On October 14, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree 267/2025/ND-CP (Decree 267) providing details for certain provisions of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation 2025, which took effect on October 1, 2025. Decree 267 provides detailed guidelines for the implementation of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation 2025 with respect to science, technology and innovation programs and tasks, as well as measures to promote scientific research, technological development, and innovation activities. In this Legal Newsletter by NHQuang&Associates, we highlight several key provisions of Decree 267 that may affect organizations and enterprises as follows:

(i) Requirements for organizations and enterprises that apply for funding or commissioning to perform science, technology and innovation tasks funded by the State budget;
(ii) Risks causing damage to the state that are accepted in scientific research, technological development and innovation activities;
(iii) Risk management responsibilities of organizations, individuals in scientific research, technological development and innovation.