Vietnam: Web portals must operate 24 hours on all days

According to Article 27 of Decree No. 43/2011/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, maintenance, operations, upgrading and modification of web portals are prescribed as follows:

- Web portals must be regularly checked, maintained, upgraded, modified and supervised to guarantee 24-hour operation on all days.

- Web portals must be annually reviewed for proposing upgrading and modification plans meeting actual requirements.

Besides, web portals shall also:

- Assure transmission lines, machinery and equipment for information collection and processing.

- Managing agencies shall select investment plans to build infrastructure or hire outside services to ensure operations of web portals on the principles of thrift and effectiveness.

- Managing agencies shall furnish sufficient equipment necessary for the collection, processing and updating of information for web portals, ensuring effective operation of existing technological infrastructure.

Moreover, in order to assure security of information and data, managing agencies shall:

- Take technical measures to guarantee security of information and data on web portals;

- Work out effective solutions for fighting web portal hacking;

- Adopt backup plans to ensure the utmost constant operations of web portals.

The Ministry of Information and Communications shall specify the implementation of these contents.

View details at Decree No. 43/2011/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 01, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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