2. The Government assigns the General Department of Post and Telecommunications to perform the function of regulating and coordinating the work of State management over Internet of the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government and People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities, and act as the main body in the Internetrelated international activities. Article 30.- The General Department of Post and Telecommunications shall exercise the State management over the establishment of equipment systems, the provision and use of Internet access and connection services, including: 1. Elaborating policies, strategies and plannings for Internet development. 2. Promulgating and guiding the implementation of regulations on the licensing and management of Internet access and connection services. 3. Planning, managing and distributing Internet resources. 4. Assuming the prime responsibility for and coordinating with the Government Cipher Commission in managing the authentication system on Internet. Article 31.- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment shall exercise the State management over the research, application and development of advanced technologies in Internet activities. Article 32.- The Ministry of Culture and Information shall exercise the State management over Internet information, including: 1. Promulgating and guiding the implementation of the regulations on Internet information management. 2. Promulgating and guiding the implementation of regulations on licensing and management of press and publication distribution on Internet; as well as regulations on the establishment and provision of assorted electronic news on Internet. Article 33.- The Ministry of Public Security shall exercise the State management over the ensuring of security in Internet activities, including: 1. Applying professional measures to ensure the national security regarding the Internet activities. 2. Working out and organizing the application of technical measures for the management of Internet information security according to law provisions, on the basis of ensuring the Internet service quality. Article 34.- The Ministry of Finance shall have to assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the concerned ministries and branches in adopting and submitting to the Prime Minister for decision a financial support mechanism for the provision and use of Internet access and connection services for priority subjects defined in Article 4 of this Decree. Article 35.- The Government Cipher Commission shall exercise the State management over the encoding and decoding of Internet information, including: 1. Organizing the study and elaboration of policies and standards on national ciphers used on Internet.