Chương 6 Luật Khoa học và Công nghệ 2000: Quản lý nhà nước về khoa học và công nghệ

Chapter VI

STATE MANAGEMENT OVER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Article 49.- Contents of State management over science and technology

The contents of State management over science and technology include:

1. Elaborating and directing the implementation of, scientific and technological strategies, policies, planning, plans and tasks;

2. Promulgating legal documents on science and technology and organizing the implementation thereof;

3. Organizing the science and technology management apparatus;

4. Organizing and guiding the registration of operations of scientific and technological organizations as well as scientific and technological development funds;

5. Protecting the intellectual property rights;

6. Providing for the evaluation, after-test acceptance, application and announcement of the results of scientific research and technological development; scientific posts; scientific and technological prizes and other forms of acknowledgement of scientific and technological contributions of organizations and individuals;

7. Organizing and managing the scientific and technological evaluation work;

8. Organizing and directing the scientific and technological statistical and information work;

9. Organizing and directing the personnel training and fostering to raise their professional skills as well as scientific and technological qualifications;

10. Organizing and managing international cooperation on science and technology;

11. Examining and inspecting the observance of the legislation on science and technology; settling disputes, complaints and denunciations in scientific and technological activities; handling violations of the legislation on science and technology.

Article 50.- Agencies exercising the State management over science and technology

1. The Government shall exercise the unified State management over science and technology.

Annually, the Government shall report to the National Assembly on the implementation of policies and measures for scientific and technological development; the use of the State budget for investment in scientific and technological development; and the results of scientific and technological activities.

2. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment shall take responsibility before the Government for exercising the State management over science and technology.

3. The ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government shall take responsibility for the State management over science and technology according to the Government’s assignment.

The Government shall specify the responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government for coordination with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment in exercising the unified State management over science and technology.

4. The People’s Committees of all levels shall exercise the State management over science and technology in their respective localities according to law provisions.

Article 51.- Scientific and technological statistics

The system of scientific and technological statistical criteria shall be uniformly set for the whole country. The ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government, the People’s Committees of all levels, scientific and technological organizations and individuals involved in scientific and technological activities shall have to fully and honestly report scientific and technological statistical data to the competent agencies which exercise the State management over science and technology according to the Government’s division of responsibility.

Article 52.- Science and technology inspectorate

1. The science and technology inspectorate is the specialized science and technology inspectorate. The organization and operation of the science and technology inspectorate shall be stipulated by the Government.

2. The science and technology inspectorate shall have the tasks:

a/ To inspect the implementation of policies and legislation on science and technology;

b/ To verify, conclude and propose settlement of complaints and denunciations about law violations in the field of science and technology.

3. The science and technology inspectorate shall have the rights:

a/ To request the subjects under inspection and concerned parties to supply documents and evidences and answer necessary matters related to the inspection contents;

b/ To ask for expertise in necessary cases;

c/ To apply measures to prevent and handle violations according to law provisions.

4. The inspection delegations and inspectors shall take responsibility for their conclusions, decisions and handling measures in the inspection course according to the provisions of law.