Ministry of Information and Communications of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MIC)

Ministry of Information and Communications

of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MIC)

Address: 18 Nguyen Du Str. - Hanoi- Vietnam
Telephone :844.39430204
Fax: 844.38226590
http://www.mic.gov.vn/
Email: dic@mic.gov.vn

The Ministry of Information and Communications of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the policy making and regulatory body in the fields of press, publishing; posts; telecommunications and Internet; transmission; radio frequency; information technology, electronics; broadcasting and national information infrastructure; management of related public services on behalf of the government.

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Submitting to Government drafts of laws, ordinances, regulations, strategies and development plans on press, publishing; posts, telecommunications and information technology.
Providing guidances to the implementation of laws, ordinances, regulations as well as development strategies and plans related to press, publishing, posts, telecommunications and information technology.

Press
· Give guidance to organize press network including national and Vietnam press representative offices located overseas;

· Manage all types of press including printing press, speaking press, electronic newspaper and information on internet;

· Grant licenses to press, foreign newspapers distributing in Viet Nam.

Publishing (including publishing, printing, publications):

· Give guidance to organize publishing, printing and distributing network, policies on publishing activities;

· To stipulate terms and conditions to enterprise in publishing, printing;

· Grant licenses to local publishers as well as foreign publishers to operate in Viet Nam.

Advertising on press, computer networks and publications:

· Grant, modify, revoke licenses on advertising on press (including: newspapers, speaking press, electronic newspapers), on computer networks and publications;

· Give guidance to advertise on press, computer networks and publications.

Posts:

· Give guidance to carry out plans, strategies, public services related to field of posts and delivery, universal postal services;

· Regulate charges and tariffs for universal postal services, reserved services’ extend; set technical standards on quality of services; regulate the country post codes;

· Grant, extend, revoke licenses for posts operation; inspect on quality of services;

· Regulate and manage safety, security, competition and resolve disputes in fields of posts; Regulate and manage postal stamps.

Telecommunications and Internet:

· Give guidance, implement national plans and strategies to develop telecommunications and internet; important policies in order to develop telecommunications and internet; regulate terms and conditions for investment in telecommunications; projects on telecommunications universal services;

· Regulate telecommunications and Internet services’ quality, price, fare

· Regulate numbering resources, codes, domain names and addresses used in the fields of telecommunications and internet;

· Grant, extend, revoke telecommunications licenses.

Radio transmission, radio frequency spectrum:

· Give guidance, plan, assign and allocate national radio frequency spectrum;

· Control and monitor radio frequency spectrum and radio equipment;

· Regulate technology/using conditions of radio equipment; Organize radio frequency, satellite orbit registration and coordination.

Information Technology, electronics:

· Give guidance, assign, and organize implementation of projects in the fields of information technology, electronics;

· Issue of policies, regulations on IT/Electronics goods and services;

· Grant, stop, revoke licenses in fields of information and technology;

· Regulate and assign, taking actions on networks breakdown nationwide.

Broadcast and Television:

· Give guidance, assign, organize to carry out national program in developing broadcast and television industry;

· Regulate on standards; technical standards in technology; regulate charges and tariffs in related services;

· Grant, stop, revoke operating licenses in fields of broadcast and television.

National information and communications infrastructures:

· Give guidance, assign, organize to follow regulations in safety, security of national information and communications infrastructures;

· Issue solutions to secure safety, security of information and communications in converging environment; mechanisms and policies related to usage of information and communications infrastructures;

· Grant licenses to foreign organizations, individuals to operate in information activities in Viet Nam with reference to Vietnamese laws.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Right:

· Assign and organize to implement regulations in fields of copyright and intellectual property right regarding press, publications, information technology services, related inventions;

· Take actions to protect organizations, individuals in the fields of copyright and intellectual property right.

Inspecting all activities and settling all regulatory breaches in the fields of its legal functions.

Leaders & Organization of Ministry of Information and Communications