Vietnam: 04 important contents regarding the State-level Key Science and Technology Program

Vietnam: 04 important contents regarding the State-level Key Science and Technology Program (Illustration)

According to Circular 19/2011/TT-BKHCN regarding the State-level key science and technology program in Vietnam:

1. Regulated entities of regulations on the State-level key science and technology program in Vietnam

The State-level key science and technology programs include:

- Science and technology programs;

- Social science and humanities programs.

Science and technology tasks under the Program include themes (scientific research and technology development themes, potential scientific and technological research themes, social science and humanities research themes), pilot production projects, and other tasks.

Note: This regulation does not apply to themes and projects under the Program chaired by foreign science and technology organizations, foreign individuals, or overseas Vietnamese.

2. Principles of program management

- The program management must comply with the Law on Science and Technology; ensure the state management role of the Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant Ministries and central authorities; ensure the responsibilities and powers of the Board of Directors of the Program, the Host Organization and leader of the project or theme.

- Program management activities must ensure the Program's implementation according to the approved objectives, content, and schedule.

- The use of funding for the Program must be purposeful, efficient, non-wasteful, and in accordance with current regulations.

3. Program, theme, project code

The codes for the Program, themes, and projects are written as follows: KC.XX.DAYY/11-15, KC.XX.TNYY/11-15, and KX.XX.YY /11-15 in which:

- KC is the general symbol for programs in the field of science and technology;

- KX is the general symbol for programs in the field of social sciences and humanities;

- Group XX is a two-digit group indicating the order number of the Program as recorded in the Decision of the Minister of Science and Technology;

- Group DAYY, TNYY in which YY is a two-digit group indicating the order number of the themes, projects under the Program; DA indicates projects; TN indicates potential themes;

- 11-15 is the general symbol for the State-level key science and technology programs for the period 2011-2015;

- Between the two-letter field symbol group and the Program serial number group is a period; between the Program serial number group and the theme/project serial number group is a period; between the theme/project serial number group and the phase symbol group is a slash.

4. Information about the Program, themes, projects

- Information about the Program, themes, and projects is posted on the electronic portal of the Ministry of Science and Technology, on the electronic information page of the Office of the State-level Key Program (hereinafter referred to as the Program Office) and on the Science and Development Newspaper, except for special information related to state secrets.

- The Board of Directors of the Program, the Host Organization, and the leader of the project or theme are responsible for disseminating the content specified in Clause 1 of this Article and for propagating, popularizing, and transferring the results of scientific research and technology development of the Program, themes, and projects.

More details can be found in Circular 19/2011/TT-BKHCN effective from September 9, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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