TTLV: Open data policy and practical application in Vietnamese enterprises

1. Student's full name: PHAM DUC TIEN………………: 2. Gender: Male……………
3. Date of birth: November 13, 1997………………………………………………………………….
4. Place of birth: Nam Hong, Dong Anh, Hanoi……………………………………..……….
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2705/QD-XHNV-DT dated December 24, 2020 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
Extend the study period from December 25, 2022 to June 24, 2023 according to Decision No. 3542/QD-XHNV dated November 28, 2023.
Extend the study period from June 25, 2023 to December 24, 2023 according to Decision No. 1671/QD-XHNV dated May 22, 2023.
Extend the study period from December 25, 2023 to June 24, 2024 according to Decision No. 5157/QD-XHNV dated December 6, 2023.
7. Thesis topic: Open data policy and practical application in Vietnamese enterprises
8. Major: Information Science - Library…………; Code: 8320201.01……...
9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Do Van Hung, Faculty of Information and Library, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU..…………………………………………………….
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis has clearly shown the current status of the legal system in Vietnam on open data and its practical application by enterprises. Currently, only Decree No. 47/2020/ND-CP and the Law on Electronic Transactions No. 20/2023/QH15 directly refer to open data, specifically open data in state agencies. However, the legal system on open data still has many shortcomings. Typically, there are no regulations on data licensing, open licenses, and no detailed plans and roadmaps for the issuance of open data. Without the above contents, open data in Vietnam cannot develop. The author has also provided survey results on enterprises' awareness of open data and their level of application and interest in open data. The thesis has pointed out the difficulties of enterprises and the conflicting opinions and controversies of management agencies on the issue of accessing, using public data and issuing open data.
The results of the thesis also show the value of open data in the digital economy, which is a resource that businesses can use for free. Thanks to open data, businesses can save costs in operations and business, increase work efficiency and improve complex processes.
The gap between Vietnam and major countries in terms of open data is not far, as the US only officially announced open data in 2009. Vietnam needs to take advantage of this time to perfect the policy system to promote open data development and catch up with major countries.
11. Practical application:
The thesis provides survey data and practical assessment of the open data policy system in Vietnam. The results of the thesis can be used as a basis for comments and drafting of legal documents on open data. In fact, during the process of writing the thesis, the author directly commented on the contents of open data in the draft for comments on the Law on Electronic Transactions at the workshop of the Institute for Legislative Studies, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the comments are posted here:https://quochoi.vn/tintuc/Pages/tin-hoat-dong-cua-quoc-hoi.aspx?ItemID=68085
12. Further research directions:
- Conduct research on future legal documents that refer to open data. For example, the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry, the draft Law on Data or draft documents of Ministries, departments and branches regulating open data in each field.
- Conduct research on other factors that impact the development of open data such as community understanding, leadership vision or funding issues for open data, copyright issues, etc.
- In-depth research on some datasets that have been released as open data.
- In-depth research on some cases where private organizations, businesses or citizens apply a legally complete set of open data. For example, if the bidding data is issued as open data and fully licensed, and the business applies it to its business activities, the author can do an in-depth research on this case, assess how the bidding data was licensed, what rights the data has and whether the business has complied properly, and how the technology platform has responded.
- Propose detailed solutions for open data development, each solution mentioned in chapter 4 can become an independent and in-depth research paper.
- Research on open access in Vietnam.
- Research on open educational resources and typical cases in Vietnam.
- Research on open technology and open formats in Vietnam.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
- Scientific article published in the Journal of Information and Documentation, No. 4, 2022, topic: Inadequacies in the policy system when implementing open data in Vietnam. Access the electronic version at:https://vjol.info.vn/index.php/VJIAD/article/view/72607/61560
           

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
 

1. Full name: PHAM DUC TIEN................................ 2. Sex: Male...................................................
3. Date of birth: November 13, 1997................................ 4. Place of birth: Nam Hong, Dong Anh, Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 2705/QD-XHNV-ĐT Dated December 24, 2020........................
6. Changes in academic process:
Extending the study period from December 25, 2022 to June 24, 2023 according to Decision No. 3542/QD-XHNV dated November 28, 2023.
Extending the study period from June 25, 2023 to December 24, 2023 according to Decision No. 1671/QD-XHNV dated May 22, 2023.
Extending the study period from December 25, 2023 to June 24, 2024 according to Decision No. 5157/QD-XHNV dated December 6, 2023.
7. Official thesis title: Open data policy and practical applications in Vietnamese businesses ....................................................................
8. Major: Library and Information Science....... 9. Code: 8320201.01...................................
10. Supervisors: Associate Professor. Dr. Do Van Hung, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU...................................................................
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: .............................................................................
The thesis has clearly shown the current status of the legal document system in Vietnam on open data and practical applications of businesses. Currently, only Decree No. 47/2020/ND-CP and Electronic Transactions Law No. 20/2023/QH15 mentioned directly open data, specifically open data in state agencies. However, the system of legal documents on open data still has many disadvantages. A typical example is that there are no regulations on data licensing, open licenses, and no detailed plan or roadmap for the issuance of open data. Without the above contents, open data in Vietnam cannot develop. The author also provided survey results on businesses' awareness of open data and their level of application and interest in open data. The thesis has outlined the difficulties of businesses and the conflicting opinions and arguments of management agencies on the issue of accessing and using public data and promoting open data.
The results of the thesis also show the value of open data to the digital economy, this is a resource that businesses can use for free. Thanks to open data, businesses can save costs in operations and business operations, increase work efficiency and improve complex processes.
The gap between Vietnam and major countries in terms of open data is not far, as the US officially announced open data in 2009. Vietnam needs to take advantage of this moment to perfect the policy system to promote data. Open data develops and catches up with major countries.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
The thesis provides survey data and practical assessment of the open data policy system in Vietnam. The results of the thesis can be used as a basis for comments and development of draft legal documents on open data. In fact, during the process of writing the thesis, the author commented on the content of open data in the draft consultation Law on Electronic Transactions in a workshop of the Institute for Legislative Studies, the National Standing Committee directly. Association, comments are posted here:https://quochoi.vn/tintuc/Pages/tin-hoat-dong-cua-quoc-hoi.aspx?ItemID=68085
13. Further research directions, if any:
- Conduct research on future legal documents addressing open data. For example, the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry, draft Data Law or draft documents of ministries, departments and branches regulating open data in each field.
- Conduct research on other factors that impact the development of open data such as community understanding, leadership vision or funding issues for open data, copyright issues, etc. ..
- In-depth research on a number of data sets that have been issued as open data.
- In-depth research on a number of cases where private organizations, businesses or citizens apply a legally complete set of open data. For example, if the issued bidding data is open and fully licensed, and the enterprise applies it to its business activities, the author can do an in-depth study of this case, evaluating whether the data is valid or not. How was the bidding licensed, what rights did the data have and whether the business compiled correctly or not, and how did the technology platform respond.
- Propose detailed solutions for open data development. Each solution mentioned in chapter 4 can become an independent and in-depth study.
- Research on open access in Vietnam.
- Research on open educational resources and case studies in Vietnam.
- Research on open technology and open formats in Vietnam.
14. Thesis-related publications:
- Scientific article published in Information and Documentation Magazine, No. 4, 2022, topic: Inadequacies in the policy system when implementing open data in Vietnam. Access the electronic version at:https://vjol.info.vn/index.php/VJIAD/article/view/72607/61560