Chương 3 Nghị định 71/2007/NĐ-CP: Khu công nghệ thông tin tập trung

Chapter III

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARKS

Article 19.- Types ofinformatioatechnology parks

Information technology parks are hi-tech parks where information technology research and development, production, business or training establishments are located or associated. They are of the following two types:

1. Information technology parks with specified geographical boundaries where information technology research and development, production, business or training establishments are located

2. Information technology parks without specified geographical boundaries, which are formed with software industry or content industry research and development, production, business or training establishments located in separated areas or buildings and associated with one another in the network environment

Article 20.- Establishment, recognition of, and investment prefeieiKesfoi; inform

1. Investment procedures for the establishment of information technology parks with specified geographical boundaries shall comply with the investment law.

2. Constructed areas or buildings where information technology industry activities are carried out may be considered for recognition as information technology parks. Procedures for recognition as information technology parks are defined in Article 21 of this Decree.

3. Organizations and individuals investing in the construction and development of information technology parks; organizations and individuals engaged in information technology industry production and business activities in information technology parks are entitled to investment preferences given to hi-tech parks.

Article 21.- Conditions and procedures for recognition as information technology parks

1. An information technology park with specified geographical boundaries must meet the following conditions:

a/ Having at least 300 laborers, or at least 500 laborers for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, directly working at information technology industry establishments;

b/ Having at least halfofits groundarea occupied by information technology irxlustry establishments and their acccmparrying equipment

c/ Having common infrastructures to ensure- information technology industry activities, such as meeting: rooms, seminar rooms, and specialized facilities and equipment to ensure those activities.

2. An information technology park with out specified geographical boundaries must meet the following conditions:

a/ Having at least 300 laborers, or at least 500 laborers for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, directly working at establishments manufacturing or trading in software or digital information content;

b/ Having at least half of the ground area of associated areas or buildings occupied by establishments manufecturing or trading in software ordigital information content and their accompanying equipment

c/ Satisfying the conditions on the bandwidth connecting buildings, areas or buildings and the wide area network (WAN) prescribed by the Ministry of Post and Telematics;

d /At least half of establishments manufacturing or trading in software or digital information content located in different buildings are linked together in the process of manufacture and supply of softwares or digital information;

e/ Having common infrastructures to ensure software industry and content industry activities such as meeting rooms, seminar rooms, and specialized facilities and equipment to ensure those activities.

3. The Ministry of Post and Telematics shall formulate and promulgate regulations on the order and procedures for consideration of and recognition as information technology parks.

4. Provincial/municipal People's Committees shall recognize or cancel information technology parks on the basis of the conditions specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.

Article 22- Management of information technology parks

1. The Ministry of Post and Telemarics shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with, concerned ministries and branches in, elaborating and submitting to the Prime Minister for approval aplanning on informationt echnology parks.

2. The Ministry of Postand Telematics shall act as the state agency managing information technology parks in which investment is subject to approval of the Prime Minister. The Management Boards of information technology parks in which investment is subject to approval of the Prime Ministershall be organized and staffed under the Ministry of Post and Telematics. The heads of the Management Boards shall be appointed by the Prime Minister at the proposal of the Minister of Post and Telematics.

3. Provincial/municipal People's Committees shall act as the state agencies managing infonnation technology parks to which they grant investment certificates; and information technology parks recognized under the provisions of Clause 3, Article 21 of this Decree. The functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the management units oflocal information technology parks shall be specified by provincial/municipal People's Committees.

4. Land management, infrastructure construction, labor management population management- finance, accountancy and foreign exchange in information technology parks shall be performed in accordance with the law on hi-tech parks.