Tran Son Tung is a PhD student in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy at National Graduate Institute for Policy (GRIPS), Japan, and a government researcher for the National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies, Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam. His background is in corporate finance from the National University of Economics, Vietnam as well as public policy from Indiana University, U.S. Tran’s main areas of research interests are the linkage between industry and academia, digital transformation, and innovation policy in general, with a focus in Vietnam.