On 20/11/2012, the Department of Science and Technology of Ba Ria - Vung Tau held a Thematic report named "Secrets in consulting, brokerage and technology transfer in the small and medium enterprises", hosted by MA Nguyen Bao Hung - former deputy Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Science and Technology teaching, which attracted over 50 participants from agencies, businesses and universities located in the province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau to attend.

Involved in the technology transfer activities, businesses often meet a lot of difficulties. There are many different methods of technology transfer for a business to select: Purchase of equipment, turnkey contracts, joint ventures, purchase of license, ... and it’s quite complex. That is why there should be support from outside of the consultantcy organization, brokerage of technology transfer. At the briefing the participants were clarified by MA Nguyen Bao Hung about the function of technology internal function, consultants and broker issues, technology transfer, technology sale contract negotiation skills, principles of registering technology transfer contract, dispute contract resolution methods technology transfer; the issues which should be noted in the process of consulting, brokerage, technology transfer contract negotiations ... He also pointed out that at present, we are lacking a team of professional brokerage and consulting for firms in the process of buying and selling of foreign technology, therefore our businesses still suffer many disadvantages during negotiations.