Vietnam: Bilateral and multilateral scientific and technological research cooperation tasks by 2020

Vietnam: Bilateral and multilateral scientific and technological research cooperation tasks until 2020 (illustration)

Under Article 6 Circular 08/2015/TT-BKHCN, bilateral and multilateral research cooperation tasks in Vietnam are selected according to principles as specified in Article 4 hereof and meet the following conditions:

1) Objectives of the tasks must accord with the document of research cooperation with foreign partners, and at the same time address one of the following main issues:

- Strategic and long-term scientific and technological issues in Vietnam towards control and application of high technology, advanced technology into key industrial branches; control of designing and manufacturing technology, technology of processing products of high added value, creating opportunities for Vietnam to participate in global value chains;

- Key scientific and technological issues directly serving national science and technology programs;

- Scientific and technological issues developed in international research programs and projects, scientific and technological investment projects in the world and in the region aimed at creating a breakthrough and enhancing scientific and technological potentialities in Vietnam.

2) The tasks must achieve one of the following results: creating new technology; increasing product and service quality with high added value; developing professionally qualified organizations and teams in the region.

3) Domestic organizations and individuals involved must be qualified for performing the tasks, and meeting the demands according to applicable regulations with respect to organizations and individuals involved in performing national science and technology tasks; Foreign partners must be qualified and committed to the research cooperation according to the objectives and intent as agreed.

4) The tasks must have specific plan for coordination with foreign partners in the implementation of the tasks, using and exploiting result of research cooperation; specifying responsibilities and interests of the parties involved.

Note: Based on the conditions as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, domestic organizations and individuals shall cooperate with foreign partners in making a written explanation of the tasks of bilateral and multilateral cooperation according to Form A-SPDP in the appendices enclosed herewith.

Details can be found in Circular 08/2015/TT-BKHCN effective from June 20, 2015.

Ty Na

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