– Sectors: Wholesale, retail, repair of automobiles, commercial motor vehicles; transportation and storage; accommodation and catering services; information and communication; real estate business activities; administrative activities and support services and other services of international organizations.

– Fields: Statistics on international trade in goods and services; tourism and individual business establishments; Logistics and E-commerce.

– The price statistics.

1. Research and apply advanced statistical methods; compile, guide and disseminate statistics in assigned sectors and fields according to international standards and practices, suitable to Vietnam’s practical conditions.

2. Compile output statistical information; defining input statistical information

a) Compile output statistical information including: Statistical indicators belonging to statistical indicator systems; monthly, quarterly, annual reports; thematic reports; ad hoc reports in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Define input statistical information for the compilation of output statistical information.

c) Promote the implementation of reporting forms prescribed in statistical reporting regimes assigned to the responsible unit.

3. Integrate and compile statistical information; analyze and statistics forecast

a) Integrate and compile statistical indicators in the national statistical indicator system and other assigned statistical indicator systems.

b) Integrate and compile other statistical indicators on assigned industries and fields.

c) Compile statistical reports and statistical publications.

d) Implement statistical analysis, statistics forecast and policy recommendations

4. Dissemination and provision of statistical information

a) Prepare information content, census results and sectoral surveys assigned for publication and dissemination of statistical information.

b) Provide statistical information to bodies in the National Statistics Office and other statistics users according to the provisions of law and the National Statistics Office.

5. Coordinate with relevant bodies to perform tasks

a) Develop long-term, annual programs, plans and regulations on the statistical information collection system: National statistical survey program; statistical reporting regime; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for national statistical activities in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Develop and improve statistical indicator systems; statistical classification.

c) Develop plans and guidelines for collecting, integrating and processing statistical survey information; recommending methods for acquiring and processing information from statistical reports, administrative records, and other information sources

d) Appraise the statistical indicator system; statistical reporting regime; national statistical survey program; annual statistical survey plan; census survey plan, statistical survey in the national statistical survey program and statistical survey outside the national statistical survey program; classification of sectoral and field statistics; statistical data of ministries and  line ministries in the national statistical indicator system; regulations on coordination mechanism of using administrative data for the national statistical activities and other documents on management of the national statistical activities.

đ) Examine, monitor and evaluate the quality of statistical activities of relevant units in implementing assigned sectors and fields.

e) Scientific research; application of information technology; Human resources; training for civil servants and public- employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional appraisal; emulation and rewards; financial and administrative office.

6. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

a) Develop and submit to the competent authorities for approval of statistical development strategies, policies and projects.

b) Organize the implementation of statistical development strategies, policies and projects approved by competent authorities.

c) Monitor, supervise and report on the progress of implementing statistical development strategies and policies; organize preliminary and final reviews and assess the impact of implementing statistical development strategies and policies.

d) Research and develop statistical methodologies, standards and processes for state statistical activities.

đ) Develop methods and processes for taking use of new data sources for the purpose of official statistical data production.

e) Develop, supplement and update the Vietnamese Statistical Dictionary.

2. Methodological work

a) Develop and guide the unified implementation nationwide of statistical indicators, statistical reporting regimes, statistical surveys, statistical methods, statistical classifications, statistical information production processes.

b) Develop, amend, and supplement the national statistical indicator system; the statistical indicator system at provincial, district, and communal levels; the statistical indicator system related to various sectors, fields, and regional linkages.

c) Develop, amend, and supplement the national statistical reporting regime; the statistical reporting regime of the Statistics sector.

d) Develop, amend, and supplement the national statistical survey program.

đ) Develop and organize the implementation of regulations on coordination and data sharing.

e) Develop, amend, and supplement the national statistical classification; statistical classification on assigned sectors and fields.

g) Develop, update and uniformly manage the database of administrative entities in Viet Nam; assign and encode administrative units at the provincial, district and communal levels as stipulated by regulations.

h) Appraisal of expertise and profession:

– System of statistical indicators of ministries and line-ministries.

– Statistical reporting regime of ministries and line-ministries.

– Statistical census plan, statistical surveys conducted by ministries and line-ministries as assigned within and outside the national statistical survey program.

– Statistical survey plan decided by the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee.

– Sectoral statistical classifications.

– Statistical data of the national statistical indicators compiled by ministries and line-ministries as prescribed.

3. Legal work

a) Preside over and coordinate with stakeholders to advise the Director General to make proposals for drafting legal documents within the scope of responsibility of the National Statistics Office.

b) Preside over drafting legal documents on statistics and other documents related to statistics in assigned fields; participate in drafting legal documents under the designation of the National Statistics Office (excluding statistical operations).

c) Preside over or coordinate with units within the National Statistics Office to comments on projects, draft legal documents, mechanism and policy proposals drafted by ministries, line-ministries or localities as assigned.

d) Provide legal comments on projects, draft legal documents drafted by units within the National Statistics Office as assigned by the Director General before submitting them to the Minister of Finance or competent authorities for promulgation.

đ) Coordinate with units within the National Statistics Office to draft dossiers on legal documents to request organizations and agencies for comments, request the Ministry of Justice to appraise and submit to the Government, the Prime Minister, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and other Committees of the National Assembly; Coordinate with the leading unit in acquisition and explanation of the appraisal opinions of the Ministry of Justice.

e) Review, inspect, systematize, consolidate legal documents and codify the legal documents under the designation of the National Statistics Office.

g) Provide comments on administrative documents of the National Statistics Office (issued documents or documents before signing and promulgation) at the request of the Director General.

h) Preside over or coordinate with relevant entities to advise the Director General on legal issues to protect the legitimate interests of the State and the National Statistics Office.

i) Disseminate and raise awareness of laws, legal documents of the State to civil servants, public employees and employees within the National Statistics Office.

k) Guide, inspect and monitor the implementation of statistical legal documents.

l) Regarding legal advice and participation in litigation

– Provide legal opinions on the handling issues under the designation of the Director General; provide legal opinions on important decisions, directives and management documents of the Director General;

– Preside over or coordinate with stakeholders to advise the Director General on legal issues when participating in litigation to protect the legitimate interests of the National Statistics Office in accordance with the provisions of law;

– Preside over or coordinate with stakeholders to participate in handling, proposing and recommending measures to prevent and overcome the consequences of violations of laws, regulations and rules as assigned by the Director General.

4. Apply and develop information technology

a) Submit to the Director General for promulgation or for submission to the Minister to consider and decide for promulgation:

– Policies, regulations, and rules on applying, developing information technology, digital transformation and ensuring network information security, and network security of the Statistics sector.

– Strategies, projects, development plans, architectures, long-term, medium-term, and annual plans on applying, developing information technology, digital transformation and ensuring network information security, and network security of the Statistics sector.

– Standards, norms, and regulations on quality management, lists of standards, technical norms in the fields of information technology, digital transformation, shared code tables, ensuring network information security, and network security of the Statistics sector.

b) Coordinate with the Financial Planning Department to submit to competent authorities for approval of projects, medium-term, and annual plans on application and development of information technology in the Statistics sector.

c) Build and manage statistical databases including micro-data and macro-data;

d) Manage the national statistical database system in a centralized, unify manner and connect it with other national databases, ministerial and sectoral databases.

e) Develop technical solutions for security, ensure safety and security for information for the information technology system of the Statistics sector.

e) Develop plans for connecting and providing data and information between state statistical information systems.

5. Manage statistical science activities; research and apply advanced statistical methods in state statistical activities.

6. Manage the quality of statistical activities; develop and guide the implementation of statistical standards, quality management standards of statistical information in the state statistical organization system.

7. Guide, inspect, supervise and evaluate the implementation of legal documents on statistics, statistical methods and regimes in the state statistical system.

8. Coordinate with other stakeholders to implement personnel management; training and fostering of civil servants; international cooperation; professional inspection; emulation and rewards; financial planning and administration.

9. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

– Sectors: Financial, banking, and insurance activities; activities of the Communist Party, socio-political organizations, state management, national defense, compulsory social security; indicators on value of the following sectors: education and training, health and social assistance activities, professional, scientific and technological activities, arts, entertainment, and recreation.

– Fields: National accounts (including macroeconomic accounts and environmental economic accounts); finance, banking, and insurance; digital economy.

2. Develop output statistical information; determine input statistical information

a) Develop output statistical information including: Statistical indicators of statistical indicator systems; quarterly and annual reports; thematic reports; ad-hoc reports of assigned sectors and fields.

b) Determine input statistical information for compiling assigned output statistical information.

c) Urge the implementation of reporting forms specified in the statistical reporting regimes assigned to the unit in charge.

3. Aggregate and compile statistical information; statistical analysis and forecasting

a) Aggregate and compile statistical indicators in the national statistical indicator system and the field of finance, banking, insurance, and other assigned statistical indicator systems.

b) Aggregate and compile accounts, balance sheets, indicators of the national accounts system, and other assigned statistical indicators.

c) Compile statistical reports, statistical publications; conduct statistical analysis, forecasting, and policy recommendations.

d) Forecast and develop quarterly and annual growth scenarios to serve the development of Party documents and resolutions; macroeconomic management and direction; and the development of socio-economic development plans, strategies, and policies of the Government.

đ) Assess the impact of policies and major economic projects on macroeconomic growth.

4. Disseminate and provide statistical information

a) Prepare information content and results of censuses and surveys of assigned sectors and fields to serve the publication and dissemination of statistical information.

b) Provide statistical information to units in the Statistics sector and other entities in accordance with the provisions of law and the National Statistics Office.

5. Coordinate with relevant units to perform tasks

a) Compile and provide statistical information and data to serve the development of documents of the National Party Congress, Party Congresses at all levels, and central resolutions, programs, and projects.

b) Develop long-term and annual programs and plans, and regulations on the statistical information collection system: National statistical survey program; statistical reporting regime; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for state statistical activities in assigned sectors and fields.

c) Develop and improve statistical indicator systems; statistical classifications.

d) Develop plans, guides for collecting, aggregating, and processing statistical survey information; propose methods for exploiting and processing information from statistical reports, administrative records, and other information sources.

đ) Appraise the Statistical Indicator System; statistical reporting regime; national statistical survey program; annual statistical survey plan; plan for censuses, statistical surveys in the national statistical survey program and statistical surveys outside the national statistical survey program; sectoral and field statistical classifications; statistics of ministries and sectors in the national statistical indicator system; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for state statistical activities; and other documents on state statistical activity management.

e) Examine, supervise, and evaluate the quality of statistical activities of relevant units in implementing assigned sectors and fields.

g) Conduct scientific research; apply information technology; organize personnel; train civil servants and public employees; international cooperation; professional inspection and examination; emulation and commendation; financial planning and office work.

6. Perform other duties and powers assigned by the General Director of the National Statistics Office.

The Industry and Construction Statistics Department is an administrative unit under the National Statistics Office, performing the functions of advising and assisting the Director General in directing, managing and organizing the implementation of assigned statistical activities in the following sectors and fields:

– Sectors: Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning; water supply; Water and waste management and construction.

– Fields: Energy, enterprises, investment capital, foreign direct investment, economic growth in the new economy

1. Research and apply advanced statistical methods; compile, guide and disseminate statistics in assigned sectors and fields according to international standards and practices, suitable to Vietnam’s practical conditions.

2. Compile output statistical information; defining input statistical information

a) Compile output statistical information including: Statistical indicators belonging to statistical indicator systems; monthly, quarterly, annual reports; thematic reports; ad hoc reports in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Define input statistical information for the compilation of output statistical information.

c) Promote the implementation of reporting forms prescribed in statistical reporting regimes assigned to the responsible unit.

3. Integrate and compile statistical information; analyze and statistics forecast

a) Integrate and compile statistical indicators in the national statistical indicator system and other assigned statistical indicator systems.

b) Integrate and compile other statistical indicators on assigned industries and fields.

c) Compile statistical reports and statistical publications.

d) Implement statistical analysis,  statistics forecast and policy recommendations

 4. Dissemination and provision of statistical information

a) Prepare information content, census results and sectoral surveys assigned for publication and dissemination of statistical information.

b) Provide statistical information to bodies in the  National Staistics Office and other statistics users according to the provisions of law and the National Staistics Office.

5. Coordinate with relevant bodies to perform tasks

a) Develop long-term, annual programs, plans and regulations on the statistical information collection system: National statistical survey program; statistical reporting regime; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for national statistical activities in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Develop and improve statistical indicator systems; statistical classification.

c) Develop plans and guidelines for collecting, integrating and processing statistical survey information; recommending methods for acquiring and processing information from statistical reports, administrative records, and other information sources

d) Appraise the statistical indicator system; statistical reporting regime; national statistical survey program; annual statistical survey plan; census survey plan, statistical survey in the national statistical survey program and statistical survey outside the national statistical survey program; classification of sectoral and field statistics; statistical data of ministries and  line ministries in the national statistical indicator system; regulations on coordination mechanism of using administrative data for the national statistical activities and other documents on management of the national statistical activities.

đ) Examine, monitor and evaluate the quality of statistical activities of relevant units in implementing assigned sectors and fields.

e) Scientific research; application of information technology; Human resources; training for civil servants and public- employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional appraisal; emulation and rewards; financial and administrative office.

6. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

1. The Statistical Survey and Census Department is an administrative unit under the National Statistics Office, performing the functions of advising the Director General of the National Statistics Office in managing, organizing the implementation of survey, processing data, managing and sharing data of the census,  surveys and statistical surveys in the national statistical survey program and general surveys and statistical surveys outside the national statistical survey program assigned by competent authorities.

2. The Statistical Survey and Census Department has a legal status, a seal, a working office and an account at the State Treasury and a commercial bank in accordance with the provisions of the law.

1. Submit to the Director General of the National Statistics Office for promulgation or submit to the Minister of Finance for promulgation or submit to the Prime Minister to consider and decide promulgation:

a) Programs, projects, planning, long-term and annual plans and regulations on statistical surveys; exploitation and processing of administrative data and other data sources for statistical activities.

b) Decide on population and housing census; rural and agricultural census; economic census; other national statistical censuses.

2. Submit to the Director General of the National Statistics Office for promulgation or submit to the competent authority for promulgation the census and survey plan under the national statistical survey program; the general census and statistical survey plan assigned outside the national statistical survey program; the annual statistical survey plan; regulations on management and organization of statistical survey activities.

 3. Organize the implementation of legal documents, policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, proposals, decisions, and directives specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article after being approved and promulgated by competent authorities.

4. Preside over and coordinate with bodies under the National Statistics Office, ministries, line-ministries and localities to implementation the statistical censuses and surveys within the national statistical survey program; implementation the statistical censuses and surveys outside the national statistical survey program assigned by competent authorities; exploit and process administrative data and other data sources for surveys and censuses.

5. Coordinate with relevant bodies to carry out: Scientific research; human resouces; training of civil servants and public employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional appraisal; emulation and rewards; financial and administrative office.

6. Self-assess the quality of statistics under its designation.

7. Manage the organizational structure, civil servant and contract worker payroll; manage assigned finance and assets as decentralized by the Director General of the National Statistics Office and stipulated by the law.

8. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

1. Develop strategies, planning, annual and long-term plans and programs, projects, regulations and rules on organizational structure, personnel and training to the Director General for consideration and decision or to submit competent authorities for promulgation.

2. Develop action programs, plans, regulations, rules and to organize the implementation of emulation and commendation on Statistics.

3. Develop regulations on management decentralization of organizational structure, civil servants and public employees; regulations on standards for leader title and management positions under the management of the National Statistics Office.

4. Define the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the National Statistics Office and bodies under the National Statistics Office

a) Specify the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Provincial Statistics Offices in order to submit the Minister of Finance for promulgation.

b) Regulate functions, tasks, powers and organization of bodies under the Provincial Statistics Offices in order to submit the Director for promulgation or submit to competent authorities for promulgation.

5. Organize the implementation of legal documents, strategies, policies, planning, projects, and schemes that were promulgated or approved within the scope of management of the National Statistics Office on administrative organization, public non-business units, and staff reduction.

6. Organizational structure and payroll

a) Develop a project on the organizational structure arrangement and consolidation, to establish, merge, dissolve, and rename organizations and bodies under the National Statistics Office in order to submit competent authorities for decision.

b) Develop projects, plans for payroll, staff reduction, annual payroll allocation for bodies under the National Statistics Office; projects on job position and management of job position lists in accordance with assignment and decentralization.

7. Management and usage of civil servants, public employees and contract workers

a) Develop plans for management and usage of civil servants, public employees and contract workers of the National Statistics Office.

b) Develop plans and projects for recruitment, examination for promotion of civil servant rank, promotion of public employee professional titles, change of civil servant ranks, change of public employee professional titles in accordance with assignment, management decentralization and to organize implementation after approval.

c) Consult the Director General on decision about regular and early salary increases, appointment of civil servant ranks, appointment of public employee professional titles in accordance with the provisions of the law and decentralization of civil servants and public employees management of the Minister of Finance.

d) Organize and provide guidance for bodies under the National Statistics Office to make planning, mobilization, appointment, reappointment, dismissal, discipline, rotation and change of job position of civil servants, public employees, and contract workers of the National Statistics Office in accordance with the provisions of the law and management decentralization.

đ) Resolve retirement regime, termination, social insurance, leave, and unpaid leave for civil servants, public employees, and contract workers; resolve policy regime for national devotees.

e) Submit labor contracts to the Director General to sign for cases in accordance with the Director General’s decision-making competence.

g) Provide guidance on comment, evaluation and classification of civil servants, public employees and contract workers in accordance with regulations.

h) Manage codes and cards of civil servant and public employee in accordance with regulations.

i) Manage records of civil servants, public employees, and contract workers under the management competence of the Director General; to provide guidance for bodies under the National Statistics Office to manage, exploit, and archive the records of civil servants and public employees in line with the provisions of the law, the National Statistics Office, and the decentralization of the Minister of Finance.

 8. Training and further education

a) Develop long-term and medium-term plans for training and human resource development on statistics; to make annual plans for training and further education for civil servants and public employees of the National Statistics Office. To organize the implementation after approval.

b) Consult Director General about civil servants and public employee nomination to participate in training courses, study tours, abroad conferences and workshops; to manage official passports of civil servants and public employees; Coordinate with Projects in monitor and management of training and study tours.

c) Preside over and coordinate with bodies to evaluate the content, training programs and provide further education in terms of statistics profession for civil servants and public employees of the National Statistics Office.

d) Manage and evaluate training targets and plans for further education and development; to coordinate with other training institutions in the implementation.

đ) Coordinate with the Financial Planning Department in allocation the funds provided by the State for training and further education civil servants and public employees.

e) Manage, inspect and supervise the printing and issuance of certificates of training institutions under the National Statistics Office.

9. Emulation and commendation

a) Act as standing member of the Emulation and Commendation Council on Statistics; standing member of the Innovation Council of the National Statistics Office.

b) Develop and propose working related to emulation, commendation for National Statistics Offices; to manage and archive the records related to emulation and commendation.

c) Award and hand emulation titles and other forms of commendations; carry out the procedures for retrieval and exchange of damaged or lost tangible reward in accordance with the provisions of the laws and instructions of the National Statistics Office.

10. Examination

a) Develop examination plans and programs on organization and personnel for bodies under the National Statistics Office

b) Carry out regular or ad-hoc inspections of the implementation of State and National Statistics Office regulations on organization, personnel, emulation and commendations in the bodies under the National Statistics Office; promptly report on proposed measures to prevent violations.

c) Provide guidance the decentralized bodies under the National Statistics Office on development of self-inspection plans; to synthesize plans, inspection results and supervise the organization of implementation in bodies under the National Statistics Office.

d) Submit the cases of the State and National Statistics Office regulation violations on personnel to Director General to handle.

 đ) Preside over and coordinate with relevant units in handling recommendations and feedback on personnel; urge and inspect decentralized bodies under the National Statistics Office in implementation of legal regulations on personnel. To coordinate with functional bodies under the National Statistics Office in resolving complaints and denunciations on personnel organization in the bodies under the National Statistics Office.

11. Provide internal political protection on Statistics; to instruct and inspect the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations.

12. Consult and assist the Director General in carrying out the administrative reform in the National Statistics Office.

13. Coordinate with relevant bodies to carry out the following tasks: Scientific research, information technology application; international cooperation; professional inspection; financial planning and office.

14. Consult and assist the Party Committee; directly help the Secretary, Deputy Secretary to organize, operate and handle the work of the Party Committee of the National Statistics Office; to be focal point of the Party Committee with the higher-level Party Committee, mass organizations under the National Statistics Office and Party Cells, subordinate Party Committees below Party Organization, other organizations and individuals that want to contact.

a) Consult and help the Standing Party Committee of the National Statistics Office

– Develop term and annual working programs of the Party Committee; to draft resolutions on works of national defense, military, and self-defense militia.

– Prepare meeting contents for the Standing Party Committee, the Party Executive Committee and conferences for preliminary and final reviews of Party work; to prepare content and documents of the Standing Party Committee to respond to the leaders of the National Statistics Office regarding personnel work prior to initial appointment, transfer, appointment, reappointment, extension of tenure, rotation, resignation, dismissal, and planning; to submit the consolidation of committees and Party organizations, establishment, merger, dissolution to the Party Secretary… basing on proposals from organizational department of the Party Committee.

– Synthesize and monitor the evaluation and classification of Party organizations and Party members; annual and ad hoc commendation.

– Coordinate in implementation of inspection and supervision of the Party Committee and the Party Committee’s Inspection Commission in accordance with the term, annual, and extraordinary working programs.

– Consult and support the Party Committee in the inspection and supervision of Party discipline enforcement. To perform other coordination tasks requested by the Party Committee’s Inspection Commission

– Implement documents and directives from higher authorities to Party cells and sub-level Party committees for implementation and urge their execution

– Upon authorization from the Standing Party Committee to sign the directives of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Standing Party Committee, and Party Executive Committee when assigned.

b) Administrative work

– Organize the implementation of clerical, archival, and confidential work; to manage the records of Party member under the Party Committee; to provide guidance on Party procedures for subordinate Party committees and Party cells (clerical, archival, confidential, Party member admission, Party transfer, collection of Party fee, commendation, discipline, reporting…).

– Manage the finances and assets of the Party Committee division; to serve as secretary for meetings of the Standing Party Committee and the Party Executive Committee.

– Develop programs and organize the implementation of research and studying conferences, and grasping Party directives and resolutions; to prepare participation invitations/summons to conferences. To prepare logistics, materials, meeting rooms, and coordinate with Administration Department of the National Statistics Office’s in conference organization. To monitor and urge participants to participate in the meetings of the Party Executive Committee, Standing Party Committee, and Resolution dissemination conferences, training conferences…

– Summarize and monitor the implementation of reports and participation in conferences of Party committees, Party cells year by year for the year-end classification, evaluation, and rating of Party organizations.

– Coordinate with subordinate Party cells and Party committees in reviewing, summarizing, and making reports to the Standing Party Committee on the need for professional training in Party work, and nominating participants in training courses in Party member admission and new Party member (materials, venue, time, management of course attendees, summarizing and announcing results…)

– Review, notify and instruct official Party members meeting the criteria to complete the procedures for requesting the Party Committee of the Bloc to issue Party membership cards; to guide subordinate Party committees to review, prepare documents and reports, and request the re-issuance of Party membership cards in cases of lost or damaged Party membership cards…

– Summarize and monitor the increasing and decreasing number of Party members; lists of Party committees in each subordinate Party cell and Party committee. To synthesize resumes of the current Party Executive Committee and subordinate Party committees.

– Receive and archive the official documents from the National Statistics Office. To record, update, and archive outgoing official documents (reports, decisions, submissions, introduction letters…).

– Take responsibility for contacting the central committee’s organization commission and the Party journal to purchase Party materials and forms, and distribute materials, forms, and internal circulation newsletters.

– Act as focal point for coordination in activities with the Trade Union and Youth Union of the National Statistics Office

– Carry out other regular and ad-hoc tasks requested by the Ministry of Finance Party Committee.

– Perform other tasks assigned by Secretary of Party Committee and the Standing Party Committee of the National Statistics Office

15. Perform other duties and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

1. Develop programs, schemes, projects, planning, plans, and guidelines for the implementation of financial management, management and utilization of public asset and public investment management.

 a) Develop annual, medium-term, and long-term programs, schemes, projects, planning and plans for finances, public assets and public investments of the National Statistics Office.

b) Compile regulatory documents regarding the regime, standards, and norms for the allocation of recurrent state budget expenditure estimates; funding norms for statistical surveys; norms for equipping machinery, equipment, and specialized assets; to specify state mechanisms and policies; to provide guidance on the implementation of financial management, management and utilization of public asset, and management of public investment for unified application throughout statistics.

c) Estimate annual state budget revenue and expenditure; 3-year state budget financial plan; plans for allocation, assignment, adjustment of state budget revenue and expenditure estimates to subordinate bodies within the assigned estimates; to organize the implementation of estimates and settlement of the assigned annual state budget revenue and expenditure and of the National Statistics Office.

2. Preside over the implementation of financial management tasks for the level 2 budget estimates

a) Provide guidance for bodies on making annual state budget revenue and expenditure estimates; to review and synthesize the annual budget revenue and expenditure estimates of the National Statistics Office

b) Allocate, assign budget estimates; to provide guidance for subordinate bodies on reviewing annual implementation expenditures that are the basis for appraisal, synthesis, and submission to competent authorities for budget adjustment and allocation

c) Disclose publicly the budget estimates; the status of the implementation of the state budget estimate and settlement within statistics. To provide guidance for subordinate bodies on the implementation of the budget estimates disclosure; the status of the implementation of the state estimate and settlement in accordance with regulations.

d) Organize the appraisal, approval of the budget settlement of subordinate bodies under the National Statistics Office. To consolidate annual financial settlement and statements within statistics from funding sources managed by the National Statistics Office.”

đ) Appraise, consolidate the schemes for financial autonomy, and classify public non-business units by stable phases.

e) Appraise and submit to the Director General for approval of budget estimates for information technology application, plan to outsource information technology services using recurrent expenditures; budget for training of employees; budget for publishing, printing and distributing statistical publications and documents; non-recurrent budget for public service delivery agencies; budget for projects and strategies; budget for scientific research and other specific tasks of the Statistics sector.

g) Appraise and approve the Economic – Technical Report on construction investment, construction drawing and construction estimates; contractor selection plan; evaluate and approve the settlement of completed projects and works on renovation, repair, upgrading, expansion, and new construction of items in projects that have invested in building headquarters using allocated recurrent expenditure budget.

h) Allocate and revise the budget under recurrent expenditure budget on the Treasury and Budget Management Information System (TABMIS).

3. Take the lead in the management and use of public assets

a) Aggregate and propose plan for handling public assets of unit within the National Statistics Office in accordance with the provisions of law and the decentralization of the Ministe of Finance.

b) Appraise and submit to the Director General for approval the duties of purchasing and equipping assets; estimates for purchasing assets; plans for selecting contractors for specific duties, purchasing assets and major repairs of assets, means and equipment for the purpose of the operations of entities in accordance with the norms.

c) Aggregate and report to competent authorities for consideration and approval of the Project on using public assets for the purpose of leasing, joint ventures and associations of public service delivery agencies in accordance with the provisions of law.

d) Provide guidance for units in inventory, declaration and report on the annual management and use of public assets and prepare ad-hoc reports upon request of competent state agencies.

đ) Aggregate, input data, follow-up and manage the public asset database of the entire Statistics sector in the National Database on Public Assets.

4. Take the lead in public investment management

a) Carry out public investment management in the entire Statistics sector in compliance with legal regulations and the Minister’s decentralization.

b) Provide guidande for entities in the Statistics sector to prepare Investment in-principle Proposal; review and aggregate medium-term public investment plan of the entire Statistics Sector to submit to competent authorities for approval.

c) Prepare annual public investment plan, allocation plan, and adjustment plan on public budget disbursement from the State budget of the National Statistics Office to submit to competent authorities for approval.

d) Inform the medium-term and annual state budget public investment plan to project investors and the State Treasury of the provinces and cities where the project accounts are opened.

đ) Submit to the Director General for decision on the investor and the modality of organization and management of the investment project in compliance with regulations.

e) Evaluate, appraise and submit to the Director General for decision on project investment, approve the contractor selection plan, and approve the settlement of completed projects under the investment decision authority of the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

g) Address outstanding problem emerged during the implementation of project investment within the total investment approved by the competent authorities.

h) Prepare adjustment plan, list of implementation period and disbursement extension of the State budget public investment plan.

i) Aggregate and report periodically and ad-hoc on the implementation status of public investment and the annual budget settlement; bidding, report on investment monitoring and evaluation of the entire Statistics sector in compliance with regulations.

k) Allocate and revise the estimates under public investment capital sources on the Treasury and Budget Management Information System (TABMIS).

5.  Organize the implementation of management of specific funding sources

a) Coordinate with stakeholders to develop plans, make estimates and manage the use of funding for projects and strategies serving the specific professional tasks of the National Statistics Office.

b) Guide stakeholders in organizing the implementation of management and use of aid, support and other capital sources from foreign programs and projects. Propose competent authorities to handle assets of programs and projects that have ended or have not ended but have assets that need to be handled according to the provisions of law and the decentralization of the Minister of Finance.

c) Manage and guide units to perform public service activities according to the provisions of law. Guide and organize the implementation of assigning tasks, placing orders or bidding for the provision of public career services using the state budget according to the provisions of law.

6. Bidding management

a) Appraise plans for selecting contractors for projects and bidding packages; monitor and urge the organization of bidding for projects and bidding packages under the decision-making authority of the Director General.

b) Guide, inspect, supervise and summarize the implementation of legal provisions on bidding within the scope of management of the National Statistics Office.

7. Preside over organizing internal audit activities for all accounting entities that must prepare financial reports of the National Statistics Office.

8. Organize training and professional development in the fields of financial management, accounting; management, use of public assets and public investment management for civil servants, public employees and accountants in the whole sector.

9. Guide, inspect and supervise the implementation of mechanisms and policies of the State and the National Statistics Office in the management of finance, public assets and public investment.

10. Guide budget-using entities through declaration procedures; review, summarize and send to competent authorities to issue codes for entities related to the budget, budget relationship codes for public investment projects.

11. Participate in developing, reviewing and giving opinions on projects and draft documents related to professional expertise in finance, accounting, public asset management and public investment in the management field.

12. Participate in giving opinions on standards, expertise and professional skills in appointing and dismissing chief accountants and accountants in charge of budget entities under the National Statistics Office according to the provisions of law.

13. Develop plans to apply information technology to financial management, public asset management and public investment of the National Statistics Office.

14. Organize the assessment of the implementation of plans, programs, projects, planning, legal documents and other professional and technical guidance documents under the management of the Department.

15. Implement the practicing thrift, preventing and combating waste according to the programs and plans of the National Statistics Office; guide, inspect, and summarize reports on the content of practicing thrift and combating waste in the use of the state budget and public assets at entities under the National Statistics Office according to the provisions of law.

16. Coordinate with relevant entities to carry out the following tasks: Scientific research, application of information technology; personnel management; training and fostering of civil servants and public employees; international cooperation; inspection and examination of professional skills; emulation and rewards; financial and office planning.

17. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

1. The Administration Office of the National Statistics Office (hereinafter referred to as the Administration Office) is an administrative unit under the National Statistics Office, performing the functions of advising, assisting the Director General in managing, directing, operating, and coordinating the work schedules of the National Statistics Office’s top leaders; managing and organizing the implementation of the work of integration, administration, document, archive, library, communication, and computerization of administrative management of the National Statistics Office;  performing the work of planning, finance, investment, national defense, security, office administration, and union division of the National Statistics Office; providing office professional guidance to bodies in the statistics sector.

2. The Administrative Office has a seal and an account at the State Treasury and Bank in accordance with the laws.

1. Advisory and integration

a) Develop and submit to the Director General for promulgation the working regulations of the National Statistics Office; internal rules and regulations of the National Statistics Office ; integrate, monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of the regulations after promulgation.

b) Develop and submit to the Director General the program and work plan, conference and workshop plan, annual anniversary plan of the National Statistics Office; integrate, monitor and urge bodies to implement work programs, plans, administrative documents of the National Statistics Office, tasks as assigned by the National Statistics Office ’s top leaders; synthesize and develop periodic or ad-hoc reports to serve the direction and administration of the National Statistics Office’s top leaders; arrange and organize the weekly and monthly work schedules of the National Statistics Office’s top leaders.

c) Develop and submit to the Director General for approval the annual plans for publishing, printing, and distributing statistical publications and statistical documents of the National Statistics Office. Act as the focal point of managing the publishing, printing, and distributing of statistical publications and documents of the National Statistics Office.

d) Preside over and coordinate with relevant bodies to organize meetings, seminars, conferences, and press conferences of the National Statistics Office. Take charge or coordinate with relevant bodies to prepare documents, take minutes, and notify the conclusions of meetings chaired by the National Statistics Office’s top leaders.

đ) Take the control of document formatting; reviewing the contents of documents drafted by bodies under the National Statistics Office before submitting them to the National  Statistics Office’s top leaders for promulgation.

e) Research and propose handling directions for documents within the scope of responsibility of the National Statistics Office.

2. Correspondence, clerk and archives

a) Organize the implementation of correspondence, clerk and archive and confidentiality to manage the use of seals, digital certificates and digital signatures of the National Statistics Office; review the formatting of documents issued by the National Statistics Office; ensure communication to serve professional work requirements.

b) Guide and inspect the implementation of Correspondence, clerk and archive and confidentiality for bodies under the National Statistics Office; provide documents and archives according to the provisions of laws and regulations of the National Statistics Office.

c) Implement administrative reform within the scope of management of the Administrative Office. Take the lead in researching and applying the quality management system according to TCVN ISO 9001:2015 standards in the statistics sector. Take the application of information technology in administration.

3. Finance and asset management

a) Organize the management of state budget funds and other funding sources. Perform accounting and finance in accordance with laws and regulations of the National Statistics Office.

b) Carry out registration for participation in social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance; coordinate with relevant agencies and bodies to resolve maternity, sickness and other priorities and rights for officials and employees of the National Statistics Office in accordance with laws; perform tax settlement for officials and employees.

c) Perform the task of Investor of public investment projects using the medium-term public investment capital of the National Statistics Office.

4. Logistics management

a) Take charge of administrative tasks at the National Statistics Office: Organize military affairs, militia and self-defense, protection, security and order protection and assurance; fire prevention and fighting safety; manage, renovate, repair, maintain facilities and assets; ensure electricity and water supply; environmental sanitation and  landscaping.

b) Deploy and monitor the implementation of internal regulations of the office; manage and track the electronic attendance system of the National Statistics Office.

c) Manage assets and facilities; purchase assets, machinery, equipment, office stationaries to ensure working conditions for officials and employees of the National Statistics Office and assigned by the Director.

d) Organize reception, welcome domestic guests and coordinate the reception of foreign partners of the National Statistics Office; preside over the celebration, ensure logistics for conferences and seminars of the National Statistics Office and manage the online conference system of the Statistics sector; prepare business trips of the National Statistics Office’s top leaders; manage the guest house and the traditional room of the National Statistics Office.

đ) Organize and manage vehicles to serve the work requirements of the National Statistics Office.

e) Preside over and coordinate with bodies to carry out medical work.

g) Preside over and coordinate with bodies to organize funerals and arrange visiting delegations for official and employees of the National Statistics Office who are working, retired and some other cases when they pass away.

5. Communication, library, and union

a) Communication

– Coordinate with agencies and enterprises with communication functions to carry out the communication tasks of the National Statistics Office.

– Take the lead and coordinate with bodies to propagate the activities of the National Statistics Office.

– Take the lead in developing a general legal communication plan.

– Develop a plan for communicating statistical knowledge and activities of the Statistics sector; organize the implementation of the plan after approval, including:

+ Disseminate statistical laws and statistical knowledge;

+ Disseminate Censuses, statistical surveys, projects, and key tasks of the Statistics sector.

– Organize to urge, inspect, and supervise bodies to implement assigned communication work plans.

b) Library

Serve and guide readers to exploit, search, and effectively use documents and information and library services on-site and online in accordance with the regulations of the National Statistics Office and the provisions of laws.

c) Standing of the Union division of the National Statistics Office

Preside over and coordinate with relevant bodies to implement personnel policies, care for and improve the material and spiritual life of union members and employees of the National Statistics Office.

6. Coordinate with relevant bodies: Scientific research; application of information technology; personel management; training and improving capacities of officials and employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional examination; emulation and rewards; financial planning.  

7. Perform other tasks and powers as assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

2. Comple output statistical information; define input statistical information

a) Compile output statistical information including: Statistical indicators belonging to statistical indicator systems; monthly, quarterly, annual reports; thematic reports; ad hoc reports in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Define input statistical information for the compilation of output statistical information.

c) Promote the implementation of reporting forms prescribed in statistical reporting regimes assigned to the responsible unit.

3. Integrate and compile statistical information; analyze and statistics forecast

a) Integrate and compile statistical indicators in the national statistical indicator system and other assigned statistical indicator systems.

b) Integrate and compile other statistical indicators on national food security.

c) Compile statistical reports and statistical publications.

d) Implement statistical analysis,  statistics forecast and policy recommendations.

4. Dissemination and provision of statistical information

a) Prepare information content, census results and sectoral surveys assigned for publication and dissemination of statistical information.

b) Provide statistical information to units within the National Staistics Office and other statistics users in line with the provisions of law and the National Staistics Office.

5. Coordinate with stakeholders to perform tasks

a) Develop long-term and annual programs and plans and regulations on the statistical information collection system: National statistical survey program; statistical reporting regime; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for national statistical activities in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Develop and improve statistical indicator systems; statistics clasification.

c) Develop plans and guidelines for collecting, integrating and processing statistical survey information; recommending methods for acquiring and processing information from statistical reports, administrative records, and other information sources.

d) Appraisal of the statistical indicator system; statistical reporting regime; national statistical survey program; annual statistical survey plan; cencus survey plan, statistical survey in the national statistical survey program and statistical survey outside the national statistical survey program; classification of sectoral and field statistics; statistical data of ministries and  line ministries in the national statistical indicator system; regulations on coordination mechanism of using administrative data for the statistical activities and other documents on management of the national statistical activities.

đ) Examine, monitor and evaluate the quality of statistical activities of relevant units in implementing assigned sectors and fields.

e) Scientific research; application of information technology; Human resources; training for civil servants and public- employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional appraisal; emulation and rewards; financial and administrative office.

6. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

The Social and Environmental Statistics Department (SESD) is an administrative unit under the National Statistics Office, performing the functions of advising and assisting the Director General in directing, managing and organizing the implementation of assigned statistical activities in the following sectors and fields:

– Quantitative indicators of the following sectors: Education and training; healthcare and social assistance activities; professional, scientific and technological activities; arts, entertainment and recreation.

– Fields: living standards; social security; gender; children; youth; disabilities; social order and safety; culture, sports; environment and climate change.

1. Research and apply advanced statistical methodologies; compile, guide and disseminate statistical expertise in assigned sectors and fields according to international standards and practices, suitable to Vietnam’s practical conditions.

2. Develop output statistics; determine input statistics

a) Develop output statistical information including: Statistical indicators belonging to statistical indicator systems; monthly, quarterly, annual reports; thematic reports; ad-hoc reports in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Determine input statistical information to compile output statistical information.

c) Urge the implementation of reporting forms prescribed in statistical reporting regimes assigned to the responsible unit.

3. Integrate and compile statistical information; analyze and statistics forecast

a) Integrate and compile statistical information in the national statistical indicator system and other assigned statistical indicator systems.

b) Integrate and compile other statistical indicators on assigned industries and fields.

c) Compile statistical reports and statistical publications.

d) Implement statistical analysis, statistics forecast and policy recommendations.

4. Dissemination and provision of statistical information

a) Prepare information content, census results and sectoral survey assigned for publication and dissemination of statistical information.

b) Provide statistical information to bodies in the National Statistics Office and other statistics users according to the provisions of law and the National Statistics Office.

5. Coordinate with relevant bodies to perform tasks.

a) Develop long-term and annual programs and plans and regulations on the statistical information collection system: National statistical survey program; statistical reporting regime; regulations on coordination of the use of administrative data for the state statistical activities in assigned sectors and fields.

b) Develop and improve statistical indicator systems; statistical classification.

c) Develop survey plans, guide the collection, synthesis and processing of statistical survey information; exploiting and processing information from statistical reports, administrative records and other information sources.

d) Appraise the statistical indicator system; statistical reporting regime; national statistical survey program; Annual statistical survey plan; statistical census plan, statistical survey in the national statistical survey program and statistical survey outside the national statistical survey program; statistical classification of sectors and fields; statistical data of ministries and sectors in the national statistical indicator system; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for state statistical activities and other documents on management of state statistical activities.

d) Examine, monitor and evaluate the quality of statistical activities of relevant bodies in implementing assigned sectors and fields.

e) Scientific research; application of information technology; human resource; training and civil servants and public employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional appraisal; emulation and rewards; financial and administrative office.

6. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.

1. The Inspectorate of the National Statistics Office, is a department under the National Statistics Office of Viet Nam, performing the advisory function to help the Director General of the National Statistics Office in direction, state management and performance of inspection, examination, handling administrative violations, citizen engagement, complaints and denunciations settlement, preventing and combating corruption and negativity in accordance with the laws.

2. The Inspectorate of the National Statistics Office is under the direction and management of the General Director of the National Statistics Office of Viet Nam and is subject to the direction of inspection work and professional guidance of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance.

3. The Inspectorate of the National Statistics Office has a seal and an account at the State Treasury in accordance with the law.

1. Develop legal documents, regulations, procedures, professional measures for inspection, examination, handling of administrative violations, citizen engagement, settlement of complaints and denunciations, reflections, prevent and anti-corruption and negativity in statistics and submit them to competent authorities for approval.

2. Inspection and examination

a) Develop a draft annual specialized inspection plan of the National Statistics Office Inspectorate; guide the Provincial Statistics Office to develop a draft annual specialized inspection plan to integrate and report to the General Director of the National Statistics Office for consideration and send to the Inspectorate for integrating into the inspection plan of the Ministry of Finance.

b) Preside over and coordinate with relevant units to integrate and draft the annual inspection plan of the National Statistics Office and submit it to the Director General of the National Statistics Office for approval.

c) Organize the implementation of the specialized inspection plan of the National Statistics Office Inspectorate that has been approved; preside over and coordinate with bodies to conduct inspections in the approved inspection plan of the National Statistics Office.

d) Monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of the specialized inspection plan of the Provincial Statistics Office and the approved inspection plan of the National Statistics Office.

đ) Inspect and examine other cases when assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office or the Minister of Ministry of Finance or re-inspect cases that have been concluded by the Director of the Provincial Statistics Office but have discovered signs of law violations.

e) Monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of conclusions and recommendations of the Chief Inspector of the National Statistics Office, the decision on inspection handling of the General Director of the National Statistics Office; monitor the implementation of the result notification on inspection of the National Statistics Office chaired by the Inspectorate.

g) Check the accuracy and reasonableness of the inspection conclusion of the Director of the Provincial Statistics Office, the decision on inspection handling of the Director of the Provincial Statistics Office for the cases concluded by the Chief Inspector of the National Statistics Office when necessary.

3. Citizen reception, handling of petitions, settlement of complaints, denunciations and reflections.

a) Preside over and advise the General Director of the National Statistics Office on state management of citizen engagement, settlement of complaints and denunciations, reflections, and feedback in accordance with laws.

b) Perform tasks and powers in citizen engagement, settlement of complaints, denunciations, reflections, and feedback in accordance with the provisions of laws as assigned by the General Director of the National Statistics Office.

4. Anti-corruption and anti-negativity

a) Assist the Director General of the National Statistics Office in anti-corruption and anti-negativity within the management scope of the National Statistics Office.

b) Assist the Director General of the National Statistics Office in controlling assets and income of officials holding positions and powers in agencies, organizations and bodies under the management scope of the National Statistics Office in accordance with the provisions of laws and the assignment and decentralization of the Minister of Finance.

5. Lead the provision of advice and assistance to the Director General of the National Statistics Office in handling administrative violations within the management scope.

6. Propose to competent state agencies to handle acts of law violations; report to the Director General of the National Statistics Office to propose to competent state agencies to amend, supplement, and promulgate regulations in accordance with management requirements; propose the suspension, cancellation, or abolition of illegal regulations discovered through inspections, examinations, handling of administrative violations, and resolution of complaints, and denunciations.

7. Direct, guide, and inspect the implementation of legal provisions on inspections, examinations, handling of administrative violations, citizen engagement, petitions, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and combating corruption and negative phenomena for bodies, organizations, and individuals under the management scope of the National Statistics Office.

8. Implement reporting regimes in accordance with regulations.

9. Coordinate with bodies to implement: scientific research, information technology application; administrative reform; dissemination, popularization, and education of the law; personnel resources, training, and fostering of civil servants; emulation and commendation; international cooperation; financial planning and office administration.

10. Perform other duties and exercise powers as assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office and other duties and powers in inspection in accordance with laws.

a) Compile monthly, quarterly, and annual socio-economic statistical reports; thematic and ad-hoc reports; aggregate and compile socio-economic statistics.

b) Compile the Statistical Yearbook and other domestic and international socio-economic statistical products and publications.

c) Lead the implementation of statistical analysis and forecasting reports and thematic studies at the request of the National Statistics Office’s leaders, serving the development and evaluation of the implementation of Party resolutions, strategies, plans, and socio-economic development policies of the Government, line ministries, and localities.

d) Take the lead in giving comments on the Political Report of the Party Congress at all levels; comments on the national, provincial and municipal planning reports.

2. Foreign Statistics work

a) Implement quarterly world economic situation reports and ad-hoc reports as required by the National Statistics Office’s leaders.

b) Exploit and compile foreign socio-economic statistics and information for the regular and ad-hoc work of the National Statistics Office.

c) Implement reports and thematic studies on methodology and international experience in statistics to serve the requirements of the National Statistics Office’s leaders.

3. Statistical information provision and dissemination

a) Develop and organize the implementation of the State statistical information dissemination schedule of the National Statistics Office.

b) Organize the publication, dissemination, and provision of statistical information under the National Statistical Indicator System, information under the Statistical indicators system of the statistics sector, and assigned statistical indicators; other statistical information to domestic and international information users in accordance with regulations.

c) Take the lead in providing socio-economic statistics to serve the Party, National Assembly, and Government in developing and evaluating annual socio-economic development resolutions, 5-year socio-economic development plans, and 10-year socio-economic development strategies of the whole country, socio-economic regions, key economic regions, and localities.

d) Organize press conferences to publish socio-economic statistical information.

đ) Take the lead in developing, editing, updating content, and coordinating with relevant units to manage and operate the National Statistics Office’s website.

e) Compile published statistical information according to prescribed standards to meet the needs of statistical information exploitation on the National Statistics Office’s website.

4. International Cooperation on Statistics

a) Develop and implement annual, medium-term, and long-term plans for international cooperation in the field of statistics.

b) Implement foreign affairs activities, prepare contents for the National Statistics Office’s leaders to work with foreign partners, and receive foreign partners to work with the National Statistics Office in accordance with the regulations.

c) Provide English interpretation for the National Statistics Office’s leaders; support English translation and interpretation for units within the National Statistics Office; translate international reports and guidance documents on statistics.

d) Act as the focal point for negotiating, developing content, organizing the signing of bilateral and multilateral agreements and commitments on statistics; organizing the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of signed documents.

đ) Act as the focal point for ASEAN statistical cooperation and integration; coordinate the activities of ASEAN statistical working groups at the National Statistics Office and relevant line ministries.

e) Take the lead in or guide the organization of international conferences, seminars, and forums on statistics in Viet Nam in accordance with regulations; co-organize international conferences, seminars, and forums on statistics in the region and the world.

g) Advise the National Statistics Office’s leaders on the implementation of the member state role at international conferences, seminars, and forums on statistics; participate in international statistical working groups.

h) Act as the focal point for receiving and exchanging information with other national statistics offices, international organizations, foreign partners, and statistical working groups in the region and the world.

i) Implement foreign affairs and international cooperation reports in accordance with regulations.

k) Perform the standing tasks of the National Statistics Office (Viet Nam’s coordinating agency) in participating in the General Data Dissemination System.

5. Management of foreign programs and projects

a) Act as the focal point for fund raising and technical assistance to enhance the capacity of the National Statistics Office.

b) Take the lead in coordinating with donors and stakeholders to develop documents, organize the signing, receipt, and management of programs, projects, and technical assistance using foreign funding for the National Statistics Office.

c) Implement assessment reports on programs, projects, and technical assistance using foreign funding of the National Statistics Office in accordance with regulations.

d) Advise the National Statistics Office’s leaders to manage in a consistent and effective manner of programs, projects, and technical assistance using foreign funding for the National Statistics Office.

6. Organize consultations with users of state statistical information.

7. Provide guidance on integrated statistical work and statistical information dissemination.

8. Examine and monitor relevant units in the implementation of assigned tasks.

9. Develop, organize, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of legal documents and administrative documents on integrated statistical work, statistical information dissemination, international cooperation, and management of programs, projects, and technical assistance using foreign funding in the field of statistics.

10. Coordinate with relevant units to implement activities: scientific research; information technology application; personnel organization; training civil servants; overseas missions; professional inspection and examination; emulation and commendation; financial planning and office work.

11. Perform other duties and powers assigned by the General Director of the National Statistics Office.

1. Research and apply advanced statistical methodologies; compile, guide and disseminate statistical in assigned fields according to international standards and practices, suitable to Vietnam’s practical conditions.

2. Develop output statistical information; determine input statistical information

a) Develop output statistical information including: Statistical indicators belonging to statistical indicator systems; monthly, quarterly and annual reports; thematic reports; ad hoc reports in assigned fields.

b) Determine input statistical information to compile output statistical information.

c) Urge the implementation of reporting forms prescribed in statistical reporting regime assigned to the responsible unit.

3. Integrate and compile statistical information; analyze and statistics forecast

a) Integrate and compile statistical indicators in the national statistical indicator system and other assigned statistical indicator systems.

b) Integrate and compile other statistical indicators on assigned industries and fields.

c) Compile statistical reports and statistical publications.

d) Implement statistical analysis, statistics forecast and policy recommendations.

4. Dissemination and provision of statistical information

a) Prepare information content, census results, and sectoral survey assigned for publication and dissemination of statistical information.

b) Provide statistical information to bodies in the National Statistics Office and other statistics users according to the provisions of the law and the National Statistics Office.

5. Coordinate with relevant bodies to perform tasks

a) Develop long-term and annual programs and plans and regulations on the statistical information collection system: National statistical survey program; statistical reporting regime; regulations on coordination in using administrative data for the state statistical activities in assigned fields.

b) Develop and improve statistical indicator systems; statistical classification.

c) Develop plans and guidelines for collecting, synthesizing, and processing statistical survey information; propose methods for exploiting and processing information from statistical reports, administrative records, and other information sources.

d ) Appraise the statistical indicator system; the statistical reporting regime; the national statistical survey program; the annual statistical survey plan; the statistical census plan, statistical survey in the national statistical survey program and the statistical survey outside the national statistical survey program; the sectoral statistical classification; the statistical data of ministries and sectors in the national statistical indicator system; the regulations on coordination in using administrative data for the state statistical activities and other documents on management of statistical data collection activities.

đ) Examine, monitor and evaluate the quality of statistical activities of relevant bodies in implementing assigned fields.

e) Scientific research; application of information technology; human resource; training of civil servants and public- employees; international cooperation; inspection and professional appraisal; emulation and rewards; financial and administrative office.

6. Perform other tasks and powers assigned by the Director General of the National Statistics Office.