THE GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
53/2008/ND-CP
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Hanoi, April 22,
2008
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DECREE
DEFINING
THE FUNCTIONS, TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF VIETNAM ACADEMY OF
SOCIAL SCIENCES
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25,
2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
At the proposal of the Director of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the
Minister of Home Affairs,
DECREES:
Article 1.- Position and
functions
1. Vietnam Academy of Social
Sciences is a government non-business agency and functions to conduct research
into basic social science subjects of Vietnam; provide scientific grounds for
the formulation of guidelines, strategies, master plans, plans and policies on
socialist-oriented rapid and sustainable development of the country; provide
consultancy on development policies; provide post-graduate training in social
sciences; and participate in developing social science potential of the entire
nation.
2. International transaction
name in English: Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
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Vietnam Academy of Social
Sciences (below referred to as Academy for short) has the following tasks and
powers:
1. To submit to the Government
draft decrees defining, modifying or supplementing the Academy's functions,
tasks and organizational structure; to propose the Prime Minister to decide on
the establishment, merger, dissolution or change of names of its organizations
falling under the Prime Minister's competence.
2. To submit to the Government
or the Prime Minister for approval its strategies, master plans, five-year and
annual plans, and other key projects and schemes, and implement them after they
are approved.
3. To study the following
theoretical and practical subjects of Vietnam's social sciences:
a/ World development theories
and experience, forecasts about major development trends of the region and
world, evaluation of multisided impacts of the process of globalization and
international economic integration on national, regional and global
development;
b/ Socio-scientific aspects of
the development of science, technology and a knowledge-based economy in the
globalization context and their impacts on Vietnam's socio-economic
development;
c/ Development of the
socialist-oriented market economy; development of the civil society and
socialist democracy in Vietnam;
d/ Basic and urgent
ethnological, religious, historical and cultural issues in order to bring into
play the entire national strength in national construction and defense;
e/ Basic issues on all-round
development of Vietnamese imbued with humane characteristics and national
cultural values while absorbing the quintessence of human cultures and
civilizations:
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g/ Basic, overall and systematic
matters on Vietnam's development theory under the impacts of globalization and
international integration;
h/ Basic and inter-branch social
science surveys and researches, socio-economic analysis and forecasts in service
of national development, attaching importance to key socio-economic domains and
the country's key economic branches and regions;
i/ Study and compilation of
major volumes of books representing the quintessence of Vietnam and world
knowledge in service of research into, training in, and dissemination of social
science knowledge.
4. To organize collection,
excavation, research, conservation and museology activities to promote cultural
heritages of Vietnamese ethnic groups.
5. To associate social science
research with training; to provide master and doctoral training in social
sciences and grant diplomas according to law; to participate in developing
highly qualified human resources in response to the requirements of the nation,
branches, regions, localities and enterprises.
6. To cooperate with
international organizations and foreign institutes and universities in
conducting social science research and training according to law.
7. To give opinions and comments
on important socio-economic development strategies, master plans, plans,
policies, programs and projects at the request of the Government, the Prime
Minister, ministries, branches, localities and enterprises.
8. To provide consultancy and
public services according to law.
9. To build a national system of
social science information for scientific knowledge dissemination, contributing
to raising people's intellectual level.
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11. To manage finance and assets
allocated by the State; to decide on and be responsible before law for
investment projects under its competence according to law.
12. To perform other tasks and
exercise other powers as assigned by the Prime Minister and the Government or
prescribed by law.
Article 3.-
Organizational structure
1. The Organization and
Personnel Department.
2. The Planning-Finance
Department.
3. The Science Management
Department.
4. The International Cooperation
Department.
5. The Office.
6. The Philosophy Institute.
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8. The Sociology Institute.
9. The History Institute.
10. The Archaeology Institute.
11. The Ethnology Institute.
12. The Literature Institute.
13. The Linguistics Institute.
14. The Han-Nom Language
Research Institute.
15. The Vietnam Economics
Institute.
16. The State and Law Institute.
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18. The Human Research
Institute.
19. The Religion Research
Institute.
20. The Environment and
Sustainable Development Research Institute.
21. The Family and Gender
Institute.
22. The Institute for
Sustainable Development of the Southern Region.
23. The Institute for
Sustainable Development of the Central Region.
24. The Institute for
Sustainable Development of the Central Highlands.
25. The World Economics and
Politics Institute.
26. The China Research
Institute.
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28. The Southeast Asia Research
Institute.
29. The Europe Research Institute.
30. The America Research
Institute.
31. The Africa and Middle East
Research Institute.
32. The Social Science
Information Institute.
33. The Vietnam Lexicography and
Encyclopedia Institute.
34. The Analysis and Forecast
Center.
35. The Vietnam Ethnology
Museum.
36. The Vietnam Social Science
journal.
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The Director of Vietnam Academy
of Social Sciences shall submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation a list
of the Academy's remaining non-business units.
Article 4.- Leadership
1. Vietnam Academy of Social
Sciences has its Director and no more than 3 deputy directors. The Director of
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences is the head of and leads Vietnam Academy of
Social Sciences. The Director is appointed by the Prime Minister and shall take
responsibility before law, the Government and the Prime Minister for the entire
operation of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
2. Deputy directors are
appointed by the Prime Minister at the proposal of the Director and shall take
responsibility before the Director for their assigned duties.
3. The Director of Vietnam
Academy of Social Sciences may issue internal normative documents, documents of
particular application, the operation regulation of the Academy and the
organization and operation regulation of the Academy-attached units; and decide
on the appointment, relief from office, dismissal, rotation, reward,
disciplining and other regimes and policies according to law for heads and
deputy heads of the Academy-attached units.
Article 5.-
Implementation effect and responsibilities
1. This Decree takes effect 15
days after its publication in "CONG BAO" and replaces the
Government's Decree No. 26/2004/ND-CP of January 15, 2004, defining the
functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Vietnam Academy of
Social Sciences.
2. To annul all previous
provisions which are contrary to this Decree.
3. The Director of Vietnam
Academy of Social Sciences, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies,
heads of government-attached agencies, and presidents of provincial/municipal
People's Committees shall implement this Decree.
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ON BEHALF OF THE
GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Nguyen Tan Dung