Da Nang — The Region's Leading Hubfor the Data Economy & Digital Finance
The 5 Pillars of Da Nang's Data Economy
Five areas that work together, from the legal framework and infrastructure to the market and talent, so data can create real economic value.
The Da Nang x VIFC Advantage
Da Nang is piloting data rules before they take full effect nationwide, so businesses can start building now.
A policy testbed
Work directly with policymakers. Early participants can help shape national data regulations.
VIFC-DN special mechanism
Resolution 222/2025
Built-in demand
Fintech, green finance and trade finance firms at VIFC create demand for data from day one.
VIFC focus sectors
High data demand
Data tokenization
Turn data access rights into digital assets that can be traded or pledged as collateral under the new Data Law.
Data asset legal framework
Data Law 60/2024
Ready infrastructure
IT Park No. 2 already has 5G, data centers and AI labs, so teams can deploy right away.
Technical infrastructure
5G network & AI Lab
Infrastructure you can verify.Operating under Vietnamese law.
- Vietnamese legal frameworks
- 6
- Built into the platform architecture, including Data Law 60/2024 and the Personal Data Protection Law 91/2025.
- Security layers
- 4x
- Applied to every transaction, meeting national Level 3 information security requirements.
- Global reference models
- 3
- Modeled on SDE, SGTradex and AWS, then adapted for the Vietnamese market.
- First-mover advantage
- 1st
- Vietnam's first regulated data economy pilot, based at VIFC Da Nang.
“The Da Nang Data Exchange is where Vietnam's new data regulations are officially piloted.”
VNeID identity
Every account is linked to a real legal entity or person.
FIDO2 auth
Passwordless sign-in that resists phishing.
Blockchain audit
A tamper-proof transaction log that can serve as evidence in disputes.
Automatic PII masking
ID numbers, names, phone numbers and addresses are masked in line with personal data protection law.
eContract
Electronic contracts & invoices with full legal validity.
Zero-knowledge
Verify a dataset without revealing its contents.
For everyone in the data economy
Businesses, government agencies, investors and researchers each get tools suited to working with data in Da Nang.
Services on the exchange.Trade, test, value and store data in one place.
Data Marketplace
Search verified, quality-scored data products from trusted sellers. Every product comes with a provenance report.
API trial
Buyers call an API product on the seller's test endpoint with a key limited in calls and time, before they pay.
Data Auctions
Real-time auctions for exclusive or high-value datasets, with transparent price discovery.
Valuation support
Reference-price analytics and access to certified data appraisers, so you can set a fair price before listing.
Data Brokerage
Post a detailed data request and let matching sellers send proposals, even for data that isn't on the exchange yet.
Data Storage
Secure storage with version control and lineage tracking, plus PII anonymization and e-contracts that comply with the Data Law.
Open Data Portal
Government agencies publish and share public datasets openly, for research and the wider community.
AI Lab infrastructure
Ready-to-use HPC and GPU capacity for training AI models, with lower upfront costs.
Policy Sandbox
A special legal regime that lets fintech and AI businesses lawfully test new data business models.
From sign-up to trade
Lawful, transparent and secure trading with full traceability.
Data trading
- 01
Step 1
Register & verify
VNeID authentication & Level 4 business identity.
- 02
Step 2
List products
Upload, describe and price datasets and API specs.
- 03
Step 3
Review & appraisal
Quality appraisal and automatic PII de-identification.
- 04
Step 4
Sign e-contracts
Establish usage rights with legally valid CA digital signatures.
- 05
Step 5
Deliver & monitor
Transfer over secure channels with blockchain traceability.
Beyond trading data, businesses can take part in the wider Da Nang Data Exchange ecosystem:
Joining the ecosystem
- 01
Step 1
Register identity
Verify your legal entity via VNeID and sign an eContract.
- 02
Step 2
Controlled pilot
Pilot data business models under VIFC's controlled-testing regime.
- 03
Step 3
Connect infrastructure
Integrate APIs and deploy on VIFC's AI Lab infrastructure.
- 04
Step 4
Enter the market
List products, raise capital and form strategic partnerships.
- 05
Step 5
Scale your business
Take your data business to international markets.
How the Da Nang Data Exchange compares
The Da Nang Data Exchange compared with established data-sharing platforms in the region and beyond.
Da Nang Data Exchange
- Yes:Legal recognition: Full (Law 60/2024)
- Yes:Vietnam compliance: Built in
- Yes:PII masking: Vietnamese law
- Yes:Audit: Smart contracts
SDE Singapore
- Yes:Legal recognition: Yes (Singapore law)
- No:Vietnam compliance: None
- Yes:PII masking: PDPC standard
- Yes:Audit: Yes
SGTradex
- Yes:Legal recognition: Yes (trade data)
- No:Vietnam compliance: None
- Partial:PII masking: Basic
- Yes:Audit: Yes
Baltic BDTI
- Yes:Legal recognition: Yes (EU law)
- No:Vietnam compliance: None
- Yes:PII masking: GDPR standard
- No:Audit: Via X-Road
The Da Nang Data Exchange is Vietnam's first data exchange with its own legal framework, operating within the Da Nang International Financial Center (VIFC) under Resolution 222/2025 and Data Law 60/2024. It provides infrastructure for listing, auctions, sandbox testing and secure data delivery.
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