DECISION

APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN FOR E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 2006-2010 PERIOD

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Politburo’s Directive No. 58/CT-TW of October 17, 2000 on promoting the application and development of information technology in the cause of industrialization and modernization from 2001 till 2005;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 272/2003/QD-Ttg of December 31, 2005 approving the Strategy for the development of science and technology in Vietnam till 2010;
At the proposals of the Minister of Trade,

DECIDE:

Article 1. To approve the master plan for e-commerce development in the 2006-2010 period with the following major contents:

I. DEVELOPMENT POSITION

1. E-commerce development helps promote trade and enhance the business competitiveness in the context of Vietnam increasingly integrating into the world economy;

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3. E-commerce development must be closely linked to the application and development of information technology and communications.

II. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

By the year 2010, e-commerce development need to have achieved the following major goals:

1. Approximately 60% of large-scaled enterprises conduct “business-to-business” e-commerce transactions;

2. About 80% of medium- and small-sized enterprises are aware of the benefits brought about by e-commerce and conduct “business-to-consumer” or “business-to-business” e-commerce transactions;

3. Some 10% of households conduct “business-to-consumer” or “consumer-to-consumer” e-commerce transactions;

4. Government procurement tendering invitations are published on electronic newspaper by Government agencies and e-commerce transactions are applied in Government procurement.

III. MAJOR POLICIES AND SOLUTIONS

1. To conduct training and propaganda on and popularization of e-commerce.

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- In the 2006-2010 period, to provide standardized training in universities, colleges, vocational secondary schools in the fields of law and economics; while simultaneously undertaking general education programmes in vocational schools in the fields of trade and business administration; providing training for state management officials in charge of policy making and law enforcement with respect to e-commerce at the Central, provincial and municipal levels; encouraging enterprises to take part in providing e-commerce education services;

 - To popularize and propagandize widely on e-commerce among the people, firstly for the business community, administration agencies and industrial associations.

2. Improving and completing the legal system

- By the end of 2006, to fully promulgate the by-laws to implement the Law on Electronic Transactions, Commercial Law and Civil Code, laying the legal foundation for data message. By the end of 2007, to fully promulgate legal documents regulating e-commerce-related aspects of dispute settlement, consumer protection, intellectual property rights protection, crime prevention and fighting, and issues of domestic tax and customs tariff.

- To review, supplement and amend concerned legal documents in order to ensure that the entire legal system is generally oriented towards supporting and facilitating e-commerce development.

3. Requirements for Government agencies in charge of providing services in support of e-commerce and conducting electronic transactions in Government procurement:

- By the year 2010, government agencies will have brought all public services online, of which priority is given to the services of: electronic tax, electronic customs, electronic import-export procedures, electronic procedures related to investment and business registration, specialized trade licenses and dispute settlement procedures;

- To amend regulations on tendering in Government procurement in the direction where investors have to publish tender invitations on the electronic newspaper of the state management body responsible for tendering as well as electronic newspapers by other agencies. The Central Ministries and branches, and local authorities in big cities have to gradually negotiate and conclude Government procurement contracts online.

4. To develop technologies in support of e-commerce on the basis of encouraging technology transfer from abroad:

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- To encourage and assist banks and credit organizations in applying new technologies in banking activities and different types of banking services, especially electronic payment service; establishing electronic business network for some industries with large economic scale.

5. To organize the implementation of legal regulations related to e-commerce:

- To establish effective mechanism and apparatus to enforce intellectual property rights protection, protection of consumers, personal secrets and to settle disputes arising from e-commerce in accordance with laws and regulations in force;

- To promptly conduct statistical operations on e-commerce.

6. International cooperation on e-commerce:

- To give priority to multilateral cooperation with international and regional economic and trade organizations like WTO, APEC, ASEAN, ASEM and specifically trade-specialized United Nations bodies such as UNCTAD, UNCITRAL, UNCEFACT.

- To give priority to bilateral cooperation with advanced countries in the field of e-commerce and with countries who have big trading volumes with Vietnam.

IV. PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

Programmes with specific projects aimed at implementing the major policies and measures to be carried out in the 2006-2010 period:

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2. Programme of building and improving the legal system for e-commerce;

3. Programme of providing public services in support of e-commerce and applying e-commerce in Government procurement;

4. Programme of developing technologies in support of e-commerce;

5. Programme of enforcing laws related to e-commerce;

6. Programme of international cooperation on e-commerce;

 The content and implementation assignment of the projects and programmes are stipulated in the Appendix attached to this Decision.

Article 2. Organization of implementation

- The Ministries, ministry-level and Government agencies, the People Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government who are assigned to preside over projects within programmes mentioned in Section IV, Article 1, are responsible for setting up implementation plans for the entire 5 year period from 2006 to 2010 and concrete plans for 2006.

- To designate the Ministry of Planning and Investment to preside, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Trade, over balancing, synthesizing and arranging budgets in the 5-year State plan and annual plans for the programmes and projects carried out by the Ministries, ministry-level agencies, the People Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government.

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Article 3. This Decision takes effect after 15 days since the date of publishment on the Official Gazette.

Article 4. The Ministers, Heads of ministry-level agencies, Heads of Government agencies, Chairpersons of the People Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government, assume responsibility for the implementation of this Decision./.

Receiving locations:
- Party Central Committee of Secretaries;
- Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers;
- Ministries, ministry-level agencies, Government agencies;
- People Councils, People Committees of provinces,
cities directly under the Central Government;
- Party Central Office and Committees;
- Office of the President;
- National Council and National Assembly Committees;
- Office of the National Assembly;
- People’s Supreme Court;
- People’s Supreme Procuracy;
- Central Offices of Organizations;
- National Institute of Administration;
- VPCP: BTCN, TBNC, PCNs, BNC,
112 Managing Committee,
Spokesperson of the Prime Minister,
Departments, bureaus, subordinate offices, Official Gazette;
- File: records, KTTH (5b). Ha (310b)

THE PRIME MINISTER




Phan Van Khai

APPENDIX

PROGRAMMES WITH SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE MASTER PLAN FOR E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 2006-2010 PERIOD
(Attached to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.222/2005/QD-TTg of September 15, 2005)

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No.

Names of Projects

Goals and objectives

Implementing Bodies

Duration

1

Project in popularization and propaganda on e-commerce for the business community.

To help enterprises become aware of the benefits brought about by e-commerce and conditions necessary for participation.

Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry presides, in coordination with associations and trade promotion agencies.

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Project in popularization and propaganda on e-commerce for economic leaders at the Central and local levels.

To provide basic knowledge of state management in e-commerce and the role and tasks undertaken by state bodies.

Ministry of Trade presides, in coordination with Ministry of Home Affairs and people committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government.

2006 - 2008

3

Project in popularization and propaganda on e-commerce for consumers, particularly urban youth.

To foster advanced shopping practice thanks to the application of e-commerce.

Vietnam National Television presides, in coordination with

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2006 - 2008

4

Project in human resource training on e-commerce at universities, colleges, professional and vocational high schools.

To train in a standardized manner e-commerce experts and officials who have basic knowledge in conducting e-commerce-related activities in all economic sectors.

Ministry of Education and Training presides, in coordination with Ministry of Labor, Invalid and Social Affairs.

2006 - 2010

II. PROGRAMME OF BUILDING AND IMPROVING THE LEGAL SYSTEM FOR E-COMMERCE

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Names of projects

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Implementing Bodies

Duration

1

Project on promulgation of legal documents implementing Law on Electronic Transactions, Commercial Law and Civil Code.

To ensure that e-commerce activities are protected by the law, just as for normal commercial activities.

Ministry of Trade presides over the project of formulating the Decree on e-commerce activities, together with other ministries and agencies, formulating decrees guiding the implementation of the above-mentioned laws.

2006

2

Project of promulgating, supplementing and amending legal documents regulating specific issues related to e-commerce.

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- Ministry of Trade presides over proposing the promulgation of new legal documents or amendment of already-in-place legal documents which include provisions inconsistent with the Law on Electronic Transactions, Commercial Law and Civil Code.

- Ministry of Justice presides over the programme of formulating and improving these legal documents.

- Concerned ministries and agencies preside over the formulation of legal documents under their respective state management functions.

2006 - 2008

3

Project on improving and completing the legal system with a view to creating a legal environment for e-commerce.

To ensure the coherence and consistence of the legal document system related to e-commerce.

Ministry of Justice presides, in coordination with Ministry of Trade and concerned ministries and agencies.

2006 - 2010

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Names of projects

Goals and objectives

Implementing Bodies

Duration

1

Projects of providing online public services.

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a)

Project of providing online commercial procedures.

To facilitate the provision of licenses related to the business of commercial service, export, import, online certificate of origin.

Ministry of Trade presides

2006 - 2010

b)

Project of electronic customs procedures.

To create favorable conditions for export-import enterprises.

Ministry of Finance presides

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Project of electronic tax declaration and payment, especially value-added tax.

To help enterprises save time and cost of transaction, fighting tax frauds.

Ministry of Finance presides

2006 - 2010

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Project of electronic investment procedures.

To create favorable conditions for enterprises right from the stage of enterprise establishment registration.

Ministry of Planning and Investment presides

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Project of applying e-commerce in Government procurement.

To ensure the clarity and cost-effectiveness in the purchase of goods and services by State bodies from the Central to local levels.

Ministry of Planning and Investment presides

2006 - 2010

IV. PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF E-COMMERCE

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Names of projects

Goals and objectives

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Duration

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Project on the formulation and usage of electronic data interchange standards in commerce like EDI, ebXML.

To issue and put into practice electronic data interchange standards which are popular in the world.

Ministry of Trade presides, in coordination with Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry.

2006 - 2010

2

Project of modernizing banks and payment system.

To provide modern banking services, including electronic payment.

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2006 - 2010

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Project of establishing electronic business network in some industries with large economic scale. 

To enhance competitiveness, expand markets and reduce transaction cost.

Ministry of Trade presides, in coordination with Ministry of Industry and large economic corporations

2006 - 2008

V. PROGRAMME OF ENFORCING LAWS RELATED TO E-COMMERCE

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Names of projects

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Implementing Bodies

Duration

1

Project on fighting commercial frauds and unhealthy competition in e-commerce activities.

To protect trade-related intellectual property rights within the network environment and to protect consumers.

Ministry of Trade presides, in coordination with Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Public Security.

2006 - 2010

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Project on dispute settlement in e-commerce activities.

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Ministry of Justice presides, in coordination with the People’s Supreme Court, People’s Supreme Procuracy, Ministry of Trade and concerned agencies.

2006 - 2008

3

Project on e-commerce statistics.

To conduct e-commerce statistics in accordance with criteria of the United Nations and international organizations, supporting the formulation of strategies and policies for e-commerce development.

General Statistics Office presides, in coordination with Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and concerned agencies.

2006 - 2008

VI. PROGRAMME OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON E-COMMERCE

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Goals and objectives

Implementing bodies

Duration

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Project of participating in e-commerce-related activities of international trade and economic organizations, particularly the World Trade Organization (WTO), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) and United Nations trade-specialized bodies. 

To make best use of assistance in human resource development and technology for e-commerce as well as the promotion of international trade.

Ministry of Trade presides, in coordination with Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and concerned agencies.

2006 - 2010

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To assist enterprises and research institutions to adopt the most effective approach to advanced technology and solutions in e-commerce, while promoting Vietnam’s exports of goods and services by means of e-commerce.

Ministry of Trade presides, in coordination with concerned Ministries and branches.

2006 - 2010