Law on Information Technology 2006

1. State Policies on IT 

• Prioritizes the application and development of IT in national industrialization and modernization. 

• Encourages investment in IT; facilitates the development of national information infrastructure. 

• Provides incentives for IT activities in rural, remote, border, and island areas, and for disadvantaged groups (ethnic minorities, the disabled, etc.). 

2. State Management of IT 

• The Government exercises unified state management of IT. 

• The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (now the Ministry of Information and Communications) is responsible for coordination and implementation. 

• Provincial-level People’s Committees oversee local IT management. 

3. Rights and Obligations of Organizations and Individuals 

• Organizations and individuals have the right to access, exchange, and use digital information; to research, develop, and produce IT products; and to digitize and enhance the value of information resources. 

• They are also responsible for the content they create and share in digital environments. 

4. Development of the IT Industry 

• The State encourages R&D of IT products to support socio-economic development, national defense, and security. 

• Budget is allocated to software development projects and IT research in universities and institutes. 

5. Development of IT Human Resources 

• The State promotes expansion and quality improvement of IT education and training. 

• Encourages the establishment of IT training institutions under the law. 

6. Measures to Ensure IT Application and Development 

• Develops national information infrastructure. 

• Treats public IT investment as development investment. 

• Allocates budget for IT applications such as digital literacy, digital content, national databases, and human resources development.