Guidelines for establishment of technical facilities supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam from February 12, 2021

According to Article 7 of the Circular No. 07/2020/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, organizational structure, technical infrastructure and financial resources of technical facilities are specified as follows:

- Regarding organizational structure:

+ The head of a technical facility must have at least a bachelor’s degree and work experience in the fields of operations of the technical facility;

+ Consulting experts must have academic profiles and sign expert contracts with the technical facility as prescribed by law. Consulting experts’ major and work experience must be suitable for the field on which they provide counseling;

+ Personnel in charge of operating laboratories, machinery and equipment of the technical facility must sign an employment contract with the technical facility.

- Regarding technical infrastructure:

+ Premises must be lawfully used in a manner that provides space for dedicated rooms;

+ Laboratories or inspection rooms must be furnished with essential equipment that ensures one or more activities including design, testing, measurement, analysis, assessment and inspection in order to perfect ideas, samples and products.

- The technical facility is required to prove the sources of finance that ensure its operation and implement plans to support entities involved in provision of assistance and use of services at the technical facility.

Thus, according to the above provision, the head of a technical facility must have at least a bachelor’s degree and work experience in the fields of operations of the technical facility. Concurrently, all standards of technical infrastructure must be met and must prove the sources of finance that ensure its operation and implement plans to support entities involved in provision of assistance and use of services at the technical facility.

View more details at the Circular No. 07/2020/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from February 12, 2021.

Ty Na

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