Vietnam’s Law on Network Information Safety, coming into effect on 1 July 2016, provides a framework for cyber security in the country. Stated aims of the legislation include stepping up surveillance and risk prevention, ensuring effective state management, and improving the quality of life of citizens through socioeconomic development. Its eight chapters delineate the rights and responsibilities of relevant agencies, organisations and individuals, and cover technical standards, human resources, and network security, including civil ciphers.
The law encourages state agencies, enterprises and other organisations to outsource to specialist security service providers. While security services are restricted from foreign investment in Vietnam, IT consulting services are permitted.
Within Vietnam’s developing legal system, the full picture is not always immediately apparent. Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications has requested clarity from the Department of Information Security on the law, and the Department’s Director has announced that finalising two decrees to support implementation of the new law is a priority.
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The Deputy Minister has also warned of threats to Vietnam’s critical infrastructure, at a time when Vietnam gradually move towards the e-governance model. This model is supported by Resolution 36a/NQ-CP, which aims to simplify processes in the provision of online government services, and reduce time and cost of administrative procedures.
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