Issue nos 11-12/Auqust2008 (Cong Bao nos 511-512/September 12, OFFICIAL GAZETTE 2. To promote Internet application in the Party's and the State's agencies, schools, hospitals, research institutes and make Internet available in rural, deep-lying, remote, border and island areas. 3. To create favorable conditions for organizations and individuals to participate in providing and using Internet services, at the same time step up Internet law propaganda, education and guidance. To take measures to stop acts of taking advantage of the Internet to affect national security, breach ethics and fine customs, violate laws, and protect children from negative impacts of the Internet. 4. To develop the Internet with adequate highquality services and reasonable charges in order to meet the requirements of national industrialization and modernization. 5. To encourage the posting of information in Vietnamese on the Internet. 6. The national domain name ".vn", Internet addresses and autonomous system numbers managed by Vietnam constitute a national information resource. They should be managed, exploited and used for proper purposes and effectively. To encourage and facilitate the wide use of the national domain name ".vn" and the generation of Internet addresses Ipv6. 7. Confidentiality of private information of organizations and individuals on the Internet is secured under the Constitution and laws. The control of information on the Internet must be conducted by competent state agencies in accordance with law. 8. Internet Vietnam constitutes an important component of the national information infrastructure, which is protected by law and inviolable. To ensure safety and security for equipment systems and electronic information on the Internet is the responsibility of state agencies and every organization and individual. Article 5.- State management of the Internet 1. The Ministry of Information and Communication shall take responsibility for performing the state management of the Internet, covering: a/ Formulating mechanisms, policies, strategies and planning for Internet deyelopment; b/ Submitting to the Government for promulgation or promulgating according to its competence, and guiding the implementation of, legal documents on licensing of serviceprovision; connection; technical standards and specifications; quality, charge rates; Internet resources; information safety, licensing of electronic newspapers and publication on the Internet, and regulations on management of electronic information on the Interne!; c/Assuming the prime responsibility for, and coordinating with concerned ministries and branches and People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities in, managing and enforcing laws concerning the provision and use of Internet services; establishing, providing and using electronic information on the Internet, including licensing, registration, reporting, statistics, inspection, examination, handling of violations, settlement of complaints and denunciations according to its competence; d/ Participating in international cooperation related to the Internet. 2. The Ministry of Public Security shall assure © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM