06 responsibilities of the Ministry of Post and Telematics in information technology application in Vietnam

According to Article 42 of Decree No. 64/2007/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, 06 responsibilities of the Ministry of Post and Telematics in information technology application in state agencies' operations are specified as follows:

1. To be answerable to the Government for managing and coordinating with concerned ministries and ministerial-level agencies in organizing information technology application in state agencies' operations.

2. To submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation a national program on information technology application in state agencies' operations.

3. To formulate professional criteria of ranks of information technology staff.

4. To assume the prime responsibility for formulating a standard design for national information systems.

5. To coordinate with concerned agencies in guiding the formulation and effective implementation of information technology application projects in state agencies.

6. Other tasks provided for in this Decree and relevant law.

Concurrently, Decree No. 64/2007/NĐ-CP also specifies responsibilities of the Ministry of Home Affairs as follows:

- To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry ofPost and Telematics in, guiding the functions, tasks, powers and payroll of specialized information technology units in state agencies.

- To formulate and promulgate criteria of the title of chief information technology officer and guide ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People's Committees to uniformly apply these criteria.

- To elaborate and promulgate regulations on the storage of digital information by state agencies.

View more details at Decree No. 64/2007/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from May 18, 2007.

Ty Na

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