Ministry of Science and Technology (Vietnam)

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, Vietnamese: Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for state administration of science and technology activities; development of science and technology potentials; intellectual property; standards, metrology and quality control; atomic energy, radiation and nuclear safety.^[1]

Ministerial units

• Department of Social and Natural Sciences
• Department of Science and Technology for Economic-Technical Branches
• Department of Technology Appraisal, Examination and Assessment
• Department of High Technology
• Department of Planning and General Affairs
• Department of Finance
• Department of International Cooperations
• Department of Legislation
• Department of Organisation and Personnel
• Ministry Inspectorate
• Ministry Office
• National Office in Southern Region
• State Agency for Technology Innovation
• National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development
• National Office of Intellectual Property
• Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency
• National Agency for Science and Technology Information
• Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety
• Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality
• Management Board of Hoa Lac High-Tech Park

Administrative units

• National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS)
• The Office of National S&T Research Programs
• Information Communication Technology Centre
• Science and Development Newspaper
• Vietnam Science and Technology Magazine
• MOST Management Training Institute
• National Centre for Technological Progress (NACENTECH)
• Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC)
• Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute (VIPRI)
• Vietnam Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation
• Centre for Vietnam Science and Technology Internationalisation Promotion (VISTIP)
• Institute for Regional Research and Development
• Centre for Science and Technology Communication
• Light Ray Magazine
• VnExpress online newspaper
• Bureau of Accreditation
• Registration Office of Science and Technology Activities
• Science and Technics Publishing House
• Certification Office of Hi-Tech Activities and S&T Enterprises
• National Institute of Patent and Technology Exploitation

References

1. ↑ http://www.most.gov.vn/Desktop.aspx/Introduction/Functions-and-tasks/Functions_and_tasks/

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