THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 368/QD-TTg dated February 28, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the Government’s action program on external information in 2013 - 2020
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of December 25, 2001;
In furtherance of the Conclusion No. 16-KL/TW of February 14, 2012, of the Politburo of Central Executive Committee of the Party, XIth tenure, on the external information development strategy in period 2011-2020;
At the proposal of the Minister of Information and Communications,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Government’s action program on external information in period 2013 - 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the Action Program)
1. Scope, subjects and time of implemen­tation:
- Scope and subjects: This Action Program defines responsibilities of Ministries, Ministerial-level and Government-attached agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (hereinafter referred to as provincial People’s Committees), socio-­political organizations and press and publishing agencies in the implementation of the external information development strategy in period 2013 - 2020.
- Implementation time: From 2013 to the end of 2020.
2. Objectives
To create fundamental changes in the state management on external information and activities of external information; to ensure the Government’s centralized and unified management and increase coordination in external information task; and push up the image promotion and raising the position of Vietnam in the world.
- To ensure that 100% of Ministries, Ministerial- level and Government-attached agencies, provincial People’s Committees and socio-­political organizations will issue their Action Programs and Annual Plans for the implementation of this Action Program.
- To ensure that by 2015,100% of Ministries, Ministerial-level and Government-attached agencies and provinces and centrally run cities will have officials specialized in external information.