On August 11, 2026, Vietnam's government formalized a national commitment to weave artificial intelligence into the fabric of its workforce and educational system — not as a privilege for the few, but as a foundation for all. Deputy Prime Minister Lê Tiến Châu signed a programme stretching to 2030 and beyond, one that treats AI fluency the way earlier generations treated basic literacy: as the minimum condition for full participation in society. The ambition is not merely economic competitiveness, but a deliberate reckoning with who gets left behind when technology reshapes the nature of work.