Rights and obligations of scientific and technological organizations in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Article 13 of the Law on Science and Technology 2013 of Vietnam, rights of scientific and technological organizations include:

- Exercise self-control and self-responsibility for science and technology activities in the licensed areas; Public scientific and technological organizations shall be structured in terms of personnel by the State.

- Register for participation in recruitment or directly tasked with implementing science and technology tasks; sign science and technology contracts; train human resources, talented persons in science and technology;

- Establish scientific and technological organizations, businesses or affiliated scientific and technological businesses, representative offices, branches at home and abroad for science and technology activities as prescribed hereof and other relevant law provisions;

- Form a partnership, joint-venture, receive aids, grants from organizations, individuals; contribute capital in cash, assets, intellectual property rights for science and technology activities, production and business according to laws;

- Have intellectual property rights protected; transfer results of science and technology activities according to laws on intellectual property and technology transfer;

- Announce results of science and technology activities according to the Law on Journalism, the Law on Publishing and other law provisions;

- Provide consultancy, make proposals for the establishment of policies, laws, plans for socio-economic development, plans for scientific and technological development of the State to competent agencies;

- Participate in activities of international integration on science and technology;

- Be eligible for conversion of part or whole into a scientific and technological business according to laws.

Besides, obligations of scientific and technological organizations are also specified in Article 14 of the Law on Science and Technology 2013 of Vietnam, including:

- Register science and technology activities; perform science and technology activities according to the areas as prescribed in the operation registration certificate;

- Undertake signed science and technology contracts, science and technology tasks assigned by competent organizations;

- Exercise democracy, equality and public disclosure in the use of budgets and undertake science and technology tasks;

- Ensure budgets for regular fundamental scientific research activities within functions; use budgets for investment in scientific and technological as prescribed by laws;

- Register, store and transfer findings from state budget-based scientific research and technological development;

- Implement statistical reporting on science and technology;

- Protect interests of the State and societies, lawful rights and interests of individuals involved in science and technology activities in organizations; keep state secrets on science and technology.

The Law on Science and Technology 2013 of Vietnam officially comes into force from January 01, 2014.

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