Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry overview
Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ
Formed	4 March 1959
Preceding Ministry	State Committee of Science (1959-1965) State Committee of Science and Engineering (1965-1990) State Committee of Science (1990-1992) Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (1992-2002) Ministry of Science and Technology (2002-present)
Type	Government Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
Headquarters	113 Tran Duy Hung Street, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi
Annual budget	3.174 billions VND (2018)
Minister responsible	Huỳnh Thành Đạt
Deputy Minister responsible	Trần Văn Tùng Bùi Thế Duy Lê Xuân Định Nguyễn Hoàng Giang
Website	most.gov.vn

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, Vietnamese: Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for state administration of science and technology activities; development of science and technology potentials; intellectual property; standards, metrology and quality control; atomic energy, radiation and nuclear safety.^[1]

Ministerial units

Department of Social and Natural Sciences
Department of Science and Technology for Economic-Technical Branches
Department of Technology Appraisal, Examination and Assessment
Department of High Technology
Department of Planning and General Affairs
Department of Finance
Department of International Cooperations
Department of Legislation
Department of Organisation and Personnel
Ministry Inspectorate
Ministry Office
State Agency for Technology Innovation
National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development
National Office of Intellectual Property
Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency
National Agency for Science and Technology Information
Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety
National Commission for Standards, Metrology and Quality

Administrative units

National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS)
The Office of National S&T Research Programs
Information Communication Technology Centre
Vietnam Science and Technology Magazine
MOST Management Training Institute
National Centre for Technological Progress (NACENTECH)
Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC)
Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute (VIPRI)
Vietnam Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation
Centre for Vietnam Science and Technology Internationalisation Promotion (VISTIP)
Institute for Regional Research and Development
Centre for Science and Technology Communication
VnExpress newspaper
Bureau of Accreditation
Registration Office of Science and Technology Activities
Science and Technics Publishing House
Certification Office of Hi-Tech Activities and S&T Enterprises
National Institute of Patent and Technology Exploitation

References

^ "Introduction : Ministry of Science and Technology". www.most.gov.vn. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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