The DECISION of the MINISTER of NATURAL RESOURCES and the ENVIRONMENT Of the program of action of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment make the conclusions of the sixth Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party tags IX and action program of the Government science and technology RESOURCES and the MINISTER of the ENVIRONMENT pursuant to Decree No. 91/2002/ND-CP dated 11 November 2002 from the Government functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment;
Pursuant to the conclusion of the sixth Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party continued on the IX Lock resolution Central 2, VIII, the direction of development of education, science and technology from now to the year 2005 and by 2010;
Pursuant to decision No. 188/2002/QD-TTg dated 31 December 2002 by the Prime Minister on the approval of the Government's action program to implement the conclusions of the sixth Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party tags IX on Science and technology;
Proposal of the Director General, science-technology, decision: article 1. Approval of the action program of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment make the conclusions of the sixth Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party tags IX and the Government's action programme on Science and technology with the following contents: 1. The major orientation of scientific and technological activities a) establish scientific arguments as the basis to build a text system legal, policy, environmental resources management towards sustainable development and strategic planning, construction mining, use reasonable, effective each type of resource, environment protection with the socio-economic development.
b) evaluate the effectiveness of the system of policies, laws in the State management of resources and the environment, on the basis that proposed the addition, to perfect the system of policies and legislation on resources and the environment are increasingly sticking with real life and bring high feasibility.
c) technological innovation, scientific progress application, contribute to accelerating the work of the basic investigations; improving the quality of the investigation, observation, prediction of resources and environment to serve socio-economic development and security protection, defense.
d) accelerate the process of modernizing the industry resources and environment to meet the requirements of the industrialization and modernization of the country, striving to 2010 putting scientific and technological level of the resource and environment sector reached the level of advanced South-East Asian region. 2. The goal of the scientific and technological activities of each sector: a) land: study of the mobility of goods and land use in the market economies of the Socialist orientation. Organizations reviews the status and potential of the land make arguments for building institutional, policy and planning, planning to use consistent with the process of restructuring land use during promote industrialization and modernization of the country. Study of perfecting the technology, construction of the multiple information systems the goal of land (LIS), serving for socio-economic development.
b) water resources: water resources survey, the current state of exploit, use and protection of water resources on the territory, territorial sea, Vietnam on each river basin and the key economic region, as the basis for policymakers, building a national strategy on water resources, building of overall planning and protection plan exploitation, use and development of water resources. Application of the new technology, the advanced model in the integrated management of river basin water resources. Study of the relationship between the form of precipitation, water resources surface water, underground water, water in some watersheds, key areas as a base to the management, protection, exploitation, development and rational use of water resources, protection of the water environment.
c) geology and minerals: reviews of the status and statistics on mineral resources nationwide as the basis for planning, strategic policy, planning, rational use of mineral resources. Strengthening the research capacity, promoting the application of science and technology progress and high technology to improve the efficiency, reliability of basic investigation about geology, minerals, geologic and environmental hazard. Step by step innovation, investment in advanced technologies, deploying applications, in order to evaluate the mineral potential in deep.
d) environment: construction, improve the system of legal documents, policy and environmental protection measures in order to limit the extent of increased pollution, overcoming the recession going on in some places and improve the environmental quality in one step, rational exploitation of natural resources , ensure the ecological balance in the level of stability. Continuing research, provide scientific arguments for building environmental standards, evaluation criteria environmental impacts consistent with the economic conditions of the country.
meteorological hydrological): focuses on developing scientific and technological potentials Hydrometeorogical towards modernizing technology and methods in the monitoring system, collect data, control, communication and meteorological hydrological to enhance operational capacity, giving the product a quality hydro meteorological and high reliability , served well for the prevention of disasters, minimize the damage, protect the environment, to meet the socio-economic needs.
e) surveying and map: the application of advanced technologies in measurement and map, strengthening and modernization of the work of surveying and map for the industrialization and modernization. Complete geographic information system (GIS) to serve socio-economic development.
3. Main tasks of scientific and technological activities a) research scientific basis of natural resource management in the market economy and in the process promote industrialization and modernization of the country.
b) promote scientific research and technology, improving the quality of basic investigation in the areas of: land, water resources, geology-minerals, environmental, hydrological, meteorological surveying and map; improving the quality of geological disaster forecasting, environment, climate, weather, reviews of existing resources in order to serve socio-economic development, exploitation, protection and rational use of each type of resources in each area.
c) summative evaluation and preparation of additional amendments to the law on environmental protection, mineral Law, the law on water resources and biodiversity Law building. Review, modification, additions, new construction and perfecting the system of legal texts, rules, technical processes, systems, standards and norms, the price of unity to strengthen the Department's management tool, used for the assessment of the quality and effectiveness of the field investigation on resources and the environment.
d) reviews the current state of the field of basic investigations, forecasts of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment in General and potential development needs science-technology in particular, on the basis of that strategy, development of resource and environment sector to 2010 and 2020.
DD) organization system-wide Event, complete functions, the task of the State administration of ministries, research institutions, training establishments, the other business units, enterprises directly; each step of ripped the State management with career management.

e) enhancing the role of the Ministry of governance associated with the construction of democratic regulations within the management bodies, the basic investigation unit, the Organization of scientific and technological activities aiming to promote creativity, tapping potential in basic investigation, scientific research and forecasts of resources , environment.
g) research, construction, system resource evaluation standards, the environment in our country.
h) building collaborative mechanisms, coordination between the ministries in the field of management of resources and the environment. Build and proposals with state programs, projects, research projects, investigate resources and integrating environment into programming, planning and planning for sustainable development of the territory.
4. The solutions: a) improve State management apparatus, research agencies and the business units of the Ministry: – reviews the performance of the unit of State management of resources and environment in the past, proposed the solution to edit, adjustment function tasks of the units meet the requirements as well as industry development requirements management in the new period.
-Reviewing the functions and tasks of the business units working on the basic survey, the Research Institute of the Ministry, recommending solutions to overcome the overlap in basic investigation and scientific research between the units.
-Research, establish a scientific and practical basis in order to build the new change, rearrange the Organization of basic investigation unit resources and environment, training institutions, scientific research institutions and technology that suit the particularities of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment.
-Research, improve the system of organization and management in local environment.
b) development of human resources:-build planning associated with the training plan team of civil servants, staff of science and technology in many forms and different capital sources to build neighboring staff constantly, correct the ongoing personnel shortfalls nervousness in the units of the Ministry. Focused training scientific personnel and force technology has advanced, in line with the orientation of development of the industry, promote the ability of the combined use of experienced staff, skilled in and outside the country.
-On the basis of the provisions of the State on the work of the officers, in cooperation with the relevant authorities to formulate statutes and policies using civil servants in General and scientific research personnel-in particular technologies consistent with industry-specific resources and the environment.
c) strengthening devices, research on basic, scientific investigation and technology:-developing potential in science and technology and environmental resources industry on the basis of the achievements of science and technology of the developed countries, in accordance with the conditions of our country the same time, the research organization for science and technology has the peculiarity of the Ministry.
-Focus on implementation of scientific research and technology in the framework of the State's key program to exploit fair use capacity, equipment for scientific research and technology of the Ministry. Putting the research results from the program, project, subject to the production practices to contribute to the building of the institutions of the fair use policy effective natural resources and protect the environment.
-Construction of the mechanism of collaboration between the basic investigation unit, the base of scientific research and technology of the Ministry aimed to exploit, utilize effectively scientific competence of the research officers and research equipment system we have to improve the quality of the investigation, timely response prediction for a career in social-economic development.
-Importance of the application of advanced technologies in the field of fundamental investigation research consistent with the conditions of our country, in order to create a solid base for the improvement of the quality of the investigation, forecasting, use natural resources rationally and protect the environment.
-Build programs, enhanced investment plan physical facilities, machinery, equipment, conditions for scientific research and technology for the basic investigation unit, the Organization of scientific and technological activities, the Research Institute and the Center for advanced level analysis in the area of Southeast Asia.-preparation of progress to the construction of the key laboratory of sets, catering to perform investigative tasks, the tasks in the science and technology program and the technical economic program aimed at improving the quality of investigations.
d) strengthening information technology: application-step by step investments, renewal of equipment, capacity building in the field of management of resources and environment and to meet the requirements of the administrative reform programme (building e-Government) of the State. Computing the public services related to legal writing system, active license records in the field of resources and environment to serve the Organization, domestic and personal convenience, quick.
-Construction of information systems, materials science and technology, specialized electronic library resources and the environment in The body and in the units of the Ministry.
-Building telecommunications systems and specialized information networks on the basis of the achievements of new telecommunications and information technology to increase the speed of processing, transmission of information in a quick, timely, convenient and even in the country, to meet the increasing needs of professional work in service of State management.
-Building construction sector data resources and environment on the basis of the integrated database of the basic census areas belonging to The management. Construction of the information system, Intranet, LAN from the Ministry to the units of the Ministry, the Department of natural resources and environment of the province, the city and connect to other networks.
-Build systems software personnel management, accounting, financial planning and science and technology in the units of the Ministry.
DD) promote international cooperation in the field of resources and environment:-reviews the current state of international cooperation in the field of proposed solutions, in order to exploit to the maximum the bilateral aid, multilateral, support for the successful implementation of policies, strategies, programs and plans of the , contributes to the implementation of Vietnam's international commitments in the field of resources and the environment as well as the objectives of socio-economic development and poverty alleviation of the country until 2010.
-Construction planning, international cooperation plan long term, short term in the field of fundamental investigation on resources and the environment as well as development potential in science and technology.
-Research oriented to the implementation of training activities, the effective reception of all sources of multilateral and bilateral aid on the basis of the plan of international cooperation to be built every year.
-Propose measures to use logical, effective ODA aid to Vietnam's capital in the field of resources and environment.
e) diversify financial resources in scientific and technological activities:-coordination with the ministries concerned to build policy mechanisms to diversify sources of investment capital for scientific and technological activities of the State in General and of the resource and environment sectors in particular.
-Encourage investment in the units of technological innovation, attract and effectively use foreign capital for the basic census work and scientific and technological development.

-Encourage the organizations and individuals, in collaboration with the unit of the Ministry of fundamental investigation on resources and the environment in accordance with the law.
g) participated in the creation of science and technology in the market:-work closely with The relevant departments to build and perfect the mechanisms and policies to promote the development of science and technology in the market to fit the market economy to the Socialist orientation.
-Research, policy mechanism to gradually commercialized the basic census products and technology scientific research on resources and the environment.
-Build selection mechanism research of science and technology under the Ministry of science and technology, Law and regulations of the Ministry.
-Step by step to form the Organization to manage and support the market development of science and technology on the environment and resources such as consultants, brokers, service and technology transfer; importance of branding for some of the products of the basic investigation work.
5. The key task a) continue building and perfecting the system of governing the State of environmental resources and strong enough and clean, especially at the district level and the base. Improving the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of State management of resources and the environment.
b) focus on building, modifying, supplementing the legal text to ensure that computer systems, synchronize and adjust all of the problems are posed for State management of resources and the environment.
c) promote scientific research and technology, improving the quality of basic investigation work in the areas of soil, water resources, geology-mineral, environment, meteorology and hydrology measurements map, coupled with organizational innovation and operating mechanism of the field. Bring information technology on the management of natural resources and the environment, focusing on building databases, geographic information systems and land information about resources and the environment. Build and process the Prime technology development strategy of information resource and environmental industries.
d) attach importance to the training and upgrading, attraction managers, scientific and technological personnel, especially for highly qualified personnel in the field.
DD) expand and enhance the effectiveness of international cooperation aimed at enhancing resources, sources of capital, advanced technology, management experience and staff training for the field of resources and environment.
6. The topics, key project on Science and technology to 2010: a) reviews the status and potential of the land in order to establish the basis of planning science plans to convert the land use structure served the industrialization and modernization in our country.
b) The mobilization of land use in the market economies of the Socialist orientation.
c) research, reviews of the suitability of the legal provisions regarding land (Land Law 2003 and text instructions executed), in fact, land use management.
d) build the legal framework for the formation of The new land law.
DD) research, build a modern cadastral system in Vietnam.
e) statistics, inventory of mineral resources; reviews the current state of exploit, use and suggest the solution Manager, mineral development investment.
f) sustainable management of river basins.
g) build models of the environment in the industrial zone and a number of villages.
h) integrating environmental objectives into development plan content overall social-economic Department, territory.
I) built development of the environmental protection sector as a basis for integrating the goals of environmental protection with the goal of poverty reduction and growth.
k) construction of development plan of science and technology of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment by 2010 and towards 2020 l) construction of a database resource and environmental industries.
m) to build a data information system serves the State management of surveying and map n) training plan staff development, scientific research and technology of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment in order to meet the requirements of the modernization and strengthening of science and technology of the Ministry of natural resources and the environment.
Article 2. Implementation program 1. Science-Technology Service coordinated with the Office of the Ministry, the Directorate, the Service, the Institute, the Center and the other units of the Ministry deployed holds this action programme.
2. On the basis of this action programme, the Ministry of construction of the unit's specific plans and implementation.
3. Science and technology have the responsibility to urge regular, test, monitor the implementation of the program of the unit, promptly sum, reviews and experiences withdrawal difficulty and obstacles in the implementation process.
Article 3. Enforceable decisions have effect after 15 days from the Post Gazette.
Chief of the Department, the Director of science-technology and the heads of the units of the Ministry is responsible for the implementation of this decision.