Implementation of Periodic Science and Technology Statistical Surveys

To be specific:, According to Article 3 of Circular 04/2018/TT-BKHCN, the responsibility for organizing periodic scientific and technological statistical surveys is as follows:

1. Responsibilities of the units under the Ministry of Science and Technology:

- National Agency for Science and Technology Information:

Preside, cooperate with relevant units under the Ministry of Science and Technology to develop plans and methods for periodic scientific and technological statistical surveys according to legal regulations.

Organize statistical surveys; inspect the provision of information by organizations and individuals being surveyed; process, aggregate the results of periodic scientific and technological statistical surveys, and report to the Minister of Science and Technology.

- Department of Planning and Finance is responsible for appraising the budget and allocating funds for statistical surveys, submitting it to the Ministry's Leadership for budget allocation based on the plan, scale, and nature of the survey.

- Units under the Ministry of Science and Technology are responsible for coordinating to collect information related to periodic scientific and technological statistical surveys in their management fields and sending the collected statistical information to the National Agency for Science and Technology Information for aggregation.

2. Organizations performing the function of being the focal point for scientific and technological information at the ministerial level are responsible for cooperating with the National Agency for Science and Technology Information to organize the collection of information related to periodic scientific and technological statistical surveys and sending the collected statistical information to the National Agency for Science and Technology Information under the Ministry of Science and Technology for aggregation.

3. Departments of Science and Technology of provinces and centrally run cities are responsible for directing the implementation of the function of being the focal point for provincial-level scientific and technological information, cooperating with the National Agency for Science and Technology Information to organize the collection of information related to periodic scientific and technological statistical surveys in their localities, and sending the collected statistical information to the National Agency for Science and Technology Information under the Ministry of Science and Technology for aggregation.

See more contents at: Circular 04/2018/TT-BKHCN, effective July 1, 2018.

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