Leadership

(Mr.) Le Tuan Anh

Position: Director

Email: anhlt@binhduong.gov.vn

(Mr.) Le Van Khanh

Position: Deputy Director

Email: khanhlv@binhduong.gov.vn

Divisions and Centers:

Department Secretariat : (+84-274) 3.842.999 - 3.842.304
Department Inspectorate : (+84-274) 3.842.304
Division of Press and Publication : (+84-274) 6.295.695
Division of Information Technology : (+84-274) 3.842.301
Division of Postal and Telecommunication : (+84-274) 3.856.789
Center of Information Technology and Communication : (+84-274) 3.897.559
Center of Electronic Information : (+84-274) 3.856.856

FUNCTIONS

The department  acts as a professional agency  which counsels and supports the Provincial People's Committee in performing the state management in terms of: press; publication; postal and delivery; telecommunication and internet; wave transmission; radio frequency; information technology and electronics; radio and television broadcasting, information and communication infrastructure; advertisement in newspapers, computer information networks and publications (hereinafter referred to as information and communication); public services under the authority of the Department; to perform a number of tasks and powers according to the decentralization and assignment of the Provincial People's Committee and the provisions of law.

TASKS

1. Advising and submitting to the Provincial People's Committee

a) the drafts of long-term, five-year and annual development planning and plans, information and communication programs, schemes and projects; programs and measures to organize the implementation of state administrative reform, management decentralization and socialization in fields assigned within the state management scope;

b) the drafts of decisions and directives under the promulgation authority of the Provincial People's Committee in the fields of information and communication;

c) the drafts of regulations on title criteria for the heads and deputy heads of organizations under the Department; The Head and Deputy Head of the Department of Culture and Information of the District People's Committee, after coordinating and reaching agreement with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

2. Advising and submitting to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

a) the drafts of decisions and directives under the promulgation authority of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in the fields of information and communication.

b) the drafts of decisions on establishment, merger, dissolution of units under the Department in accordance with law.

3. Guiding, inspecting and organizing the implementation of legal documents, planning, development plans, programs, schemes, projects, national standards and economic-technical norms about approved information and communications; organizing the propagation, dissemination and education of laws in the fields under the Department's management.

4. In terms of press (including printed newspaper, audio, video and electronic newspapers on the Internet):

a) Guiding and organizing the implementation of legal provisions on press activities in the province;

b) Organizing the examination of deposited press and the management of deposited press in the province;

c) Issuing and revoking the newsletter licenses to agencies and organizations in the province;

d) Replying to the requests for press conferences to local agencies and organizations;

e) Receiving and appraising dossiers and requesting the competent authorities to grant press cards, license press activities, permits for publishing newspaper publications and other information publications in accordance with law for press agencies and other local agencies and organizations;

f) Considering about allowing other local press agencies to set up representative offices, liaison offices and permanent agencies in the respective localities;

g) Organizing the implementation of plans for development of local radio and television broadcasting after obtaining approval;

h) Managing the use of equipment that receives radio and television signals directly from satellites for units, organizations and individuals in the respective localities in accordance with law.

5. In terms of publication  

a) Appraising the application for setting up the publishing house of organizations and agencies of the province in order to ask the Provincial People's Committee to request the Ministry of Information and Communications to grant the license for establishing the publishing house in accordance with law;

b) Issuing and revoking licenses for publishing non-business documents to local agencies and organizations, branches, representative offices, and units under the central agencies in the province; issuing and revoking the permits for import of publications for non-business purposes to local agencies, organizations and individuals; issuing and revoking the permits for printing publication and licenses for processing publications for foreign countries, for publication-printing establishments in the province under the publishing law;

c) Issuing and revoking the permits for publication exhibition and fair; temporarily suspending the organization of exhibitions and fairs of agencies, organizations and individuals licensed by the localities;

d) Managing the depository of publications and organizing the reading of deposited publications licensed by the localities; inspecting and handling legal violations of deposited publications under its authority;

e) Examining and inspecting the observance of the legislation on publication; settling complaints, denunciations and handling violations in publishing activities in the locality under its authority;

f) Temporarily suspending the printing of publications or suspending the printing of publications in the locality in when detecting that the contents of the publication violate the Publishing Law and reporting to the Minister of Information and Communications, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; temporarily suspending the distribution of publications with contents violating the Publishing Law of local publishing establishments;

g) Destroying publications that violate the law according to the decisions of the competent authorities.

6. In terms of advertising on newspapers, internet and publications:

a) Guiding the implementation of advertisements in newspapers, internet and publications in localities according to the authority;

b) Examining, inspecting and handling violations of agencies, organizations and individuals participating in advertising activities in newspapers, internet and publications in their localities under its authority.

7. In terms of postal and delivery

a) Guiding, inspecting and organizing the implementation of safety and security assurance in postal and delivery activities in the province in accordance with law;

b) Coordinating with relevant agencies to inspect the implementation of regulations on application of standards, service quality, safety, information security in postal and delivery in the province

c) Confirming the notification of service business and delivery activities in writing to the delivery service provider within the province;

d) Issuing, amending, supplementing and revoking licenses for mail delivery services under its authority;

e) Coordinating to implement the state management over postage stamps in the province.

8. In terms of telecommunications, internet

a) Guiding, inspecting and directing telecommunications and Internet enterprises in implementing information safety and security in the province in accordance with law;

b) Cooperating with relevant agencies in examining and inspecting the implementation of regulations on rates, standards and quality in the field of telecommunications and Internet in the province and in accordance with law;

c) Presiding to examine, inspect and handle violations of enterprises, telecommunication and internet service providers and users in the province in accordance with law and under the authorization of Ministry of Information and Communications;

d) Supporting telecommunications businesses in the province to complete basic construction procedures to build telecommunications works under the licenses granted by the Ministry of Information and Communications in accordance with the local development planning and the provisions of law;

e) Coordinating with functional units of the Ministry of Information and Communications to participate in a number of stages in the licensing process, resolve disputes on connection and common use of infrastructure;

f) Directing the Department of Culture and Information to examine, inspect activities and handle violations of telecommunications and Internet service agents and users in the province in accordance with law.

9. In terms of transmission and radio frequency

a) Guiding and inspecting the implementation of the planning on frequency channel distribution for radio and television in the province; regulations on conditions and techniques for the exploitation of radio devices under conditional use;

b) Implementing annual inspection and examination of organizations and individuals that use radio frequencies and equipment of exclusive radio communication, radio and television networks under limited operating scope in the province; coordinating with regional radio frequency organizations to examine and inspect based on plans and irregular basis with other networks and stations;

c) under its authority, applying sanctions to administrative violations against organizations and individuals violating the regulations on the use of radio transmitters and frequencies in the province.

10. In terms of information technology and electronics

a) Organizing the implementation of programs, schemes, plans on application and development of information technology; mechanisms and policies for development of industries of hardware, software, electronics, digital contents and information technology services; on construction and management of centralized information technology parks; on the list and regulation of national database exploitation, regulations on management in investment, application and development of information technology in the city after obtaining approval;

b) Organizing the implementation, making periodical reports, review of the implementation of plans on information technology application in operations of state agencies in the province;

c) Formulating regulations on the local information technology application;

d) Developing a plan for training, fostering and developing information technology human resources in the province and organizing the implementation after obtaining approval;

e) Organizing and guiding the implementation of regulations on the information technology safety under its authority;

f) Organizing, guiding the implementation of information technology application projects for collection, storage and processing digital information to serve the provincial leaders' direction and administration;

g) Developing regulations on management and operation to ensure information technology and safety; guiding the use of information infrastructure to serve the direction, administration and operation of the Provincial People's Committee;

h) Developing or maintaining, upgrading, ensuring technical and information safety for the operation of the website (website, portal) of the Provincial People's Committee; guiding units in the province to unify the connection and provision of information contents and public administration services in the province according to the assignment of the Provincial People's Committee;

i) Surveying, investigating and making statistics on the application and development of information technology industry; creating a database of products and local businesses for making periodic reports as prescribed;

j) Performing tasks of the unit specializing in information technology in the province.

11. In terms of copyright and intellectual property

a) Organizing the implementation of the provisions of the law on the copyright on the press and publishing products; the copyright on information technology products and services; intellectual property rights of inventions and discoveries in the field of information and communication in the province;

b) Implementing legal protection measures in the field of copyright and intellectual property in the province in accordance with law;

c) Providing professional guidance on the protection of legal rights in the field of copyright and intellectual property for sectors, localities, enterprises, social organizations and citizens for products and services in accordance with the law.

12. Assisting the Provincial People's Committee in State management over enterprises, collective and private economic organizations; guiding and inspecting the activities of associations and non-governmental organizations in the fields of information and communication in the province in accordance with law.

13. Guiding and inspecting the implementation of the autonomy and self-responsibility mechanism of public non-business units under the Department of Information and Communications in accordance with law.

14. Providing professional guidance on the fields of information and communication for the Department of Culture and Information of the district-level People's Committee.

15. Performing the task of state management over public services in the fields of information and communication:​

a) Management of public service  

For public services under the deciding authority of the Central Government, the Department shall coordinate to guide enterprises and related units to formulate the plans and projects of service provision, supervise and inspect the implementation and report on the results of implementation in the province under the guidance of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

For public services under the deciding authority of the province: The Department shall preside and coordinate with relevant branches to promulgate and submit to the Provincial People's Committees for approval of the plans and projects of service provision and organize to implement and manage the implementation of plans and projects in accordance with law;

b) Implementing the state management over other public services as prescribed by law.

16. Assisting the Provincial People's Committee to organize the communication work to serve the Party and State agencies, serve national defense, security and foreign affairs; provide information on natural disaster mitigation and prevention; information on safety & rescue and other emergency information in the province in accordance with the law.

17. Performing the task of state management over investment projects specializing in information and communication in the province in accordance with law in terms of investment, construction and according to the assignment and decentralization of the Provincial People's Committee.

18. Performing the formulation and coordination in formulating economic-technical norms in information and communication according to the guidance of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

19. Organizing the study and application of scientific and technological advances, building an information system to serve the state management and professional skills in the fields of information and communication; guiding the implementation of the State's regulations on the application of technical standards and announcement of product and service quality over enterprises in the field of information and communication in the province.

20. Implementing the administrative reform program of the Department according to the objectives and administrative reform program of the Provincial People's Committee.

21. Making the regular and irregular reports on the performance of assigned tasks according to the regulations of the Provincial People's Committee and the Ministry of Information and Communications; participating in conducting surveys, statistics and providing information on events and information and communication activities under the guidance of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

22. Managing and organizing the implementation of international cooperation in the fields of information and communication assigned by the Provincial People's Committee, at the request of the Ministry of Information and Communications and in accordance with law.

23. Examining, inspecting, handling and settling the complaints and denunciations, fighting against corruption and negative acts; thrift practice and anti-prodigality in the field of information and communication in accordance with law and the assignment and decentralization of the Provincial People's Committee.

24. Specifying the tasks and powers of offices, inspectorate, organizations and non-business units within the organizational structure of the Department; managing organizational structure, staffing, implementing the regimes of salary and policies, remuneration, reward and disciplines for cadres, civil servants and public employees under its management; organizing the training and fostering in professional skills for cadres, civil servants and public employees under the Department's management in accordance with the law.

25. Managing the assigned finance and properties and organizing the implementation of the allocated budget in accordance with law and the decentralization of the Provincial People's Committee.

26. Performing other tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee and in accordance with the law.

POWERS

1. The Department acts as the legal entity with its own seal, funds for its operation and is allowed to open an account at the State Treasury.

2. Having the right to promulgate documents guiding the implementation of policies and regulations of the Government, the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Provincial People's Committee and inspecting activities under the Department's management according to law and decentralization and authorization of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Provincial People's Committee.

3. Having the right to request individuals and organizations operating in the field of information and communication to provide information, make regular and irregular reports in accordance with law.

4. Having the right to propose or decide under its authority the regimes and policies for the Department's cadres, civil servants and public employees according to the State regulations and the provincial cadre management decentralization.

(The above functions, tasks and powers issued together with Decision No. 14/2009/QD-UBND dated April 14, 2009 by Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee)

ADDRESS  

Floor 14 – Tower A, Binh Duong Provincial Building of Administrative Center;
Telephone: (+84-274) 3 842 999; 
Fax           : (+84-274) 3 842 300;