The
Regulation on Science and Technology Enterprises in Vietnam
The science and
technology enterprises (S&T Enterprises) means an enterprise implementing
production and business science and technology service to make a goods or
product from results of science research and technology development. The
S&T Enterprise’s operation is based on the successful application and
exploitation of research process in itself or the results of scientific and technological
research from the scientists, organizations or research results transferred
from abroad that they have the lawful ownership use rights. The Government
issued the Decree No. 13/2019/ND-CP dated on February 01st, 2019 on
science and technology enterprises.
The setting up of S&T Enterprises in Vietnam is only
acceptable when meeting the following conditions for granting Certificates of
science and technology enterprise, which is acting as operation license as well
as basis for implementing the incentives and support policy for investment and
takes effect nationwide: i) Established and operated under the Law on
Enterprises; ii) Being able to create or apply scientific and technological
results which are evaluated, appraised and recognized by competent authorities;
iii) Obtaining turnover form the production of, and dealing in, products and
goods created from scientific and technological results for at least 30% of the
total turnover. This condition shall apply in case the enterprises is
established to or more 5 years.
Certificate of science and technology enterprise is issued by the
Department of Science and Technology or National Agency for Technology
Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development (NATECH) belonging to the
Ministry of Science and Technology depending on each specific case.
One of the important
provisions related to the S&T Enterprises of Decision No. 844/QD-TTg of the
Prime Minister dated on May 18th, 2016 on approval for “Assistance
policies on national innovative startup ecosystem to 2025” stipulates for
continuing to implement the Project of Vietnamese Silicon Valley. This Project
have been creating the most favourable conditions for development of the
S&T Enterprises and encouraging S&T Enterprises to research, improve
their goods or product to meet the demands of market.
With the application of scientific research results and
technological development into production and business activities, S&T
Enterprises not only bring new high quality products which are able to compete
with imported goods, but also encourage science and technology research and
application into production and business. S&T Enterprises are entitled to
enjoy preferential on enterprise income tax exemption and reduction; exemption
and reduction of land and water surface rent; credit incentives;… and
especially supporting research activities and commercialization of new
scientific and technological results supplemented by Decree No. 13/2019/ND-CP.
The
promotion of commercialization of science and technology results contributes
actively to the development of the science and technology market, facilitates
the application of research results to real life. Every year, Vietnam has
thousands of research results and inventions from universities, research
institutes, research centers, domestic research groups and foreign
organizations and individuals registered in Vietnam. But very few research
results are applied to production or commercial products on the market. In
order to resolve this situation, the Vietnamese Government supports the S&T
Enterprises through policies on enjoying import and export tax; use of research
equipment in national key laboratories, technology incubators,… of the State;
investment preferences of the Scientific and Technological Development Fund and
other funds; priority to participate in projects to support the
commercialization of the results of science and technology, intellectual
property of the State;… as stipulated in Decree No. 13/2019/ND-CP and relevant
legal documents.
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