Regulations on criteria of the concentrated information technology parks in Vietnam

Regulations on criteria of the concentrated information technology parks in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is concentrated information technology park?

According to Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 154/2013/ND-CP, the concentrated information technology park means a zone concentrating activities of research – development, training, production of and trading in information technology products and services, infrastructure provision, information technology service provision for organizations, enterprises and other activities related to information technology.

2. Criteria of the concentrated information technology parks in Vietnam

According to Article 5 of Decree 154/2013/ND-CP, the criteria of the concentrated information technology parks include:

- To have activities in line with functions and tasks of the concentrated information technology parks specified at Article 4 of Decree 154/2013/ND-CP;

- To employ at least 2,000 laborers doing specialized jobs in information technology, occupy at least 60% of total laborers working in the IT Park.

For the IT park that only has concentration of software and digital content producers, and information technology service providers, must have at least 1,000 laborers doing specialized jobs in information technology, occupy at least 60% of total laborers working in the IT park.

- For the IT parks that only have concentration of the software, digital content producers and information technology service providers, total land area must be not less than 01 ha. In case where such part has more other activities, total land area must be not less than 05 ha;

- To have functional subdivisions as prescribed in Article 7 of Decree 154/2013/ND-CP.

3. Function, tasks of the concentrated information technology parks in Vietnam

Specifically, in Article 4 of Decree 154/2013/ND-CP, the concentrated information technology parks have the following functions and tasks:

- To perform activities of research – development, application and transfer of information technology;

- To produce and trade in the information technology products, supply information technology services;

- To train human force in information technology;

- To perform the technology incubation and information technology enterprise incubation;

- To perform commercial promotion in information technology; organize fairs, exhibitions or shows of the information technology products and service;

- To promote domestic and foreign investment to promote activities of information technology;

- To supply infrastructure, service and necessary conditions for operation of organizations and enterprises in areas performing functions and tasks specified at this Article.

4. Objectives of the concentrated information technology parks in Vietnam

The concentrated information technology parks have the following objectives:

- To form centers of information technology, create infrastructures for information technology application and development; promote development of information technology industry; form center of research-development of information technology products, serve for training, transferring information technology in the field of information technology; information technology enterprise incubation;

- To create advantage environment for investment activities aiming to attract domestic and foreign capital and technology, contribute in construction of information technology industry to become a key economic sector of nation;

- To create a working environment satisfying international standards attract laborers with high quality, contribute in increase the competitive capability of Vietnamese information technology enterprises;

- To create the information technology products and services that are able to replace import products, contribute in promoting development of fields such as: Telecommunication, finance, banking, customs, aviation, commerce, e-commerce and public services, education, training, health, security and national defense;

- To contribute in the economic growth, increasing the production technology qualification and competition of products, goods and services of Vietnamese enterprises; raising the information technology position and trademark of Vietnam;

- To form centers supplying infrastructure and services of information technology and communications.

(Article 3 of Decree 154/2013/ND-CP)

Thanh Rin

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