After merging the Department of Science and Technology with the Department of Information and Communications, the newly established department is expected to have 7 specialized departments, 3 fewer than the current number of 2 departments.
The Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Information and Communications have just submitted a document to the Provincial People's Committee requesting approval of the Project to establish the Department of Science and Technology on the basis of merging the two departments.
After merging into the Department of Science and Technology, the department's leadership includes a director and 6 deputy directors.
Regarding professional departments, the Department of Science and Technology after the merger is expected to include 7 departments, a reduction of 3 departments compared to the current 10 departments of the 2 departments, equivalent to 30%.
In particular, the Office and Inspectorate of the two departments will be merged due to similarities in functions and tasks; the planning and financial functions of the Office of the Department of Information and Communications will be transferred to the Planning and Finance Department of the Department of Science and Technology.
It is expected to merge the Information - Press - Publishing Department with the Post - Telecommunications - Information Technology Department of the Department of Information and Communications into the Post - Telecommunications - Information Technology Department.
Transfer the state management function of press and publishing of the Department of Information and Communications to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; transfer the state management function of network information safety and security of the Department of Information and Communications to the Provincial Police.
For 3 public service units of 2 departments, the Information Technology and Communications Center of the Department of Information and Communications will be kept intact and renamed "Information Technology and Digital Transformation Center", in which the functions and tasks of communications will be removed.
Maintain the Center for Measurement, Testing and Scientific Information of the Department of Science and Technology due to non-overlapping functions and tasks.
It is expected to reorganize the activities of the Center for Application of Science, Technology and Variety Testing under the Department of Science and Technology and change its name to "Center for Application of Science, Technology and Innovation of Hai Duong Province". In which, the functions and tasks of researching and applying scientific and technological advances will be kept intact; functions and tasks of start-up and innovation activities will be added. Functions and tasks of variety testing and 12 officers and employees will be transferred to the Agricultural Extension Center (under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development).
Regarding personnel, it is expected to receive the status quo of the payroll and civil servants, public employees, and contract workers of the 2 Departments of Science and Technology; Information and Communications. The total payroll of the 2 departments assigned in 2025 is 55 people, of which 1 payroll is expected to be transferred to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to perform the function of state management of press and publishing.
Before the planned merger, the Department of Science and Technology had 6 specialized departments and 2 public service units. The Department of Information and Communications had 4 specialized departments and 1 public service unit.
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