THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 169/2006/QD-TTg
Hanoi, July 17, 2006
 
DECISION
PROVIDING FOR INVESTMENT IN AND PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS BY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS USING STATE BUDGET CAPITAL
THE PRIME MINISTER
 
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to November 29, 2005 Law No. 48/2005/QH11 on Thrift Practice and Waste Combat;
Pursuant to the Political Bureau's Directive No. 58/CT- TW of October 17, 2000, on stepping up information technology (IT) application and development in service of industrialization and modernization;
At the proposal of the Minister of Post and Telematics,
 
DECIDES:
Article 1.- Scope and subjects of regulation
This Decision provides for the investment in and procurement of IT products by agencies, organizations and units using state budget capital.
This Decision shall apply to all agencies, organizations, units and state enterprises (hereinafter referred to as agencies and organizations for short) that use state budget capital or capital originating from the state budget for investment in or procurement of IT products.
Article 2.- Provisions on investment in and procurement of IT products
1. Agencies and organizations that use state budget capital, capital originating from the state budget or preferential loans of state investment and development credit (hereinafter referred to as state budget capital for short) for investment in, procurement or execution of IT application and development projects (hereinafter referred to as IT projects for short) must prioritize the procurement and use of home-made IT products (hereinafter referred to as IT products) defined in Article 3 of this Decision.
2. Where to be-purchased products are those which can be made at home but only imported products can satisfy specific technical requirements of projects, the project-managing agencies shall make dossiers explaining in detail such requirements and send them to relevant professional agencies for comment. Such dossiers must be appraised and approved by managing ministerial-level agencies, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies or provincial/municipal People's Committees. The heads of these agencies or presidents of People's Committees shall take personal responsibility for their decisions to allow the procurement of the above-said imported products.
3. Agencies and units, when formulating and executing IT application projects, must ensure balance, rationality and coordination between the software and hardware procurement; prioritize the procurement of, and investment in developing, solutions, software products and digital information contents to ensure efficient and economical investment in IT application.
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