Vietnam: Applying information technology for storage, custody and safekeeping of data and information on construction costs

According to Vietnam’s current regulations, database system administrators must apply managerial, professional and technical measures to information systems in order to protect and restore systems and data contents; ensure security and confidentiality for application systems and databases constituting systems, including database, system, application and physical layer security.

In particular, Circular No. 12/2019/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam stipulates that database administrators shall be responsible for applying the information technology in order to ensure data are safely stored in databases in terms of:

- Physical storage: Database systems must run in a stable manner

- Logical organization: Data needs to be safe according to principles and formats of corresponding databases, and provided that any deliberate damage to logical organization of data.

- Protection of online information security and avoidance of loss of information from database systems.

- Storage of digital data on server systems, and prevention of unauthorized access through security systems by using advanced methods and techniques.

Moreover, database administrators must provide solutions to maintaining integrity of data and information, periodic inspection and safety for the entire online information system.

Besides, data archived in databases must be backed up into information storage devices on a periodic basis and stored according to technical, security and safety procedures and regulations prescribed in laws. Data must be regularly backed up and stored according to regulations in force.

View more details at Circular No. 12/2019/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2020.0

Thu Ba

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