State policies on information technology application and development in Vietnam

According to Article 5 of the Law on Information Technology 2006 of Vietnam, State policies on information technology application and development are specified as follows:

Firstly, to prioritize the information technology application and development in socio-economic development strategies and in national industrialization and modernization.

Secondly, to create favorable conditions for organizations and individuals engaged in information technology application and development activities to meet socio-economic development, external relation, defense and security requirements; to develop the information technology industry into a key economic sector, meeting the domestic market and export demands.

Thirdly, to promote investment in the information technology domain.

Fourthly, to earmark part of the state budget for the application of information technology to essential domains, the establishment of the information technology industry and the development of information technology human resources.

Fifthly, to create favorable conditions for the development of the national information infrastructure.

Sixthly, to adopt preferential policies for organizations and individuals to carry out information technology application and development activities in agriculture; in rural, deep-lying, remote and border and island areas, and for ethnic minority people, disabled people and people in plights.

Seventhly, to guarantee legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals engaged in information technology application and development.

Eighthly, to boost international exchange and cooperation; to encourage cooperation with overseas Vietnamese organizations and individuals in the information technology domain.

View relevant contents at the Law on Information Technology 2006 of Vietnam issued on June 29, 2006, officially effective from January 01, 2007.

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