TTLV: Creating electronic information to manage standardization activities to effectively fulfill Vietnam's WTO membership obligations.

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Le Bich Ngoc

2. Gender:Female

3. Date of birth: 26/06/1978

4. Place of birth:Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize studentsNo. 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:I would like to extend the thesis defense period by 12 months from the end of the study program (from January to December 2014), because at the time of registration for the previous defense (end of November 2013), I had not yet completed the B1 English certificate.

7. Thesis topic name:Creating electronic information to manage standardization activities to effectively fulfill Vietnam's WTO membership obligations

8. Major:Science and Technology Management

9. Code:60 34 04 12

10. Scientific instructor:Dr. Ta Ba Hung - National Agency for Science and Technology Information - Ministry of Science and Technology

11. Summary of thesis results:(summarize the results of the thesis, emphasizing new results if any)

The thesis is presented in about 60 pages, divided into the following layout and information:

1. Introduction (12 pages): state the urgency, overview of the research situation as well as give research questions and hypotheses to organize the content in a concise but comprehensive manner.

2. Content Section (45 pages): Divided into 3 Chapters

-Chapter 1 (16 pages) – Basic theoretical basis of information management for standardization activities: has presented the theoretical basis for information management for standardization activities, especially based on the legal regulations of the WTO for member countries to consider and evaluate the current situation of Vietnam since joining the WTO, to what extent it meets the regulations of the WTO.

-Chapter 2 (17 pages) – Current status of information management for standardization activities in Vietnam: From the assessment of the information management situation of countries and the current information management situation of Vietnam for standardization activities, it can be concluded that the solution to better meet the tasks as well as more effectively implement Vietnam's membership obligations in the WTO is to overcome the limitations through the construction of more modern systems by upgrading or building new news sites in the direction of electronicizing more and more synchronous information is necessary, thereby gradually removing obstacles in the process of Vietnam's operations in the field under the scope of the TBT/WTO Agreement. These are the new contributions of the Thesis.

-Chapter 3 (12 pages) – Solutions for creating electronic information for standardization activities in Vietnam from now to 2020: affirming that the establishment of an official Electronic Information Portal - a unified information channel - to connect TBT Points in the Vietnam TBT Network, the Vietnam TBT Office with the WTO TBT Committee and domestic and foreign agencies and enterprises is an extremely important solution that needs to be promoted as soon as possible. This Electronic Information Portal is responsible for providing timely and complete information on TBT on a large scale, helping the activities of state management agencies to be more transparent when issuing regulations in the field of standardization, technical regulation and quality activities for products and goods.

3. Conclusion and recommendations (2 pages): Propose to soon build an official Vietnam Electronic Information Portal following the corresponding model of the US Electronic Information Portal; apply electronic administrative software to the Vietnam TBT Network (in the immediate future, the Vietnam TBT Office); and build a database based on digitizing all documents related to activities according to WTO regulations.

12. Practical application:(if any)

Applicable to implementation at the national focal point on TBT (Vietnam TBT Office) as well as for TBT Points under the Vietnam TBT Network, because the official Electronic Information Portal on TBT issues will support businesses to easily access information and form skills to analyze and forecast the domestic and world commodity market situation, thereby improving the competitiveness of businesses and effective market penetration of Vietnamese products and goods.

13. Further research directions:(if any)

When electronic information management is operated smoothly and becomes a regular and necessary trend, the research direction after 2020 can develop in the direction of using the Information Portal for online training (e-learning) or online meetings (in the form of teleconference).

14. Published works related to the thesis:Are not

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name:Le Bich Ngoc

2. Sex:Female

3. Date of birth: 26/6/1978                                          

4. Place of birth:Hanoi

5. Admission decision number:2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated on 1^stNovember 2011 by the Rector of Social Sciences and Humanities University, Hanoi National University

6. Changes in academic process:Request for an extension of 12 months until Thesis Defense, starting from the end of the course (from January to December 2014) due to the fact that at the time of Thesis Defense Registration in November 2013 the English Certificate B1 was not completed.

7. Official thesis title:Establishment of Electronic information to manage standardization for effective implementation towards WTO obligations of Vietnam as a Member.

8. Major:Science and Technology Management

9. Code: 60 34 04 12

10. Supervisors:MA. Ta Ba Hung -NationalAgency for Science and Technology Information – Ministry of Science and Technology

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:(Summarize them with stress on the new findings, if any)

The Thesis consists of 60 pages which is divided into 3 main parts as follows:

1. Introduction (12 pages):states the significance of the thesis, the background to the study, and also raises research questions and research hypotheses and then provides a brief but extensive content for the whole thesis.
2. Content (45 pages):with 3 Chapters
   1. Chapter 1 (16 pages) – Literature Review of Information Management for Standardization activities:the Literature Review of Information Management for Standardization activities is concluded. Especially, based on the WTO legal provisions for its Member States, the thesis makes an assessment towards Vietnam current situation of implementing obligations since her early accession to WTO.
   2. Chapter 2 (17 pages) – Current Situation of Information Management relating to Vietnam Standardization activities:With the evaluation of the information management in other WTO nations and the current situation of Vietnam management on standardization activities, it can be concluded that the solution for better performance or more effective implementation of WTO obligations of Vietnam is that Vietnam has to overcome its limitations through setting up more modern systems in the form of upgrading or establishing new websites with more integrated electronicized and synchronized information, which will help gradually remove the obstacles while implementing constraints of Vietnam under WTO/TBT Agreement's scope. This is where the thesis makes its contribution.
   3. Chapter 3 (12 pages) – Suggestion of Establishing Electronic information for Vietnam Standardization activities from now to 2020:strongly affirmed that the establishment of official (Electronic Information) Portal - a single channel – for connection of TBT points in Vietnam TBT Network, Vietnam TBT Office with WTO/TBT Committee and both domestically and internationally is very crucial and needed to be carried out as soon as possible. The Portal is responsible for publicly providing timely and adequate information on TBT, resulting in more transparency in management activities of Government agencies when making regulations relating to standardization, GRP and quality of products and goods.
3. Conclusion and Recommendations (2 pages):Establish Vietnam official Portal which adapts the model of the United States; application of electronic administrative software for Vietnam TBT Network (starting with Vietnam TBT Office); and set up database by digitalization of all related documents under WTO provisions.

12. Practical applicability, if any:Application in National TBT Point (TBT Vietnam Office) and other TBT Points in Vietnam TBT Network. The Official TBT Portal will provide support and easy access for enterprises, which helps form analysis skills, predict domestic and world commodity markets, then enhance the competitiveness of enterprises and effective market access of Vietnam goods and products.

13. Further research directions, if any:At the time when the electronic information management is smoothly operated and becomes regular activities, there is a need for research after 2020 in which the Portal can be considered to be developed towards online trainings (e-learning) or online conferences (in the form of teleconference).

14. Thesis-related publications:none