DECISION No.1077/1997/QD-TTg OF DECEMBER 12, 1997 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLICIES

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;

At the proposal of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- To establish the National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies to advise the Prime Minister on the important issues related to the national scientific and technological development, more concretely:

- The orientation and strategy for the development of sciences and technologies as well as scientific and technological fields to be given priority in each period.

- The major policies for promoting the scientific and technological development.

- The State's draft legal documents on science and technology.

- The major objectives of the five-year and annual plans for scientific and technological development.

- The State-level scientific and technological programs.

- Other important scientific and technological issues its comments on which are required by the Prime Minister or are deemed necessary to propose to the Prime Minister by the Council.

Article 2.- The National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies shall be composed of the Chairman, one Vice Chairman and its members, who are scientists from various fields of research such as natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, technologies, and scientific cadres working in State enterprises (in attached list).

Article 3.- The members of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies shall work on their own personal behalf, not representing their agencies and organizations and shall have to participate in all activities of the Council, shall be entitled to use necessary information and facilities of their respective units in service of the performance of tasks assigned by the Council, in accordance with the State's current regimes and regulations.

Article 4.- The Minister of Science, Technology and Environment shall have to elaborate and submit to the Prime Minister for approval the Regulation on Organization and Operation of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies.

Article 5.- The National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies shall have its assisting office located at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. The staff of the office is neat in size and included in the total payroll of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.

Article 6.- This Decision takes after its signing.

Article 7.- The Chairman and members of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies, the ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the Government, the presidents of the People's Committees of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government shall have to implement this Decision.

The Prime Minister

PHAN VAN KHAI

THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLICIES

(Attached to Decision No.1077/1997/QD-TTg of December 12, 1997 of the Prime Minister)

1. Prof. Hoang Thuy Nguyen, Chairman of the Council

2. Prof. Nguyen Duy Quy, Vice Chairman of the Council

3. Prof. Vu Dinh Cu Member of the Council

4. Prof. Pham Thi Tran Chau -

5. Associate Prof. Tran Ngoc Duong -

6. Dr. Phan Hong Giang -

7. Prof. Nguyen Van Hieu -

8. Associate Prof. Nguyen Minh Hien -

9. Prof. Han Duc Kim -

10. Prof. Phan Huy Le -

11. Prof. Dang Vu Minh -

12. Associate Prof. Chu Hao -

13. Associate Prof. Nguyen Thien Nhan -

14. Prof. Luong Xuan Quy -

15. Prof. Do Quoc Sam -

16. Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Tran -

17. Prof. Nguyen Hoa Thinh -

18. Prof. Do Trung Ta -

19. Prof. Ho Si Thoang -

20. Associate Dr. Dinh Ngoc Vien -

21. Prof. Vo Tong Xuan -

22. Prof. Nguyen Xuan Quynh -