Technology October 23: Simplifying 734 administrative procedures, implementing the Law on Science and Technology

The Government has just issued a series of important directives to promote administrative procedure reform and effectively implement the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation.

Review 734 administrative procedures

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just issued Official Dispatch No. 201, directing ministries, branches and localities to urgently review 734 administrative procedures, especially those whose information has been stored in national databases. The goal of this is to eliminate the need to re-provide documents, saving time and costs for people and businesses.

Focus on reviewing, reducing, and simplifying administrative procedures based on data. (Source: Government Newspaper)

The Prime Minister emphasized that individuals and organizations should not be required to re-provide documents whose information is already in the database system. Ministries and branches need to amend legal documents to implement this plan.

The Ministry of Justice is assigned to provide detailed instructions, synthesize results and develop a special mechanism to handle legal problems, and submit it to the Government for promulgation before November 15.

The Government implements the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has just signed Decision 2330, promulgating the Plan to implement the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, which will take effect from October 1.

The plan focuses on three main tasks: Completing legal documents; effective propaganda and reviewing legal documents, proposing amendments before November 15.

Meta cuts about 600 positions in AI lab

Meta is restructuring its artificial intelligence division by cutting about 600 positions at its AI Superintelligence lab, including the FAIR research group and AI product and infrastructure teams.

According to an internal memo, Meta found its current AI efforts to be too cumbersome. AI chief Alexandr Wang said the team would help speed up decision-making and increase the scope of influence of each individual.

Those affected are encouraged to apply for other positions within the company. Wang stressed that these are talented people and Meta still needs them in other departments.

Despite the cuts in some departments, Meta is still actively recruiting for TBD Lab, a new unit focused on AI breakthroughs. Notable new hires include Ananya Kumar (former OpenAI researcher) and Andrew Tulloch (co-founder of Thinking Machines).

Minh Hoan

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