THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS No. 42/2009/TT-BTTTT | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- Hanoi, December 30, 2009 |
CIRCULAR
DETAILING THE PRIORITY INVESTMENT IN AND PROCUREMENT OF HOMEMADE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS WITH STATE BUDGET OR STATE BUDGET-ORIGINATED FUNDS
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 187/20O77ND-CP of December 25, 2007, defining- the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 169/2006/QD-TTg of July 17, 2006, providing for the investment in and procurement of information technology products by agencies and organizations using state budget and Decision No. 223O006/QD-TTg of October 4, 2006, amending*a number of articles of Decision No. 169/2006JiQD-TTg;
At the proposal of the director of the Information Technology Department,
STIPULATES:
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
This Circular provides for lists of home-made information technology products eligible for priority investment or procurement with state budget funds or state budget-originated funds and criteria for identification of these products.
This Circular applies to state agencies, non-business units of the State, political and sociopolitical organizations, armed forces' units and agencies (below referred to as investment or procurement units).
Article 2. Lists of home-made information technology products eligible for priority investment and procurement and criteria for identification of these products
1. Computer hardware products, special-use and civil electronic products
a/ List of products:
- Desktop computers;
- Laptop computers;
- Servers with 1 or 2 central processing units;
- Fixed line telephone;
- Under-1,000 number internal switchboards;
- Optical-fiber information cable;
- Copper information cable.
b/ Identification criteria: Computer hardware products and special-use and civil electronic appliances stated at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article must satisfy the following conditions:
- Products have their trademarks or brands registered in Vietnam;
- Products are produced in Vietnam by enterprises in which Vietnamese legal persons and natural persons assume dominant control and hold dominant shares (for joint-stock companies) or hold dominant capital contributions (for enterprises of other types);
- Products' domestic production costs account for 20% or more of total production costs or their production activities create stable employment for at least 50 Vietnamese laborers, including research and development (R&D) and product quality control staff and engineers and workers directly involved in the production;
- Products are produced under the quality management system ISO 9001:2000 or ISO 9001:2008;
- Products have been announced as conforming with Vietnam standards (TCVN) or technical regulations (QCVN);
- Suppliers clearly publicize product warranty responsibilities and conditions and commit to ensuring product quality as registered and have a system for warranty and maintenance services and provision of other necessary services convenient for users.
2. Software products
a/ List of products:
- Document management and administration software;
- E-library software;
- School administration software;
- Hospital administration software;
- Accounting and salary software;
- Personnel administration software;
- Anti-virus software (including those integrated with internet security properties);
- Vietnamese-foreign language dictionary software.
b/ Identification criteria: Software products stated at Point a, Clause 2 of this Article must satisfy the following criteria: