DECISION

APPROVING THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS OF THE KEY STATE-LEVEL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAM IN THE 2001-2005 FIVE-YEAR PERIOD: "SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY"

THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 22/CP of May 22, 1993 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 82/2001/QD-TTg of May 24, 2001 approving the major scientific and technological orientations, objectives and tasks and the list of key State-level scientific and technological programs in the 2001-2005 five-year period;

At the proposals of the Director of the Department for Management of Industrial Sciences and Technologies and the Director of the Planning Department,

DECIDES:

Article 1.-To approve the major objectives and contents of the key State-level scientific and technological program in the 2001-2005 five-year period: "Scientific research in and development of automation technology", Code: KC.03 (appendix enclosed herewith)

Article 2.-The Director of the Department for Management of Industrial Sciences and Technologies, the Director of the Planning Department, the Director of the Ministry’s Office, the heads of the units under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, and the heads of the concerned agencies and organizations shall have to implement this Decision.

APPENDIX

MAJOR OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS OF THE KEY STATE-LEVEL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAM IN THE 2001-2005 FIVE-YEAR PERIOD: "Scientific research in AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY", CODE: KC.03
(Issued together with Decision No. 18/2001/QD-BKHCNMT of June 11, 2001 of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment)

a) Objectives:

- To build scientific and technological potentials which shall serve as basis for the reception, adaptation, mastery, improvement and development of automation technology;

- To create scientific and technological foundations for designing and manufacturing automation equipment, machinery and systems, aiming to raise technological level, labor productivity and product quality and to reduce production costs in various national economic branches;

- To be able to manufacture some types of automatic accessories and components as well as automation devices and systems of high complexity, aiming to ensure labor safety, protect environment, prevent and fight natural disasters, and serve national defense and security.

b) Major contents:

- To research in, design and manufacture large-size equipment and systems on the basis of intensive and extensive SCADA technology in service of various branches;

- To research in, design and manufacture CNC control systems in form of standard modules in service of the upgrading of equipment of the engineering industry;

- To design and manufacture automatic measuring and information processing devices and systems in service of production process, environmental protection, prevention of and fight against natural disasters, community health care as well as national defense and security.

- To design and manufacture robots working in hazardous and harsh environmental conditions, trial-manufacture smart robots for use in automatic production chains;

- To research in, design and manufacture some special-use automation devices, components and structures as import substitutes for use by various branches;

- To research in, design and manufacture automation equipment, equipment systems, models, etc in service of the probation and training of workers of hi-tech industries to substitute imports;

- To research in and access some modern control automation technologies (fuzzy, bionics, etc).-