Chương 1 Nghị định 08/2014/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISION

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree stipulates in detail and guides the implementation of Articles 11, 12, 15, 25, 30, 32, 41, 43, 46 and a number of other necessary issues of the Law on Science and Technology related to the establishment of technology and science organization, representative offices and branches of technology and science organization; independent assessment of technology and science organization; order and procedures for determination and approval for special scientific and technological tasks; scientific and technological advisory board, independent consulting organizations or consultants; inspection and assessment during the implementation of scientific and technological tasks; assessment of result of implementation of scientific and technological tasks without using the State budget; development of scientific and technological market;

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Decree applies to organizations and individuals operating in the field of the science and technology and other organizations and individuals related to scientific and technological activities in Vietnam;

Article 3. Explanation of terms

In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Public technology and science organization is an organization specified by the competent authority at Points a, b, c, d, dd, e and g, Clause 1, Article 12 of the Law on Science and Technology and is established and invested by social political organizations;

2. Public technology and science organization is an organization which is established by Vietnamese enterprises, individuals and organizations not subject to the provisions in Clause 1 of this Article;

3. Technology and science organization is an organization which is established or contributed with capital by foreign organizations and individuals in cooperation with organizations and individuals in Vietnam;

4. Scientific and technological research is the scientific and technological tasks whose main contents are exploration, discovery and learning of nature, rule of things, natural and social phenomena and thinking; innovative solutions for application in practice, including basic research, applied research, experimental development research or combination between basic research, applied research and experimental implementation research;

5. Scientific project is the scientific and technological tasks aimed to determine the theoretical basis and practice in service of development of mechanism, policies and law;

6. Trial production project is the scientific and technological tasks aimed to apply the result of scientific research and experimental implementation to test the solutions, methods, models of social and economic management or trial production at small scale to improve new technology and products before putting them into production and life.

7. Scientific and technological project is the scientific and technological tasks to solve the scientific and technological issues to mainly serve the making of product or group of key and leading products that impact on raising the technological level of a sector, an area and have a great effect on the social and economic development of the country; is implemented in the form of scientific and technological research, trial production project and scientific and investment projects in science and technology with the objectives and contents of organic and consistent association in a certain period of time;

8. Scientific and technological program is the scientific and technological tasks with a general objective to solve the scientific and technological issues for development and medium-term or long-term application of science and technology developed in the form of combination of scientific and technological researches, trial production project and scientific and technological project;

9. Potential scientific and technological task is the scientific and technological research, scientific and technological project to focus on researching and solving the scientific and technological issues and requires the high application and prospects of creating and developing new research direction or new products in the field of science and technology with priority and national importance.

10. Special scientific and technological task is the scientific and technological research, scientific project, trial production project, scientific and technological project with large scale for national defense, security and great impact on productivity, quality and competitiveness of national products considered and decided by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister;

11. Scientific and technological task under the Protocol is the scientific and technological research, scientific and technological project, development cooperation, implementation and contribution of fund between Vietnamese scientific and technological organizations with foreign partners under written agreement of competent authority of Vietnam and foreign authority;

12. Functional research task is the scientific and technological task to ensure the regular research activities of scientific and technological organization in accordance with function and task specified in the Charter of organization and operation or documents of competent authority specifying the functions and duties of scientific and technological organizations;