How to Boost Vietnam’s Construction Industry in the Context of Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development

The construction industry is an industry that incorporates a wide array of activities, including designing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading civil and industrial works such as houses, buildings, roads, bridges, railways, airports, ports, pipelines, water supply, and wastewater treatment systems, and so on. Investment in construction not only addresses the needs of urban development and infrastructure for national development but is also a decisive factor in improving the quality of life and social security. With the goal set by the Party and the State to continue promoting the growth of the Vietnamese economy in the “Era of National Development”, the construction industry needs to have more breakthroughs to know how to take advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges in the era of the IR 4.0 that is taking place strongly, actively applying digital transformation and having sustainable development solutions to create infrastructure to create momentum for the development of the economy. This article, based on secondary data, has pointed out some opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for stakeholders to develop Vietnam’s construction industry in the new context.