The National Assembly Standing Committee agreed that the proposed Technology Transfer Law should encourage the widespread application of advanced technology for both production and commerce
The National Assembly Standing Committee agreed that the proposed Technology Transfer Law should encourage the widespread application of advanced technology for both production and commerce.
And the parliamentarians want the new law to ensure
The Standing Committee reached its consensus after Science and Technology Minister Hoang Van Phong told them that the purpose of the draft law was to encourage technology transfer.
It dealt with State policies for the buying of new technology and its commitment to support technology application and renovation, he said.
But Science, Technology and Environment Committee Chairman Ho Duc Viet said some provisions of the draft law may not be workable.
For example, Clause 2, Article 37 says: "Enterprises can deduct at least 10 per cent of the profits gained from applying or renovating technology in the first three years to provide bonuses to workers who help with its introduction and use."
How could the benefits been monitored and define? he asked.
"Who will be directly involved in changing the technology?"
Numerous delegates agreed that the proposed law should include more types of technology transfer.
This should include the transfer of technology into economic processing zones, economic industrial parks, software parks, hi-tech agricultural regions and open economic zones.
They also asked the drafting committee to extend the number of agencies that could assess or appraise new technology beyond those listed in the law.
The power to assess and appraise should be vested in competent Vietnamese or international organisations and responsible individuals.
The delegates agreed with Science, Technology and Environment Committee Chairman Ho Duc Viet that technology transfer had become closely associated with investment projects.
The Investment Law stipulates that the technology for any project of more than VND300 billion, about US$18.8 million, has to be appraised.
But appraisal of technology transfer was difficult with projects worth less than VND 300 billion, particularly those not funded by the State, they said. Therefore, technology registration should not be obligatory as stipulated in Articles 19 and 20 of the proposed law.
The proposed Law on Technology Transfer will be tabled for discussion at the May National Assembly sittings.
The law has six chapters and 50 articles.
(Source: VNS)
