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Vietnam: Duties of agencies that are assigned to manage natural resources and environment data

11:18, 08/11/2017

The Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 73/2017/NĐ-CP on collection, management and use of data on natural resources and environment.

According to Decree No. 73/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, based on approved plans, agencies that are affiliated to Ministries or Provincial-level People’s Committees and assigned to manage natural resources and environment data shall:

- Collect, gather, store and manage natural resources and environment data with respect of data types directly managed, stored and provided by these agencies;

- Collect and update descriptive information about natural resources and environment data from authorities, organizations and/or individuals that are storing and keeping about natural resources and environment data;

- Establish and update lists of descriptive information to serve the disclosure, search and provision activities;

- Provide and update lists of and descriptive information about national natural resources and environment data managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Agencies that are storing and keeping natural resources and environment data shall be responsible for providing descriptive information about natural resources and environment data to agencies in charge of managing natural resources and environment data.

View more details at Decree No. 73/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from August 01, 2017.

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