| THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No: 67/2006/QH11 | Hanoi, June 29, 2006 |
LAW
ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(No. 67/2006/QH11)
Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the Xth National Assembly, the 10th session, This Law provides for information technology.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
This Law provides for information technology application and development activities, measures to ensure information technology application and development, and rights and obligations of agencies, organizations and individuals (hereinafter collectively referred to as organizations and individuals) engaged in information technology application and development activities.
Article 2.- Subjects of application
This Law applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in information technology application and development activities in Vietnam.
Article 3.- Application of the Information Technology Law
1. When disparities appear between the provisions of the Information Technology Law and those of other laws on the same matters related to information technology application and development activities, the provisions of the Information Technology Law prevail.
2. When a treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party contains provisions different from those of this Law, the provisions of that treaty prevail.
Article 4.- Interpretation of terms
In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Information technology means a combination of scientific and technological methods and modern technical tools for the production, transmission, collection, processing, storage and exchange of digital information.
2. Digital information means information generated by the method of using digital signals.
3. Network environment means an environment in which information is supplied, transmitted, collected, processed, stored and exchanged via information infrastructure.
4. Information infrastructure means a system of equipment in service of the production, transmission, collection, processing, storage and exchange of digital information, including telecommunications networks, the Internet, computer networks and databases.
5. Information technology application means the use of information technology in socio-economic, external, defense, security and other activities with a view to raising the productivity, quality and efficiency of these activities.
6. Information technology development means research and development activities relating to the process of production, transmission, collection, processing, storage and exchange of digital information; development of information technology human resources; development of the information technology industry and development of information technology services.
7. Digital gap means the difference in conditions and ability to use computer and information infrastructure to access sources of information and knowledge.
8. Venture investment in the information technology domain means investment in enterprises operating in such domain with prospect of bringing huge profits but also with high risks.
9. Information technology industry means a hi-tech econo-technical sector, which produces and supplies information technology products, including hardware and software products and digital information contents.
10. Hardware means complete digital equipment; component assemblies; components; parts of digital equipment, component assemblies or components.
11. Digital equipment means electronic, computer, telecommunications, transmission, radio-receiving and -transmitting equipment or other integrated equipment, which is used for the production, transmission, collection, processing, storage and exchange of digital information.
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