Decree 10 on the operation of high-tech zones removes many bottlenecks, including the "one-stop shop" mechanism for handling administrative procedures, in order to attract investors.
On the afternoon of February 27, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Science and Technology held a conference to implement Decree 10/2024/ND-CP regulating high-tech zones with the participation of representatives of ministries, high-tech zones, local leaders, experts, scientists, and businesses. Decree 10 was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on February 1, effective from March 25, replacing Decree 99 issued in 2003.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy said that one of the new points of the decree is to promote autonomy for high-tech zones in handling administrative procedures. This is the state's policy in removing bottlenecks and attracting investors in the high-tech industry, especially FDI enterprises and research and development (R&D) units.
He said that the characteristic of high-tech investors is that they focus on technology and are very afraid of administrative barriers. Therefore, implementing a one-stop mechanism where all procedures are carried out at one point is very important.
Citing Malaysia as an example, Mr. Duy said that high-tech zones in this country handle administrative procedures very simply, by a single focal point, even online. He hopes that when implementing Decree 10, localities with high-tech zones will implement to the maximum the regulations that the Government has delegated to localities in the direction of bold decentralization and delegation of power. "This creates conditions for domestic high-tech zones to develop," Mr. Duy said.
In the coming time, the Ministry of Science and Technology will continue to advise the Government to continue to propose decentralization and delegation of authority in the operation of high-tech zones in the direction of maximum authorization.
Main gate of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park, October 2022. Photo: Quynh Tran
Agreeing, Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi, Head of the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (SHTP) shared that Decree 10 with the spirit of maximum decentralization is a very positive new point for the development of national high-tech parks. He said that the decentralization mechanism must be implemented according to the principle of one-stop shop, meaning all procedures are decided at the Management Board. With the decentralization and authorization mechanism, Mr. Thi set a goal of strong improvement this year in the direction of resolving administrative procedures as quickly as possible for investors.
For example, the Besi project (Netherlands) investing in a chip packaging factory has completed investment procedures in 4 months to create conditions for the project to operate soon instead of the expected next year. SHTP leaders acknowledge that in reality, the investment attraction policy of countries prioritizes improving technological capacity. When attracting investors, they care about how the project helps improve the technological capacity of that country, not just how much budget is collected in the short term. Therefore, their preferential policies are very high and the procedure is processed the fastest. There are procedures that are processed in one session to create favorable conditions for businesses.
Ms. Phan Thi My, Acting Head of the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park Management Board, said that the on-site one-stop mechanism can help hi-tech parks compete with other countries in terms of investment environment. She recommended that the Ministry of Science and Technology continue to propose that the Government further decentralize high-tech parks.
According to Article 41, Decree 10 stipulates the decentralization and authorization of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial People's Committees to the Management Board of high-tech zones to implement the principle of ensuring stability and creating conditions for implementing the "one-stop-shop" administrative mechanism to support investors in carrying out investment and business activities in high-tech zones in accordance with the capacity and organizational level of the management board.
Decree 10 also has some new points such as adding regulations on expanding high-tech zones; adding policies on developing social infrastructure in high-tech zones to attract human resources; unifying the model and organizational structure of the management board of high-tech zone models (including high-tech zones, high-tech agricultural zones, concentrated information technology zones), management boards of industrial zones, economic zones, etc.
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