Vietnam: Working process of the Advisory Council according to Circular 33/2014/TT-BKHCN

Vietnam: Working process of the Advisory Council according to Circular 33/2014/TT-BKHCN (Illustrative Image)

The working process of the Advisory Council in Vietnam will follow the following sequence:

- The administrative secretary announces the decision to establish the Council.

- The Chairman of the Council presides over the meeting; the Council elects a scientific secretary.

- Council members discuss each proposed task using the following criteria: urgency, novelty, non-duplication, feasibility and applicability, and ability to mobilize resources outside the budget (for experimental production projects, scientific and technological projects).

- Council members assess the proposals and vote for proposed science and technology tasks according to the form (PL2 - PDG).

- The Council appoints a Vote Counting Committee consisting of two members (the head of the committee is the scientific secretary and one member is the administrative secretary), assisting the Council in summarizing the voting results according to the prescribed form (PL2-BBKP).

- For tasks proposed for performance, the Council specifically discusses and votes on the name of tasks, objectives, expected products, and performance method (selection or direct assignment); votes to prioritize the proposed tasks in the order of the ordering list.

- For tasks proposed not to be performed, the Council discusses specifically to vote on the reasons for not performing them.

- The assessment results and advisory identification of tasks, are recorded in the Council meeting minutes according to the form (PL2-BBHD).

More details can be found in Circular 33/2014/TT-BKHCN effective from December 20, 2014.

Thuy Tram

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