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Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam)

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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Information and Communications
Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông
Ministry overview
Formed28 August 1945
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Information and Propaganda (1945–1946)
    Ministry of Propaganda (1946)
    General Bureau of Information and Propaganda, Ministry of Home Affairs (1946)
    Bureau of Information (1946–1952)
    Bureau of Propaganda and Culture (1952–1954)
    Ministry of Propaganda (1954–1955)
    Ministry of Culture (1955–1977)
    Ministry of Culture and Information (1977–1981)
    Ministry of Culture (1981–1990)
    Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism (1990–1991)
    Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports (1991–1992)
    Ministry of Culture and Information (1992–2007)
    Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (2002–2007)
    Ministry of Information and Communications (2007–present)
TypeGovernment Ministry
JurisdictionVietnam
Headquarters18 Nguyen Du Street, Hang Bai Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Annual budget893.790 millions VND (2018)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Nguyễn Huy Dũng
    Phan Tâm
    Nguyễn Thanh Lâm
    Phạm Đức Long
Websitemic.gov.vn

Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnamese: Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông) is the government ministry in Vietnam. It is responsible for administration and regulation of newspapers, publishing, the postal service, telecommunications, internet, broadcasting, radio and radio frequency, information technology, electronics, television and national media infrastructure.

Ministerial units

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  • Department of Posts
  • Department of Science and Technology
  • Department of Planning and Finance
  • Department of International Cooperation
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of Personnel and Organisation
  • Ministry Inspectorate
  • Ministry Office
  • Bureau of Radio Frequency Management
  • Bureau of Telecommunications
  • Bureau of National Digital Transformation
  • Bureau of Press
  • Bureau of Publication, Printing and Distribution
  • Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information
  • Bureau of Foreign Information Service
  • Bureau of Basic Information Service
  • Bureau of Information and Communications Technology Industry
  • Representative Office of the Ministry in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Representative Office of the Ministry in Da Nang City

Administrative units

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  • National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy
  • Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC)
  • Information Centre
  • Information and Communications Journal
  • Centre for Press and International Communications Cooperation
  • Information and Communications Public Management School
  • Vietnam Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI)
  • Information and Communications Publishing House
  • Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Center (VNCERT/CC)
  • Vietnam Public Utility Telecommunications Service Fund
  • Vietnam- Korean Friendship Information Technology College
  • Printing Technology College
  • VietnamNet Newspaper
  • Office of National Steering Committee on Information and Communication Technology
  • Vietnam ICT Project Management Unit
  • Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT)
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