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The Minister of Science and Technology promulgates Circular 36/2025/TT-BKHCN stipulating the framework for the order and procedures for building, appraising, promulgating, managing, organizing the implementation of science, technology and innovation programs and stipulating the status and procedures for considering funding, placing orders, signing contracts, organizing implementation, terminating implementation, liquidating contracts, assigning tasks and evaluating tasks. science, technology and innovation services. The Circular applies to agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals engaged in science, technology and innovation activities in Vietnam, guiding a number of provisions in Clause 2, Article 57 of Decree No. October 14, 2025 of the Government detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation on science, technology and innovation programs and tasks and a number of regulations on promoting scientific research activities. learning, technology development and innovation. The Circular applies to agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals engaged in science, technology and innovation activities in Vietnam or outside the Vietnamese territory but have rights and obligations under Vietnamese law and international treaties to which Vietnam is a member. Order and procedures for building, appraising, promulgating, managing and organizing the implementation of science, technology and innovation programs According to the Circular, ministries and agencies Ministries, Government agencies, other central agencies (proposing agencies) based on the provisions of Clause 1 and Clause 3 Article 21, Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 26 and Clause 5 Article 28 Decree No. 267/2025/ND-CP develop national science, technology and innovation programs, special national science, technology and innovation programs, science, technology and innovation programs national innovation for strategic technology development, sent to the Ministry of Science and Technology for appraisal. The Ministry of Science and Technology organizes the appraisal according to the full dossier specified in Clause 2, Article 21 of Decree 267/2025/ND-CP. Within 45 days from the date of receiving valid documents according to regulations, the Ministry of Science and Technology organizes program appraisal according to regulations and sends an appraisal report according to regulations to the proposing agency. Within 15 days from the date of receiving the appraisal report, the proposing agency is responsible for completing the dossier and issuing the program according to regulations. Regarding appraisal and approval of special national science, technology and innovation programs; National science, technology and innovation program for strategic technology development: Within 60 days from the date of receiving valid documents according to regulations, the Ministry of Science and Technology organizes appraisal of the program according to regulations and sends an appraisal report to the proposing agency. Within 15 days from the date of receiving the appraisal report, the proposing agency is responsible for developing an explanation report, receiving appraisal opinions, completing the program appraisal dossier and sending it to the Ministry of Science and Technology. Within 15 days from the date of receiving the explanation report and receiving appraisal opinions, the Ministry of Science and Technology presides and coordinates with the recommending agency and relevant agencies to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval of the science, technology and innovation program. special national innovation, national science, technology and innovation program to develop strategic technology according to regulations. After the program is approved, the proposing agencies are assigned to preside over the management of the program, organize the implementation of the program, and report to the Ministry of Science and Technology on the status of program implementation before December 15 every year. Regarding the order and procedures for building, promulgating, managing and organizing the implementation of science, technology and innovation programs of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, other central agencies and provincial Peoples Committees, agencies proposing to develop develop a program and send it to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, other central agencies and provincial-level Peoples Committees under their management for review and approval. Within 60 days from the date of receiving a valid proposal, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, other central agencies and provincial-level Peoples Committees will issue the program. After that, agencies organize the implementation of the program and report to the Ministry of Science and Technology on the status of program implementation before December 15 every year. Decentralization of management of science, technology and innovation activities1. According to management requirements, ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level Peoples Committees proactively decentralize to affiliated agencies and organizations to manage science, technology and innovation activities according to the provisions of the Law on Government Organization and the Law on Organization of Local Government.2. The Ministry of Science and Technology decentralizes the management of science, technology and innovation activities to agencies and organizations under the Ministry of Science and Technology as follows: a) The Ministrys Office is the agency managing science, technology and innovation tasks for internal science, technology and innovation tasks, science, technology and innovation programs of the Ministry of Science and Technology; b) The National Science and Technology Development Fund is the agency managing tasks science, technology and innovation for science, technology and inn
