Decree No. 154/2013/ND-CP dated November 8, 2013 of the Government, stipulating on the concentrated information technology park

 THE GOVERNMENT

Decree No. 154/2013/ND-CP dated November 8, 2013 of the Government, stipulating on the concentrated information technology park

Pursuant to Law on Organization of Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to Law on Information Technology dated June 29, 2006;

Pursuant to Law on high Technology dated November 13, 2008;

At the proposal of Minister of Information and Communications,

Government promulgates Decree stipulating on the concentrated information technology park

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. This Decree stipulates on the establishments, expansion, recognition of the concentrated information technology parks; organization and management of operation, regime, policy and state management for the concentrated information technology parks.

2. This Decree applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals, foreign organizations and individuals participating in investment, establishment, management and other activities related to the concentrated information technology parks.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Decree, the following terms are construed as follows:

1. The concentrated information technology park means a zone concentrating activities of research – development, training, production of and trading in information technology products and services, infrastructure provision, information technology service provision for organizations, enterprises and other activities related to information technology.

2. Investors of the concentrated information technology park mean organizations and individuals owning capital or representative of owners directly managing, using capital to perform investment in construction of the concentrated information technology parks.

Article 3. Objectives of the concentrated information technology parks

The concentrated information technology parks have the following objectives:

1. To form centers of information technology, create infrastructures for information technology application and development; promote development of information technology industry; form center of research-development of information technology products, serve for training, transferring information technology in the field of information technology; information technology enterprise incubation;

2. To create advantage environment for investment activities aiming to attract domestic and foreign capital and technology, contribute in construction of information technology industry to become a key economic sector of nation;

3. To create a working environment satisfying international standards attract laborers with high quality, contribute in increase the competitive capability of Vietnamese information technology enterprises;

4. To create the information technology products and services that are able to replace import products, contribute in promoting development of fields such as: Telecommunication, finance, banking, customs, aviation, commerce, e-commerce and public services, education, training, health, security and national defense;

5. To contribute in the economic growth, increasing the production technology qualification and competition of products, goods and services of Vietnamese enterprises; raising the information technology position and trademark of Vietnam;

6. To form centers supplying infrastructure and services of information technology and communications.

Article 4. Function, tasks of the concentrated information technology parks

The concentrated information technology parks have the following functions and tasks:

1. To perform activities of research – development, application and transfer of information technology;

2. To produce and trade in the information technology products, supply information technology services;

3. To train human force in information technology;

4. To perform the technology incubation and information technology enterprise incubation;

5. To perform commercial promotion in information technology; organize fairs, exhibitions or shows of the information technology products and service;

6. To promote domestic and foreign investment to promote activities of information technology;

7. To supply infrastructure, service and necessary conditions for operation of organizations and enterprises in areas performing functions and tasks specified at this Article. 

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