1959: Establishment of the State Committee of Science, which included Division on technical innovations.
11 March 1959: Enactment of Instruction 105/TTg of the Prime Minister on the organization and management of the movement on technical innovations and inventive activities of the public
22 January 1963: Establishment of the Instruction 07-TTg on the study, supplement of awarding measures for innovations and discoveries, including remuneration
1964: Establishment of Standing Office under the Central Council for verification of innovations (the Office was located at the headquarters of the State Council of Science and was referred to as innovation Committee).
08 February 1956: Decree No 20/CP on awards for technical innovations, production rationalization and improvement of the working manners.
09 July 1966: Enactment of Circular 567/KHKT-PMSK of the State Committee of Science and Technology on the organization of registration, verification, application, dissemination and award for innovations.
1973: The Committee for innovation was renamed Division for Inventions and Discovery.
13 October 1975: Decree No 192/CP on the organization and functioning of the State Committee of Science and Technology under which the Division for Inventions and Discovery was a subordinate organization. |