THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BKHCN dated April 08, 2014 of the Ministry of Science and Technology guiding on the production technology level’s evaluation
Pursuant to Decree No. 20/2013/ND-CP dated February 26, 2013 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Science and Technology;
Implementation of national technology innovation program by 2020 approved by the Prime Minister in the Decision No. 677/QD-TTg dated May 10. 2011;
Considering the proposal of Director of Evaluation, Assessment and Inspection of Technology Department,
The Minister of Science and Technology issues Circular guiding on the production technology level’s evaluation.
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope and subjects
1. This Circular guides the contents and process of evaluation of technology level in manufacturing industries, including: processing, fabrication, assembly and supporting industries;
2. Other agencies, enterprises, organizations and individuals involved in evaluation of technology level shall comply with the provisions in this Circular;
3. The result of evaluation of production technology level is the ground for the agencies, enterprises, organizations and individuals to propose solutions and policies to innovate and improve the production technology level of enterprises, sectors or localities;
Article 2. Explanation of terms
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1.Production technology level is the level achieved of the production technology and is evaluated according to 04 levels: advanced, advanced average, average and backward;
2. Evaluation of production technology level is the analysis, identification of current state of technology level of enterprises or manufacturing industry based on the fixed criteria to determine the strong points and weak points of technology components to propose solutions and policies to innovate technology and improve the efficiency and production technology level of enterprises or sectors;
3. Technology contribution coefficient is the coefficient represents the technology contribution into the value-added of enterprises or sectors;
4. Manufacturing industry is the collection of enterprises producing the same group of products under level 2 sub-sector of processing and fabrication industry in the system of Vietnam economic sectors (issued together with Decision No. 10/2007/QD-TTg dated January 23, 2007 of the Prime Minister);
5. Production technology line is the system of equipment, tool and means placed or installed in line with the diagram and technology process to ensure synchronous operation to make products;
6. Number of employee is the total average employees of enterprise in the year of evaluation of technology level, not including the employees having working time of less than 03 months;
Article 3. Principles of evaluation of production technology level

1. Production technology is divided into four groups of basic component: group of technological equipment represented in the machinery, tools and means abbreviated as T (Technoware); group of human resources represented in the capacity to absorb the engineering and technology for production abbreviated as H (Humanware); group of information represented in documents and information data abbreviated as I (Infoware); group of organization and management represented in the work of organization and management abbreviated as O (Orgaware);