Vietnam Environmental Technologies Export Market Plan

Figure 3.2 Organization Chart of the Vietnamese
Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment
Deputy Ministers
Chu Hao;
Pham Khoi Nguyen
National Environment
Agency (NEA):
Nguyen Ngoc Sinh
International
Cooperation
Thach Can:
Human Resources
Agricultural and
Technology
Management
Minister
Chu Tuan Nha
Deputy Ministers
Bui Manh Hai;
Hoang Van Uy
Planning, Research,
and Development:
Phan Thi Lien
Finance and
Accounting
Natural and Social
Sciences Management
Investment Project
Assessmentt
responsible for setting the fees or charges for issuing and
extending an environmental permit.
Apart from MOSTE, there are approximately 20 other
central government ministries or institutions that have
some role to play in environment protection. For example,
general responsibility for the prevention of marine
pollution lies with the National Maritime Bureau, but
responsibility for dealing with the discharge of pollution
from ships falls to the Ministry of Transport.
3.1.1—Key Agencies for Procurement and
Implementation
In addition to MOSTE, the National Environment
Agency, and local DOSTEs, other ministries and agencies
are either directly responsible for approving environmentrelated
projects and procurement decisions or play a vital
role in making recommendations to final decision makers.
Because Vietnam relies on consensus rather than
centralized decision making, it is important to secure
approvals from any office that might have a say in the
decision-making process. Getting an official to sign off
on a project or procurement decision, no matter how
detached from a project they may seem to be, can often
mean the difference between winning or losing a contract
in Vietnam. While approval from the agencies described
below may not guarantee a project’s implementation or
Figure 3.3 Organization Chart of the Ho Chi Minh
City Department of Science, Technology, and
Environment
Deputy Director
Tran Dinh Phu
Administrative Office
Quoc Duy; Tel: 829-7831
Total: 16
Science and Technology
Management Division
Do Truong Tri; Tel: 829-0901
Total 11
Environmental
Management Division
Doan Thi Toi; Tel: 824-2709
Total 15
Science and
Technology Center
1 director, 3 dep. directors
Total 31
HCMC Dept. for
Standards, Quality, and
Metrology
1 director, 1 dep. director
Total: 47
Director
Dao Van Luong
Tel: 829-0885
Deputy Director
Nguyen Trong
Planning and Finance
Division
Nguyen Thi Nga;
Tel: 829-0906
Industrial Property
Management Division
Tel: 829-8217
Total: 7
PC World Magazine
1 director, 2 dep. directors
Total: 14
Center for Scientific and
Technological Information
1 director, 1 dep. director
Total: 43
Center for Analytical
Services and
Experimentation
1 director, 2 dep. directors
Total: 45
a procurement contract, disapproval will likely halt a
project or procurement decision in its tracks.
City and District People’s Committees
People’s Committees are responsible for implementing
all foreign-funded projects within their cities on behalf
of the government of Vietnam.
Vietnam’s larger cities are divided into districts.
District People’s Committees (DPCs) implement the
administrative orders of the City People’s Committee.
DPCs may share responsibilities with city agencies for
operating and maintaining infrastructure under their
jurisdiction, such as canals, drains, and bridges.
Agencies within DPCs are responsible for refuse
collection, drainage, sewerage, and environmental
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