Vietnam: Procedures for appraisal for establishment or expansion of a concentrated information technology park

According to Article 14 of Decree No. 154/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall appraise and submit to the Prime Minister for decision on establishment or expansion of a concentrated information technology park or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information technology park. The appraisal for establishment or expansion of a concentrated information technology park or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information technology park shall include the following contents:

- Legal basis and necessity;

- The conformity of the establishment, expansion of the concentrated information technology park; or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information technology park with the strategy on economic-social development, land use planning of localities; regional and urban construction planning, the technical infrastructure planning;

- Objectives and criteria of establishment, expansion of a concentrated information technology park or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information Technology Park and allocation of resources;

- Level of satisfying corresponding conditions of establishment or expansion of a concentrated information technology park or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information technology park;

- Solutions to perform and the feasibility of the establishment, expansion of a concentrated information technology park or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information technology park.

Orders of and procedures for appraisal are prescribed as follows:

- Within 05 working days, after receiving full dossier of establishment, expansion of a concentrated information technology park or supplementation to the master plan on development of the concentrated information technology park in accordance with regulations, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall consult the relevant Ministries and sectors. In case where a dossier fails to meet provisions stated in Article 11, Article 12 or Article 13 of this Decree, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall have document to request the provincial People’s Committee for supplementation of dossiers. Time for supplementation of dossier do not included in time for appraisal.

- Within 10 working days, since the day of receiving document for consulting of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministries and sectors shall have opinions to send them to the Ministry of Information and Communications. In necessary case, the Ministry of Information and Communications may organize a meeting with relevant Ministries and sectors, and the provincial People’s Committees for clarifying relevant matters.

- Within 05 working days, since the day of receiving written answer of relevant Ministries and sectors, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall sum up and submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

View details at Decree No. 154/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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