Morning March 6th, 2015, Commission
of Science, Technology and Environment of National Assembly in combination with
Ministry of Science & Technology held an online conference with localities nationwide
on implementation of self-responsibility, self-control mechanism of public science and technology organizations. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam
leaded the online conference. Ba Ria-Vung Tau participants include
representatives of Delegates Congress and the People's Council provincial
People’s Committee, representatives of Departments.
A report of Ministry of Science and Technology stated that, after
10 years of implementing Decree No.115/2005/ND-CP dated September 5th,
2005 of the Government on regulating self-responsibility, self-control of public science and technology organizations, many
science and technology organizations convert successfully, confirm their
position, brand-name in the market, enhance the material and spiritual life for
scientific cadres. Implementation result of Decree No.115 is as follow:
- Building and approving self-control project. As reported by general
data of sectors, localities until December 31st, 2014, in 642
science and technology organizations (including 473 organizations of
ministries, sectors and 169 organizations of provinces and cities), there are
488 approved organizations on implementing self-control (reached 76%), in which
there are 280 organizations of ministries, sectors and 108 organizations of
provinces, cities; 154 organizations are building or being submitted to
competent authorities to approve the project on implementing self-control
mechanism, in which there are 93 organizations of ministries and sectors and 61
organizations are not approved on implementing self-responsibility and
self-control.
- Classifying operative organization models. In 488 approved
organizations, there are 295 self-payment organizations and 193 organizations
are models of science and technology operating in the field of basic, strategic
research, building economic-engineering rate, serving state management and is
supported by state budget presumptively.
- Implementing self-control contents. Self-control on mission
implementation, 100% science and technology organizations have self-control in
their roles. Self-control on finance, assets, science and technology
organizations have more self-control right in paying salary and use other
sources of income from science and technology contract with organizations,
individuals of all economic components inside and outside the country.
Self-control on organization management and human resources, according to
report, there is few science and technology organizations who can implement
this self-control right because of some difficulties of relevant regulations.
Besides achievements, there are still some
difficulties on implementing self-control, self-responsibility according to
Decree No.115, the reason is that awareness is not right and full on
self-control, self-responsibility; lack of drastic and serious factor in
determining Decree No.115; slow on issuing, modifying, adding direction
document of Decree No.115; lack of synchronization of law document system; lack
of details in regulations of Decree No.115; potential restrictions of science
and technology organizations.
Declared at the conference, Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam confirmed that great achievements of science and technology
sector have been promoting strongly development of Vietnam economy. Transparency
in science and technology activities is very important. Science and technology
self-control is not reduction of expense for science and technology activities
but is to reduce waste in science and technology activities and raise quality
of science and technology activities for development, repair insufficiency of
science and technology activities. 10 years of implementation of Decree No.115,
but converted result is still slow. Deputy Prime Minister guided Ministries,
localities to hurry up implementing change according to Decree No.115 and must
complete at the end of 2015.