Vietnam: Scientific schemes, scientific and technological topics of the Science and Technology Market Development Program

Vietnam: Scientific schemes, scientific and technological topics of the Science and Technology Market Development Program (illustration)

Circular 32/2014/TT-BKHCN specifically regulates the scientific schemes, scientific and technological topics of the Science and Technology Market Development Program by 2020 in Vietnam as follows:

1. Selection criteria and conditions

- It must be an organization that has functions/duties relating to the development of science and technology market;

- Research objectives, contents and products must be suitable for the objectives and contents of the Program's duties;

- The organization having scientific scheme or scientific and technological topic must have qualified experts to do research and work out feasible solutions for practical issues for developing the science and technology market.

2. Subsidized contents

- Research activities done to formulate and complete policies and laws on the state management mechanism and functions of the science and technology market development;

- Research activities done to propose solutions for improving the exercise of the intellectual property rights, and protecting legitimate rights and benefits of the participants in technological transactions;

- Research activities done to build systems of standards, criteria and targets to serve the investigation, survey, summation, report and assessment of capacity of supply and demand for technology;

- Research activities done to formulate plans and complete mechanisms and policies for developing the network of intermediaries, and encouraging the development of scientific and technological services;

- Research activities done to formulate training programs to improve professional knowledge and raise awareness of scientific and technological market;

- Research activities done to propose solutions for developing the relationship between supply and demand for technology, and improving operational efficiency of intermediaries;

- Research activities done to propose mechanisms for public-private collaboration or association between entities conducting scientific research and technological development, and enterprises, investors or consultants to improve the commercialization of findings on scientific research and technological development, or intellectual property;

- Research activities done to innovate operations of science and technology development funds; formulate mechanisms and policies for development of venture capital funds serving the commercialization of findings on scientific research and technological development, or intellectual property;

- Research activities done to innovate procedures and formalities for application for registration of establishment and operation of scientific and technological service providers;

- Research activities done to formulate mechanisms for cooperating, improving managerial capability and organizing the implementation of the Program’s duties.

More details can be found in Circular 32/2014/TT-BKHCN effective from December 25, 2014.

Ty Na

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