Types of science and technology contracts under the latest regulations in Vietnam

Types of science and technology contracts under the latest regulations in Vietnam (Internet image) 

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1. Types of science and technology contracts under the latest regulations in Vietnam

According to Clause 2 of Article 33 of the Law on Science and Technology 2013, the types of science and technology contracts:

- Contract for scientific research and technological development;

- Contract for technology transfers;

- Contract for scientific and technological services;

2. Tasks of science and technology activities in Vietnam

Tasks of science and technology activities in Vietnam according to Article 4 of the Law on Science and Technology 2013 are as follows:

- Construct arguments for socialism and the path toward socialism in Vietnam; construct scientific foundations for setting guidelines, policies and laws on socio-economic development, ensuring National defense and security; contribute toward the construction of advanced education and Vietnamese people; Inherit and promote values of traditional history, national culture, open to the essence of humanity culture and contribute to cultural and scientific treasures of the world;

- Increase scientific and technological capability to master state-of-the-art technology, high technology, advanced management method; make appropriate use of natural resources, protect the environment and human health; make early forecasts, prevention, control, and remedy for natural disasters;

- Be open to global scientific and technological achievements to create and apply new technology effectively; create highly competitive products; develop science and technology in Vietnam to reach advanced level in the region, and further to the world, serve as solid foundations for the development of modern industrial branches; strengthen dissemination and application of scientific and technological achievements to production and life;

3. State policies on scientific and technological development in Vietnam

According to Article 6 of the Law on Science and Technology 2013, the State shall implement following policies to ensure scientific and technological development is the top national policy:

- Prioritize and gather all national resources for scientific and technological development; apply preferential treatment and incentives consistently to promote central role and driving force of science and technology for socio-economic development, ensuring National defense and security, environmental protection and improvement of the quality of people's life;

- Develop areas of social sciences and humanities, natural science, technical and technological science consistently; attach the tasks of scientific and technological development to the tasks of socio-economic development, ensuring National defense and security; pave the way for the formation and development of knowledge economy;

- Step up research and application of achievements of advanced and modern science and technology, research to master and create new technologies with the aim of innovating and improving technological level and competitiveness of the products;

- Focus efforts on the investment and construction of material and technical bases with much importance attached to the areas of science and technology of priority and national importance; apply preferential treatment and incentives for development, training, attraction and effective employment of human resources;

- Create favorable conditions for the development of scientific and technological market;

- Encourage and create favorable conditions for businesses to make investment in science and technology activities, innovate and improve technological levels;

- Encourage and create favorable conditions for scientific and technological associations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, socio—occupational organizations to participate in consultancy, social counter-arguments and science and technology activities;

- Be actively involved in international integration on science and technology; increase national position in terms of science and technology in the region and in the world;

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