Criteria for consideration and award of the State Prize in Science and Technology in Vietnam

Criteria for consideration and award of the State Prize in Science and Technology in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Conditions for considering and awarding the State Prize in science and technology in Vietnam

According to Article 8 of Decree 78/2014/ND-CP (added in Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree 60/2019/ND-CP), the conditions for considering and conferring the State Prize in science and technology are regulated as follows: after:

- Works requested for consideration for awarding must have valid dossiers, be published in accordance with regulations (except for works with contents related to state secrets), and be applied in Vietnam.

- The duration of the work being announced or applied in practice is at least 3 years, or the work is effectively innovated and applied for at least 1 year up to the time when the agency in charge of organizing the awarding ceremony receives the application file for consideration and donation.

- Up to the time of award consideration, the author of the work has not violated the provisions of Article 8 of the Law on Science and Technology 2013.

- The work proposed for award as the result of performing a scientific and technological task using or receiving financial support from the state budget must be registered and the results of performing scientific and technological tasks kept in accordance with law.

2. Criteria for consideration and award of the State Prize in Science and Technology in Vietnam

2.1. Criteria for consideration and award of State Prizes in science and technology for scientific research works in Vietnam

Specifically, in Article 12 of Decree 78/2014/ND-CP, in order to be considered for the State Prize in Science and technology, a scientific research work must meet the following criteria:

- Works of high scientific value:

+ Excellent scientific research works: Adding new knowledge and ideas; there are new scientific discoveries leading to new awareness, new approaches in science, or important changes in production and life;

+ Published and cited in prestigious international or domestic scientific journals.

- The work has great effect and influence in society when it meets one of the following requirements:

+ Bring economic efficiency, make a significant contribution to socio-economic development, or reasonably change the structure of industries; save production costs; improve labor productivity; minimize adverse impacts on the environment;

+ Make important contributions to forecasting future trends, planning and implementing the guidelines of the Party, and policies and laws of the State;

+ Change the perception of society or make an important impact on social life; improve people's lives; make a positive change in behavior of groups and classes in society;

+ Used to serve the research and training of undergraduate and graduate students.

2.2. Criteria for consideration and award of the State Prize in Science and Technology for research and development projects in Vietnam

The consideration and award of the State Prize in Science and Technology for industrial research and development works must meet the standards specified in Article 13 of Decree 78/2014/ND-CP, specifically as follows:

- Works of high scientific and technological value:

+ Excellent technological research and development works, solving key problems for technological improvement and innovation, and creating new products;

+ Make a particularly important contribution to promoting the transformation of production structure, creating conditions for the formation and development of new industries, and improving the competitiveness of products and economic sectors.

- Works with great effects and influence in society:

+ Bringing economic efficiency, making a significant contribution to socio-economic development;

+ Change the traditional labor and production methods, improve the working and production conditions and environment, or contribute to improving labor productivity and people's quality of life.

2.3. Criteria for consideration and award of the State Prize in Science and Technology for technology application works in Vietnam

According to Article 14 of Decree 78/2014/ND-CP, the criteria for considering and conferring the State Prize in Science and Technology for technology application works are prescribed as follows:

- Works with high technological value

Works with excellent technology application, successfully and effectively applied in national key projects, in one of the following categories:

+ Creating breakthrough technology;

+ There are important technical and technological improvements that bring about high efficiency;

+ Contributing to the development of an overall plan with synchronous technical solutions.

- Works with great effects and influence in society:

+ Bringing economic efficiency, making a significant contribution to socio-economic development or national defense - security, or creating products and goods with high economic efficiency, replacing imported goods;

+ Making important contributions to the scientific and technological development of the field.

Thanh Rin

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