SME Support Institutions system in Viet Nam functions under the leadership of the Prime Minister and has been established according to Government Decree No. 90/2001/ND-CP, dated 23 November 2001.

The SME Development Council advises the Prime Minister on SME development and is chaired by the Minister of Planning and Investment. The Agency for SME Development is the SME policy coordination agency at the central level as well as the standing secretariat of the SME Development Council.

At provincial levels, the Department of Planning and Investment under the Provincial/Municipal People’s Committee is the SME policy coordination agency, while many other Departments also implement SME support measures.

Government agencies at the central and provincial levels collaborate closely with private sector representative organizations and public and private service suppliers to assist SMEs to improve their competitiveness.