Decision No. 1895/QD-BTC Issuing Standards on the Application of Information Technology in Administrative Agencies and Public Service Units under the Ministry of Finance

Pursuant to …;

ISSUING REGULATIONS ON STANDARDS FOR THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to the Decree No. 118/2008/NĐ-CP dated November 27, 2008 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to Circular No. 41/2009/TT-BTTTT dated December 30, 2009 of the Ministry of Information and Communications on the list of open-source software products meeting requirements for use in state agencies and organizations;

Pursuant to Circular No. 01/2011/TT-BTTTT dated January 4, 2011 of the Ministry of Information and Communications announcing the list of technical standards for the application of information technology in state agencies;

Pursuant to Decision No. 19/2008/QD-BTTTT dated April 9, 2008 of the Minister of Information and Communications promulgating regulations on the application of standards for the use of information technology in state agencies;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Information Technology and Financial Statistics,

DECISION:

Article 1.

Issued together with this Decision are the Regulations on Standards for the Application of Information Technology in Administrative Organizations and State-Owned Enterprises under the Ministry of Finance.

Article 2.

This Decision shall take effect from the date of signing.

Article 3.

Heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of Provincial Departments of Finance directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for implementing this Decision.

REGULATIONS

STANDARDS FOR THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

These Regulations stipulate standards for the application of information technology (IT) uniformly applied in IT application activities in administrative organizations and state-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Finance.

Article 2. Applicability

These Regulations apply to administrative organizations and state-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Finance; provincial finance departments directly under the Central Government are encouraged to uniformly apply these IT application standards.

Article 3. List of IT application standards and principles of application

1. Regarding connection standards, data integration standards, information access standards, information security standards, and data description standards: apply according to Circular No. 01/2011/TT-BTTTT dated January 4, 2011 of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

2. Regarding technical standards applicable to financial sector electronic portals: apply according to Decision No. 3241/QD-BTC dated December 21, 2009 of the Ministry of Finance on functions and technical standards applicable to financial sector electronic portals.

3. Regarding IT software development standards and IT equipment technical standards:

a) For IT software development standards:

- Agencies and units shall implement in accordance with Appendix 01 issued pursuant to these Regulations.

- In cases of new software development: the product version and software development tool issued pursuant to these Regulations is the lowest version that can be applied.

- In cases of software upgrade:

+ In cases where software upgrades require upgrading infrastructure to ensure compatibility: the product version and software development tool issued pursuant to these Regulations is the lowest version that can be applied.

+ In cases where software upgrades do not require upgrading infrastructure to ensure compatibility: a lower version of the product and software development tool than those stipulated in these Regulations may be applied.

b) For IT equipment technical standards:

- Agencies and units shall implement in accordance with Appendix 02 issued together with these Regulations.

- The technical standards of equipment issued together with these Regulations are the minimum levels. If necessary, when implementing, agencies and units may increase technical parameters and supplement other technical standards based on their specific needs, but must ensure the principle that multiple manufacturers have IT products meeting requirements (with priority given to domestically produced IT products as prescribed), accompanied by technical documentation proving compliance. The head of the unit shall be responsible for their decision before the Law and according to the classification of the Ministry of Finance.

c) For IT goods outside the lists specified in Appendices 01 and 02 issued together with these Regulations: agencies and units shall proactively establish technical standards for such goods and implement them to meet the specific needs of the unit.

d) These Regulations do not apply to existing software implementations, complete software solutions, and comprehensive solutions (including both hardware and software).

Article 4. Organization of Implementation

1. Heads of administrative organizations and state-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Finance shall be responsible for implementing these Regulations correctly. Where necessary, agencies and units may issue detailed guidelines for subordinate units based on the contents stipulated in these Regulations.

2. The Department of Information Technology and Financial Statistics shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and units to review annually and submit proposals to the Ministry for amendments and supplements to these Regulations to ensure they are consistent with the actual implementation of the Ministry of Finance.

3. During the implementation process, if any issues arise or difficulties occur, units are requested to report to the Ministry of Finance (through the Department of Information Technology and Financial Statistics) for consideration and resolution.