Chương III Nghị định 76/2018/NĐ-CP: Biện pháp hỗ trợ, thúc đẩy chuyển giao công nghệ, ứng dụng, đổi mới công nghệ và phát triển thị trường khoa học và công nghệ

Chapter III

MEASURES FOR SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, APPLICATION AND INNOVATION, AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Section 1. SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, APPLICATION AND INNOVATION

Article 8. Supports and incentives for enterprises that have projects in investment incentive sectors or geographical areas

1. Conditions for receiving supports:

a. Having a project which belongs to a sector or a geographical area entitled to investment incentives as prescribed in the law on investment;

b. Having a technology transfer agreement or Technology Transfer Registration Certificate (if the enterprise is an entity required to register for the technology transfer);

c. Having the technology transfer which is under the project specified in point a of this clause.

2. Types of support:

a. Lending loans with preferential interest rate and/or granting interest subsidies to the enterprises for carrying out technology transfer.

b. Providing supportive fund for performing science and technology tasks or direct support.

3. The type of supports specified in point b, clause 2 of this Article is used to support the activities in developing and innovating technology, using maximum performance;  improving performance and product quality during technology transfer process, including:

a. Being prioritized to be included in the list of tasks carried out to select and provide technology directly, and being prioritized to be supported in accordance with the regulations of the program or fund through science and technology tasks.

b. Being supported for hiring counselors to evaluate the adjustments made to equipment, technology process and production line; to train and improve the enterprise's capacity to adopt and absorb technologies, applicable to direct supports

4. Funding sources:

a. The fund for performing science and technology tasks specified in point a, clause 3 of this Article is allocated from national science and technology programs; from the funds used for developing science and technology of enterprises, ministries, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies or agencies of central-affiliated cities; from the state budget used for science and technology and from other funding sources.

b. The direct funding specified in point b, clause 3 of this Article is allocated from science and technology development funds of ministries, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities; from the state budget used for science and technology and other legal funding sources.

5. Levels of funding sources:

Aside from being entitled to investment incentives which are provided for a sector or a profession as prescribed in the law on investment, the enterprise shall be entitled to the following levels of funding sources:

a. The levels of funding sources prescribed in current regulations shall apply to the sources specified in point a, clause 4 of this Article.  

b. The loans used for transferring technology of the project shall be granted an interest subsidy of up to 2% per year by the National Technology Innovation Fund or Science and Technology Development Fund of the ministries, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies or agencies of central-affiliated cities, 

c. If an enterprise takes out loans to transfer technology of a project, it shall receive loans with preferential interest rates as prescribed in the regulations of the funds or credit institutions which provide concessional loans.

Article 9. Authorization and procedures for assisting enterprises that have projects belonging to investment incentive sectors and geographical areas to receive technology transfer from science and technology organization.

1. Application documents for financial supports:

a. As for the financial support request regarding science and technology tasks carried out to transfer technology, the application documents shall include:

- Documents as prescribed in the Law on Science and Technology and the documents on providing guidelines for science and technology tasks.

- A technology transfer agreement or Technology Transfer Registration Certificate (if the entity must register for the technology transfer).

b. As for the request for receiving preferential loans or interest subsidies regarding the technology transfer of an investment project, the application documents shall include:

- The documents prescribed in the regulations of the credit institution which provides concessional loans and interest subsidies.

- A technology transfer agreement or Technology Transfer Registration Certificate (if the entity must register for the technology transfer).

- An explanation report on the expected technology transfer efficiency including the reports on the economic effects and other effects from the technology transfer (applicable to the interest subsidies provided after carrying out the investment project)

2. Authorization and procedures:

a. As for the supports from the national science and technology programs, science and technology development funds of enterprises, departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies or agencies of central-affiliated cities; state budget fund used for science and technology, the authorization and procedures for receiving these supports shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on Science and Technology and with the documents on providing guidelines for science and technology tasks.

b. As for the funding allocated from the local budget, the authorization and procedures for receiving supports shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations of the regulatory agency of the province.

c. As for other legal funding sources, the authorization and procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the current laws.

Article 10. Science and Technology Development Funds of the enterprises

1. The investment contents of the science and technology development fund of the enterprise mentioned in clause 2, Article 35 of the Law on Technology Transfer shall include:

a. Investment in and counterpart funds for innovative startups.

b. Technology innovation, technology incubation, science and technology business incubation, and commercialization of findings on scientific research and technological development.

c. Reverse engineering and investment in technical facilities for reverse engineering.

d. The hire of domestic or foreign organizations or individuals for counseling and managing the investment activities of the enterprise's science and technology development fund as prescribed in the agreement between both parties. 

2. The investment and counterpart fund for innovative startups shall be carried out under the following forms:

a. Contribute capital for establishing an innovative startup enterprise.

b. Purchase holdings and contributed capital of the innovative startup enterprise.

c. Contribute capital to the innovative startup investment fund.  

d. Cooperate in business.

3. The activities of investment and counterpart fund specified in clause 2 of this Article shall be carried out in the main field or business lines of the enterprise and shall comply with the regulations in the Law on Investment, Law of Enterprises and the Law on Provision of Assistance for Small and Medium-seized Enterprises, and other relevant laws.

4. The State Enterprise shall carry out the activities specified in clause 2 of this Article and shall comply with the regulations on managing and using state budget to invest in the enterprise's production and business.

Article 11. Using property rights in loan transactions

1. The following rights may be put up as a security for a loan to execute the projects of science and technology, start an innovative business, develop production and business based on the R&D findings (hereinafter referred to as “R&D findings”).  

a. The ownership right and the right to use science and technology task outcomes as prescribed by the law on science and technology, the law on managing and using public properties whose value may be determined are considered as property rights.

b. The right to own or the right to use objects of intellectual property in accordance with laws on intellectual property may be valuated is considered as property right.

c. Other rights arising from science and technology task outcomes and intellectual property objects whose value may be determined are considered as property rights.  

2. Conditions and procedures for using property rights as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article as a security for loan transactions shall be implemented in accordance with the law on secured transactions, the law on management and the operation regulation of the institutional lenders.

Article 12. Encouraging cooperation between enterprises and authorities or organizations or individuals in developing technology innovation projects, innovative startups, or upgrading infrastructure facilities to serve science and technology development and general research activities.

1. Enterprises that cooperate with the authorities, organizations or individuals to develop technology innovation projects or innovative startups shall:

a. Be supported as prescribed in Article 8 hereof for the technology innovation projects having a technology transfer agreement or a Technology Transfer Registration Certificate (if the entities must register for technology transfer) and belonging to investment incentive sectors and geographical areas.

b. Be entitled to the supports which are specified in point a, b, c, clause 1, Article 15 hereof and are given to the individuals who participate in technology innovation projects

c. Be prioritized to include science and technology task in the list of tasks of National Technology Innovation Program, science and technology programs which support technology innovation and innovative startups, and science and technology development funds of departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities. 

d. Be allowed to hire technological labor, carry out a survey on market demand, hire equipment, use laboratories and technical bases for completing and developing products and business model for innovative startups which receive initial investments from the investors or organizations supporting the startups.

2. Enterprises that cooperate with the authorities, organizations or individuals to execute the project on investing and developing infrastructure facilities to serve science and technology development shall:

a. Be prioritized to invest in high-tech park under the projects which satisfy the conditions for high technology.

b. Be encouraged to engage in public-private partnership and be entitled to incentives as prescribed in the law on investment regarding the projects on research activities, manufacture, experimental production, technology incubation, and science and technology business incubation.  The project execution shall be carried out in accordance with the law on investment and under the form of public-private partnership.

c. Be entitled to financial supports for repairing and using incubation facilities, technical facilities, common working areas in innovative incubation and startups; investment in equipment commonly used for innovative incubation and startups; installation of information technology infrastructure and internet services free of charge for incubation and technical facilities, common working areas.

3. Enterprises that cooperate with the authorities, organizations or individuals to develop general research projects shall:

a. Be prioritized to include the bilateral or multilateral cooperation programs in the list of science and technology tasks regarding the general cooperation research whose participated entities are foreign organizations or individuals.

b. Be supported to announce new technologies and new products from the outcomes of general cooperation research which is stipulated in Article 26 hereof.  

c. Be supported to develop and use the R&D findings as prescribed in Article 24 hereof.

d. Be considered for receiving financial supports if they satisfy the regulations in Article 19 hereof.

Article 13. Providing supports and incentives for enterprises that invest in material - technological facilities to serve reverse engineering and for organizations or individuals who carry out reverse engineering.

1. Investment in material - technical facilities for reverse engineering, including: Investment in laboratories, specimen analysis, modeling and simulation, experiment evaluation, mechanical factory, testing and modeling

2. The enterprises that carry out one of the activities specified in clause 1 of this Article shall be entitled to the following incentives and supports:

a. Receive financial supports, guarantees for loans or interest subsidies from the National Technology Innovation Fund or credit institutions.

b. Be prioritized to invest in high-tech park.

3. The organizations or individuals who carry out the reverse engineering activities shall be entitled to the following supports and incentives:

a. Receive financial supports, guarantees for loans or interest subsidies from the National Technology Innovation Fund or credit institutions.

b. Receive incentives as prescribed in the law on taxation for the machines, equipment, components, materials, specimens which are not yet created domestically with the aim to directly serve reverse engineering.

c. The products created from reverse engineering shall be encouraged to use in the investment project funded by state budget and shall be prioritized in bidding for purchase and supply of public products and services.

d. Receive training support to improve the enterprises' capacity to absorb and acquire technology.

dd. The project on reverse engineering shall be prioritized to be included in the list of science and technology tasks of the program, scheme, science and technology fund.

4. Eligible conditions for receiving supports or incentives of the organizations or individuals who carry out inverse engineering activities:

a. The technology required to perform reverse engineering shall be high technology, advanced technology and clean technology which serve the implementation of national and regional social-economic development plans and/or strategies. <0

b. The reverse engineering serving national defense and security tasks shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations on national defense and security tasks.

5. Supports for performing science and technology tasks:

a. Purchase and import specimens (products, technologies, designs, equipment and systems which are required to perform reverse engineering) for serving reverse engineering.

b. Hire professionals for carrying out counseling, searching and providing technical support and technical labor to serve reverse engineering.

c. Use laboratory system, perform measurement, experiment and evaluation of standards and technical regulations for serving reverse engineering. 

d. Other supports prescribed in the document on guiding the funding sources specified in clause 6 of this Article.

6. The funding sources for performing science and technology tasks shall be allocated from the National Technology Innovation Program, science and technology funds of enterprises, departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities, state budget used for science and technology and other fundings from legal sources.

7. The funding sources through science and technology tasks shall be allocated from the National Technology Innovation Program, science and technology funds of enterprises, departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities, state budget used for science and technology and other fundings from legal sources.

Authority, procedures and support levels of fundings allocated from legal sources shall be carried out in accordance current regulations.

Article 14. Science and technology organizations which associate with local organizations to apply or transfer technology for developing findings from scientific research and technology development in conformity with local features  

1. Science and technology organizations which own the R&D findings and associate with local organizations for applying or transferring technology shall receive supports through science and technology tasks such as:

a. Searching and hiring professionals to analyze and evaluate the R&D findings and ensuring that the technology transfer and application are in conformity with local features.

b. Carrying out research or experiment to develop R&D findings; develop technology process and production lines.

c. Other supports prescribed in the document on guiding the funding sources specified in point a, clause 2 of this Article.

2. Funding sources and support levels:

a. The funding sources for performing science and technology tasks shall be allocated from national science and technology programs, science and technology funds of enterprises, departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies. provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities, from state budget used for science and technology and fundings from other legal sources.

b. The support levels shall apply in accordance with the document on guiding the funding sources specified in point a of this clause.

3. Authorization and procedures:

a. Application shall consist of:

- The documents prescribed in the Law on Science and Technology and documents on providing guidelines on science and technology tasks.

-  Proof of the legal ownership right to R&D findings, if there is a proof.

b. Authority and procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on Science and Technology and other documents on providing guidelines for science and technology tasks.

The authority, procedures and support levels from other legal sources shall be carried out in accordance with current regulations.

4. Science and technology organizations which associate with local organizations to apply or transfer technology for bringing R&D findings into conformity with local features.

Article 15. Supporting individuals who work at research institutions and higher educational institutions and do research on technology transfer, application and/or innovation at manufacturing facilities and business establishments 

1. Individuals who work at research institutions and higher educational institutions and do research on technology transfer, application and innovation at the manufacturing facilities and business establishments shall receive the following supports:

a. Receive the same incentives as high-tech labor force of enterprises as prescribed in the regulations of clause 10, Article 3 of the Law on High Technology while working at the enterprises which manufacture the products on the list of high technology.

b. Be prioritized to participate in the training courses in improving the capacity to absorb and acquire technology.

c. Be prioritized to be included in the professional database of science and technology.

d. As for the individuals who work at research institutions or higher educational institutions, their time working at the enterprises shall be included in the time-fund for scientific research.

2. Individuals who work at research institutions or higher educational institutions and do research on technology transfer, application and innovation at the manufacturing facilities and business establishments shall receive incentives and supports from the State if they:

a. Work at research institutions and satisfy the training standards and receive professional qualifications to become researchers, engineers or technicians or above as prescribed in the regulations on codes and standards of occupational title for officers of science and technology. 

b. Work at research institutions and satisfy the training standards and receive professional qualifications to become lecturers or above as prescribed in the regulations on codes and standards of occupational title for professors working at higher educational institutions.

Section 2. SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MARKET

Article 16. Handing over the ownership right of science and technology task outcomes which are funded by the State

1. The asset valuation results determined from science and technology task outcomes which are owned by the State as prescribed in the law on managing and using public property, are the bases for the competent authority to consider the decision on handing over the ownership right of science and technology task outcomes.

2. Procedures for handing over science and technology task outcomes funded by the State shall be carried out as prescribed in the law on managing and using public property.

Article 17. Dividing profits accrued from the commercialization of R&D findings funded by state budget

Profits accrued from the commercialization of R&D findings funded by state budget shall be divided as follows:

1. As for the R&D findings which are subjected to intellectual property rights protection, the payment for the authors shall be made in accordance with the law on intellectual property.

2. As for the findings from scientific research and technology development which are not subjected to intellectual property rights protection, the payment for the authors shall be made in accordance with the law on science and technology. 

3. The intermediaries and agents shall receive the divided profits agreed between both parties but these profits shall not exceed 10%. If both parties do not make an agreement on the profits, they shall receive a level of 10%.

4. If the parties are requested to distribute a part of their profits to the State while handing over the ownership rights, these profits shall be divided in accordance with the law on managing and using public property.

5. After dividing the profits to relevant parties, the presiding entity shall be allowed to use the remained profits as follows:

a. Use up to 50% of the profits to invest in science and technology activities; provide or add them to science and technology development funds.

b. The remained profits shall be used for commendation, benefits and development investment of the presiding entity.

Article 18. Recognizing findings from scientific research and technology development which have been self-financed and performed by organizations or individuals

1. The organizations or individuals who request the recognition of R&D findings shall send an application in person or by post to the competent authority (01 written application and 01 electronic application) The application shall consist of:

a. An application form of the organizations or individuals requesting recognition of R&D findings.

b. A proof of the legal ownership to R&D findings, or a written commitment in case where there is no proof.

c. A description of the characteristics, technical, economic-social and environmental effects of the R&D findings (drawings, designs, process description, maps, survey results, analysis and evaluation and experiment results).

d. Documents on the R&D findings which have been transferred and applied successfully in reality.

dd. The following documents (if any): A document on the onions of organizations or individuals on the effects of technology application in reality, rewards; documents on intellectual property rights, standards, measures and quality, and other documents.   

2. The authorities competent to recognize the findings are ministries and ministerial agencies by their fields of management or People’s Committees of provinces where the findings are transferred or applied.

3. Procedures for considering and evaluating application shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations in clause 6, Article 20 hereof.

4.  The evaluation contents regarding the applications of the organizations or individuals:

a. The compliance with regulations on ownership of R&D findings.

b. The contents and measures for doing research and experiment, for transferring and applying technologies; characteristics and technical effects of the R&D findings in specific fields.

c. Scope, application scale, transfer; economic-social values, environment, national defense and security in specific conditions of the whole country or the provinces. 

5. The competent authority shall revoke the document on recognizing R&D findings if:

a. There is untrue information or falsified document attached in the application; or there is violation of the intellectual property rights or ownership rights regarding the R&D findings.

b. There is violation during the consideration and recognition processes.

6. The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgates the forms for completing the procedures specified in this Article.

Article 19. Providing financial supports and purchasing the R&D findings which have been self-financed or performed by the organizations or individuals

1. The R&D findings which have been performed, transferred and applied effectively in reality by organizations or individuals, approved by the competent authority and are significant in the economic-social development process of the country, province, national defense and security shall be considered and purchased in accordance with the regulations on procurement funded by the state budget.

2. The R&D findings shall be considered and supported financially by the competent authority if:

a. The R&D findings are transferred and applied effectively in reality and approved by the competent authority.

b. The R&D findings are transferred and applied effectively in reality within 03 years from the moment they are applied and transferred. .

c. If the R&D findings are included in the list of technologies encouraged for transfer.

d. The organizations or individuals requesting the supports now have a plan on commercializing the R&D findings.

3. The supports provided for organizations or individuals who own the R&D findings shall satisfy the regulations in clause 2 of this Article under the following forms:

a. Financial supports

b. Supports provided through performing science and technology tasks.

4. Supportive funding sources or purchase of R&D findings funded by state budget; programs and schemes managed by departments, sectors and localities.  

Article 20. Authorization and procedures for providing financial supports and purchasing R&D findings

1. The organizations or individuals who request the State to provide financial supports and purchase the R&D findings shall send an application in person or by post to the competent authority (01 written application and 01 electronic application)

2. Application documents for financial supports:

a. An application form, enclosed with a written explanation.

b. A document of a competent authority recognizing the R&D findings.

c. Documents specifying the R&D findings which have been applied and transferred within 03 years.

3. Application documents for purchase of technologies:

a. The documents specified in point a, b, clause 2 of this Article.

b. A recommendation document of the agencies and/or organizations on the necessary to make purchases and the plan for managing, developing and transferring the R&D findings.  

4. Evaluating the application of organizations or individuals before considering the financial supports and purchasing the R&D findings:

a. The recommending application shall satisfy the conditions specified in clause 1, Article 19 hereof; the practicality of the plan on managing, developing and transferring the R&D findings. 

b. The application for financial supports shall satisfy the conditions specified in clause 2, Article 19 hereof.

5. The competent authorities who consider and evaluate the application shall be ministries, ministerial agencies by their areas of management; People’s Committees of the provinces where the R&D findings are applied.

6. The procedures for consideration and evaluation:

a. Within 03 working days from the date on which the application is received, the competent authority shall send a notification of the evaluation results and a request for amendments (if any) to the applicants.  If the application is deemed unsatisfied, there must be a written explanation.

b. Within 15 working days, the competent authority shall evaluate the application through the evaluation council.  The evaluation council shall be comprised of 07 to 09 members, including the representatives of the managing agencies and professionals in relevant fields.

c. Within 07 working days from the date on which the evaluation result of the council is received, the competent person shall approve the application for providing supports and making purchases.  If the application cannot be approved, there must be a written explanation.

d. The costs for evaluating applications shall be estimated in the budget of departments, sectors and localities.

7. The R&D findings which have been approved to be purchased or supported shall be published on website and sent to the applicants and the local agencies managing science and technology.

8. Purchases and supports:

a. The purchases of R&D findings shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations on purchase funded by the state and other relevant regulations.

b. Financial supports shall be provided in accordance with the law on science and technology and other relevant programs and/or schemes.

9. The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgates the forms for completing the procedures specified in this Article.

Article 21. Purchasing and doing research on perfecting inventions or initiatives which have been transferred to enterprises for applying them in reality and disseminated to people.

1. Inventions or initiatives which have been applied effectively in small scale shall be considered for purchasing by the State and transferred to enterprises for applying them in reality and disseminated to people in accordance with the law on purchases funded by the state.

2. The organizations or individuals who have inventions or initiatives which have been applied effectively in a small scale shall be prioritized to participate in research programs or schemes which are managed by departments, sectors or localities for perfecting, transferring and expanding scale.

Article 22. Procedures for purchasing inventions or initiatives

1. The organizations or individuals who request the State to purchase inventions or initiatives shall send an application in person or by post to the competent authority (01 written application and 01 electronic application) The application shall consist of:

a. An application form for requesting the State to purchase inventions or initiatives.

b. A patent and a certificate of initiative.

c. Documents proving the effective application of the inventions or initiatives in reality and the capacity to expand the applying scale.

d. A recommendation document of the agencies or organizations on the necessity to purchase inventions or initiatives and a plan on managing, developing and transferring them.

2. Evaluating applications from organizations or individuals before considering to purchase the inventions or initiatives:

a. Validity, scope of protection, contents of measures of protected inventions; contents of initiatives recognized by competent authority.

b. Actual application effects of inventions or initiatives; demand of the enterprises or publics; conditions and inventions’ or initiatives' capacity to expand application scale.

c. The ability to apply inventions or initiatives to provide social benefits in production, provide products and public services; serve national defense and security; protect environment and people's health;

3. Authority and procedures for considering and evaluating applications shall be carried out in accordance with clause 5, 6, Article 20 hereof.

4. The responsibility to announce inventions or initiatives satisfying the conditions for making purchases shall be taken in accordance with clause 7, Article 20 hereof.

5. The purchase of inventions shall be carried out in accordance with the law on purchases funded by the state and other relevant laws

6. The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgates the forms for completing the procedures specified in this Article.

Article 23. Collecting, evaluating, selecting, recognizing and announcing the R&D findings to serve the demand for innovation of organizations or individuals who work in decentralization careers

1. The collection, evaluation, selection and announcement of R&D findings shall be carried out in accordance with the law on science and technology information activities to serve the demand for innovation of organizations or individuals.

2. The recognition of R&D findings which are funded by state budget shall be granted in accordance with the law on science and technology; as for the R&D findings which have been self-financed and performed by organizations or individuals, the recognition of these findings shall be granted in accordance with the regulations in Article 18 hereof.

3. The funding sources for collecting, evaluating, selecting, recognizing and announcing R&D findings shall be estimated in the budgets of departments, sectors or localities and other legal funding sources.

Article 24. Encouraging the development and use of R&D findings and technological ideas

1. The State shall provide information on science and technology free of charge for the following entities:

a. Science and Technology enterprises and hi-tech enterprises

b. Individuals, groups of individuals who carry out the project on innovative startups, and innovative start-up enterprises.

c. Organizations that support innovations and innovative start-ups; technology incubators; science and technology business incubators and high-tech business incubators.

2. The entities specified in clause 1 of this Article shall be prioritized to participate in programs or schemes supporting the collection of information about science and technology, development of inventions, discover of intellectual property and commercialization of R&D findings.

Article 25. Priority to establish industrial property rights, certification and registration of new products or new technologies

The regulatory agencies shall have the authority to make priority consideration when they:

1. Establish industrial property rights for organizations or individuals who own the R&D findings for establishing and developing science and technology enterprises, high-tech enterprises, and innovative start-up enterprises.

2. Issue certificates and approve registrations of new products or new technologies for organizations or individuals who conduct application, transfer and commercialization.

Article 26. Announcing new technologies and new products which are produced in Vietnam based on the R&D findings

1. The organizations or individuals who request the evaluation and assessment of new technologies and new products shall send an application in person or by post to the competent authority (01 written application and 01 electronic application).  The application shall consist of:

a. An application form requesting the evaluation and assessment of new technologies and new products,

b. A proof of the legal ownership rights to new technologies or new products, or a written commitment if there is no proof.

c. A description of characteristics, technical effects, quality, comparison on features of technologies, imported products with the same quality or are used in foreign countries.

d. A report on the application results of new technologies or new products.

dd. The following documents (if any): A document on the opinions of organizations or individuals on the actual application effects and rewards, documents on intellectual property rights, standards, measures and quality, and other documents.  

2.  The evaluation and assessment contents are about:

a. The compliance with regulations on ownership rights, intellectual property rights; standards, measures and quality; testing results; and conditions of registration.

b. Comparison on the prices between new technologies or new products and imported technologies or imported products.

c. Characteristics, technical effects, quality, comparison on features of technologies, imported products with the same quality or are used in foreign countries.  

c. Scope, application scale, transfer; economic-social values, environment, national defense and security in specific conditions of the whole country or the provinces. 

3. Procedures for considering and appraising application shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations in clause 6, Article 20 hereof.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall decide to announce new technologies or new products which are produced in Vietnam but have the same quality with imported technologies or imported products and shall post this announcement on its website. 

5. Encouraging agencies and organizations to use new technologies or new products, which are produced in Vietnam and announced in accordance with clause 4 of this Article, in the investment project funded by state budget; in procurement and when providing public products and services.

6. The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgates the forms for completing the procedures specified in this Article.

Article 27. Developing created technologies and improving national key products

1. Domestic organizations or individuals who produce technologies based on the R&D findings to produce national key products shall be considered for receiving financial supports or having their findings purchased in accordance with Article 19 and Article 20 hereof.

2. Transferees of created technologies for developing technologies and improving national key products shall be prioritized to carry out science and technology tasks.

3. Aside from the expenditures specified in current regulations, organizations or individuals who carry out science and technology tasks for developing technologies and finishing national key products shall also be provided with financial supports for purchasing copyrights and software tools; plans, domestic animals; equipment, technical documents, information on intellectual property rights; technical know-how; importing prototypes for analysis and reverse engineer performance; hiring domestic or foreign professionals for evaluating technologies and performing reverse engineering.

4. Organizations or individuals who transfer, apply and perfect technologies for producing national key products shall receive incentives on credits, tax and land use, and supports for commercial enhancement and market development as prescribed in the regulations of national science and technology programs and of other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities.

5. Funding sources:

a. The fundings used for providing financial supports or purchasing findings and are specified in clause 1 of this Article shall be allocated from state budget and programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities.

b. The fundings specified in clause 3 of this Article shall be allocated from state budget used for science and technology activities and from science and technology development funds of departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities; from national programs for science and technology; from other programs or schemes which are managed by departments, sectors or localities and from other legal funding sources.

6. Authorization and procedures:

a. The regulations specified in clause 1 of this Article shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations in Article 20 hereof.

b. The regulations specified in clause 2 and 3 of this Article shall be implemented in accordance with the Law on Science and Technology and documents providing guidelines for science and technology tasks.

c. The regulations of other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities shall be implemented in accordance with current regulations.

Article 28. Providing training support to improve enterprises' capacity to absorb and acquire technology

1. Training support provided to improve enterprises’ capacity to absorb and acquire technology includes: technology management training, new technologies updates and technology search; technology negotiation and transfer; operator skills; effective technology development; technology adaptation and innovation; reverse engineering; professional development on designing; product development using technology and other contents complying with the process of economic-social development.

2. Support activities carried out to train and improve the enterprises' capacity to absorb and acquire technology:

a. Inspecting, surveying and evaluating the training demand of enterprises; surveying and evaluating the impacts and effects of training activities; carrying out activities to manage, inspect, evaluate the training process of enterprises nationwide.

b. Designing framework of training programs for the contents specified in clause 1 of this Article.

c. Developing training programs and plans, and writing training contents and materials; printing textbooks to serve the training activities.

d. Training lecturers and freelancers who participate in training courses for enterprises.

3. Types of training including concentrated training provided in enterprises, on the internet or other types.

4. The supportive fundings shall be allocated from science and technology career funds, science and technology development funds of enterprises, departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies, agencies of central-affiliated cities; from national science and technology programs and other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities.

5. Authority, procedures and support levels shall comply with the regulations of the Law on Science and Technology and the documents which provide guidelines for fundings used for science and technology career, science and technology development funds of departments, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, provincial agencies and agencies of central-affiliated cities; and national science and technology programs.

Authority, procedures and support levels of supportive fundings of other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities shall comply with the current regulations.

Article 29. Training and encouraging organizations or individuals to participate in the commercialization of R&D findings, and in the development of science and technology market

1. Entities eligible for training:

a. Organizations or individuals who own the R&D findings and can be used for commercialization.

b. Organizations or individuals who support the commercialization of R&D findings.

c. Organizations or individuals who manage the commercialization activities and support the commercialization of R&D findings.

2. Conditions for the organizations providing trainings:

a. The organizations shall train and provide knowledge relating to the commercialization of R&D findings and relating to the development of science and technology market.

b. Having personnel, professionals and freelancers who have suitable qualifications for the training which is provided to commercialize the R&D findings and to develop science and technology market.

c. Having suitable frameworks of training programs for serving the purposes and actual needs of the entities receiving the trainings who are approved by the departments, sectors or localities.

3. Supports:

a. Hire domestic or foreign professionals; purchase copyrights, software and data for serving the training programs which are provided to commercialize the R&D findings, to consult, promote technology transfer, evaluate technology, make valuation and carry out technology assessment.

b. Write and publish technical documents, forms and guidelines on the commercialization of R&D findings and of intellectual property; provide consultancy, promote technology transfer, evaluate technology, make valuation and carry out technology assessment. 

c. Provide trainings in Vietnam or in foreign countries and on the internet for commercializing the R&D findings and intellectual property; provide consultancy, promote technology transfer, evaluate technology, make valuation and carry out technology assessment.

4. Encouraging organizations or individuals to participate in the commercialization of R&D findings by supporting the competitions, celebrations for honoring and giving awards to the organizations or individuals who have great achievements in applying, transferring and innovating technology, who have innovative start-ups and commercialize the R&D findings.

5. Fundings shall be allocated from science and technology funds, national science and technology programs and other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities.

6. Authority, procedures and support levels shall comply with the regulations of the Law on Science and Technology and the documents providing guidelines for science and technology career funds, and national science and technology programs.

Authority, procedures and support levels of supportive fundings of other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities shall comply with the current regulations.

Article 30. Supporting the development of intermediaries of science and technology market

1. Entities eligible for supports:

a. Organizations that provide the following services: consultancy, promotion of technology transfer, appraisal, valuation and assessment.

b. Organizations that provide connection services to support other parties in technology-related transactions including: R&D support, technology commercialization; intellectual property, standards, measurement, quality; investment consultancy, trade promotion, startup support, technology incubation, enterprise incubation; SMEs’ support; cooperatives alliance; industry associations.

2. Contents of supports:

a. Allowed to use national database of technology, technology products, R&D findings, intellectual property, startup ecosystem and innovation ecosystem.

b. Look up, collect and provide technology information, intellectual property, standards, measures, quality, technology professionals and technology demand; build database and data mining equipment for science and technology serving the state management.

c. Provide consultancy and encourage technology transfer; disseminate R&D findings, technological ideas.  

d. Hold and participate in events in Vietnam or in foreign countries for encouraging technology market development and commercializing inventions and innovative startups.

dd. Hire domestic or foreign professional consultants; provide trainings for intermediaries, encourage technology transfer; carry out appraisal and assessment for technology and provide technology assessment; manage intellectual property; commercialize R&D findings; support innovative startups.

3. The supports shall be carried out through the project on improving capability of intermediaries.

4. Fundings shall be allocated from science and technology career funds, national science and technology programs, and other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities.

5. Authority, procedures and support levels shall comply with the regulations of the Law on Science and Technology and the documents providing guidelines for science and technology career funds, and national science and technology programs.

Authority, procedures and support levels of fundings of other programs or schemes managed by departments, sectors or localities shall comply with the current regulations.

Article 31. Supporting and improving information exploitation ability to serve the organizations that provide technology transfer services

1. Developing technology information sources, including:

a. Information on intellectual property;

b. Information technology database and tools used for analysis, technology appraisal, technological levels, forecast of technology trends, building technology map, technology roadmap.

c. Database of science and technology experts sorted by specialties for intensive consultancy upon requests.

2.  Ministry of Science and Technology shall:

a. Take charge and cooperate with departments, sectors or localities to implement the regulations in point 1 of this Article.

b. Enable enterprises, business associations, industry associations, cooperatives; service providers of intellectual property, technology transfer, investment promotion or trade promotion to access and exploit technology information and is funded by state budget.

3. Procedures for providing technology-related information:

a. Provide technology-related information in person at the head offices, technology trade fairs; conferences, specialized seminars and technology forums; provide trainings and contact the enterprises directly in person.

b. Provide information online and in other forms.