam's premier IT journal "Tin học và Điều khiển học" and organizes the annual national IT conference, and serves as the network center for the entire Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology through its affiliated company NetNam.

The institute's revenue model is anchored in government funding: VAST budget allocations, competitive NAFOSTED grants, state-level IT project tenders, and contracted consulting for IT investment appraisal, project management supervision, procurement advisory, and IT bidding. Go-to-market is sales-led through institutional engagement with ministries, state enterprises, and academic partners, with no public pricing or commercial sales channel. Recent strategic activity (2023-2026) includes partnerships with Nvidia, Google leadership dialogues, an MoU with Manabie Vietnam and Alpha Technologies on STEAM education, and active participation in the national Openscience.vn research data platform, signaling incremental expansion into AI, education, and digital-transformation advisory verticals while the core business remains government-funded applied IT research.

Name

Viện Công nghệ thông tin

Legal name

Viện Công nghệ thông tin

Website

https://ioit.ac.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Vietnam's largest government IT research institute under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, conducting applied IT research, doctoral training, government IT consulting, and producing Vietnamese-language software products (OCR, mapping, document, and speech tools) for state clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government IT Research and Consulting

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADADAK

EdTech & Digital Learning Policy Research

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Policy, Research & Think Tanks

SECONDARYBPADAEAL

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• IT research and development
• Software product development
• IT consulting services
• Doctoral training IT
• Technology transfer licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanoi

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: IOIT is primarily funded through government budget allocations, competitive national research tenders, and science-technology programs funded by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and national-level science funds (NAFOSTED, state-level projects).
2. Consulting and Technical Services: IOIT provides IT consulting services including project investment advisory, project management consulting, procurement supervision and evaluation, and IT bidding advisory to government agencies and state enterprises.
3. Technology Transfer and Application Deployment: IOIT generates revenue through deploying custom IT solutions, technology transfer agreements, and implementation contracts for enterprise and government clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Viện Công nghệ thông tin (IOIT) is Vietnam's largest government-funded IT research institute, operating under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. It conducts fundamental and applied IT research across networks, multimedia, IoT, robotics, and AI; delivers proprietary software products (VnDOCR, Mapscan, MarkRead, VnVoice); trains PhD-level IT researchers; and provides IT consulting, project management, procurement supervision, and technology transfer services to government agencies and state enterprises.

Product overview

Viện Công nghệ thông tin operates as Vietnam's largest IT research institute under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, developing a portfolio of software products including VnDOCR (OCR/text extraction), Mapscan (geospatial mapping), MarkRead (document processing), and VnVoice (speech-to-text). These products form the institute's applied technology offerings alongside its research, training, and consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VnDOCR

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained over 50 PhDs for universities, research institutes, and ministries across Vietnam
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google (Eric Schmidt)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026IOIT leadership (represented by Viện trưởng PGS.TS. Nguyễn Trường Thắng) attended a high-level dialogue on AI development in Vietnam with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, marking IOIT's engagement in international AI policy discussions.
• Manabie Vietnam và Alpha TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026IOIT signed an MoU (Biên bản ghi nhớ MoU) with Manabie Vietnam and Alpha Technologies for the implementation of the STEAM education training program. This partnership focuses on developing science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics education content in Vietnam.
• NvidiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2023IOIT leadership met and worked with Nvidia to explore cooperation in advanced technology areas including AI, GPU computing, and semiconductor technologies. The meeting was part of a high-level VAST delegation engagement with Nvidia as a major US technology corporation.
• Học viện An ninh nhân dân (People's Security Academy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOIT signed a training and scientific research cooperation agreement with the People's Security Academy, covering joint programs in IT education and research for national security applications.
• Công ty NetNamcoreTechnology or IntegrationNetNam is IOIT's affiliated company that provides network and Internet solutions, services, and implementations. IOIT serves as the network center for the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, with NetNam supporting infrastructure and service delivery.
• FIRST ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIOIT signed a sponsorship agreement (thỏa thuận tài trợ) with the FIRST project, indicating a funding or sponsorship relationship for international research cooperation.
• Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ tiên tiến Hàn Quốc (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOIT leadership visited and worked with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) for international cooperation in science and technology, strengthening the bilateral research relationship between Vietnam and Korea.
• Openscience.vnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOIT participated in the signing ceremony for the Openscience.vn platform, a shared platform for managing and sharing scientific research data, developed for the national research community.
• Bộ Công nghệ và Truyền thông CHDCND Lào (Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOIT received and worked with a delegation from the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications, strengthening IT cooperation between Vietnam and Laos under the VAST framework.
• Tiểu ban Nghiên cứu năng lượng bền vững SCSER (Sustainable Energy Research Subcommittee)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOIT attended the 48th annual meeting of the SCSER (Sustainable Energy Research Subcommittee), indicating participation in regional energy research cooperation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MIMOS Berhad: MIMOS is Malaysia's national ICT R&D center, operating as a government-owned entity under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. It mirrors IOIT's combination of applied research, proprietary technology development, and government-facing technology transfer in a neighboring ASEAN market.
• Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR): A*STAR is Singapore's national research agency operating multiple research institutes across biomedical, physical, and engineering sciences including ICT. Its structure — multi-institute government R&D agency with international partnerships and proprietary technology outputs — is highly comparable to IOIT under VAST.
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): KAIST is South Korea's leading science and technology research university, combining graduate education, fundamental research, and applied technology outputs. It is a direct peer to IOIT as a research-intensive IT institution training doctoral researchers and developing proprietary technologies with strong government backing.
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc): IISc is India's premier public research and graduate education institution in science and engineering. It mirrors IOIT's combined mission of advanced research, doctoral training, and government-linked applied technology development in an emerging-market context.
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST): KIST is South Korea's flagship national multidisciplinary research institute. It is already an IOIT cooperation partner, and serves as a direct peer as a government-mandated research institute conducting applied science with proprietary technology outputs and international industry partnerships.
• Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICT-CAS): ICT-CAS is the Chinese Academy of Sciences' premier IT research institute, conducting fundamental and applied computing research, training graduate students, and developing proprietary computing technologies. It mirrors IOIT's role as a national-academy-affiliated IT research powerhouse.
• National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC): NECTEC is Thailand's national R&D center for electronics and IT under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. It is the closest regional analogue to IOIT: a state-funded IT research institute conducting applied research, training, and government technology transfer in a Southeast Asian context.

Broad incumbents

• VNG Corporation: VNG is one of Vietnam's largest privately-held technology companies, operating across cloud services, AI, and digital platforms. While not a direct research institute, it competes with IOIT for AI engineering talent and government cloud/AI contracts in Vietnam.
• Viettel Group: Viettel is Vietnam's largest state-owned telecommunications group with a substantial AI, cybersecurity, and IT solutions division. As a state-owned enterprise with R&D capabilities, it represents a broad incumbent competing for government IT projects and technology talent in the same Vietnamese market.
• FPT Corporation: FPT is Vietnam's largest technology corporation with software, AI, and IT services operations. It is a broad Vietnamese tech incumbent that competes with IOIT for government IT contracts and AI talent, while operating at significantly larger commercial scale across multiple verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ioit.ac.vn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ioit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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