Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is a government agency that reports to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In August 2004 Sida had 769 employees of whom 165 were working abroad usually at one of Sida's approximately 40 offices in the partner countries.

The Management Board of the Vietnam-Sweden Research Cooperation Programme (“PMB”) established under Decision No.1301/QD-BKHCN of July 22, 2004 of the Ministry of Science and Technology is a consultancy organization assisting the Minister of Science and Technology in steering the management and implementation of the Vietnam-Sweden Research Cooperation Programme for the period from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2007.

Decision of the Minister of Science and Technology on establishment of the Office of the Vietnam-Sweden Research Cooperation Programme.