Establishing APO Alumni Club in Lam Dong Province

Post date: Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 | 15:53 - View count: 269

On November 29, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) coordinated with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) to organize the workshop on “Improving productivity based on innovation” in Da Lat City.

Attending the workshop are Dr. Ha Minh Hiep – Acting General Director of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality – Ministry of Science and Technology; representative of the leadership of the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality – Department of Science and Technology of Lam Dong province; Representatives of leaders of relevant agencies and units in the province and over 50 delegates representing businesses in Lam Dong province.

The workshop was organized within the framework of the National Program to support businesses in improving productivity and quality of products and goods for the period 2021-2030 approved by the Government in August 2020 to disseminate and promote Innovation activities improve productivity and quality of domestic organizations and businesses.

At the conference, delegates heard Dr. Ha Minh Hiep give a presentation on the topic “Overview of productivity and innovation for Vietnamese organizations and businesses”; Listen to the topic “Digital transformation to innovate, improve productivity and quality for businesses” presented by Dr. Pham Thu Hien – Expert of the Australian Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Csiro).

The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) is a regional international organization, established in 1961 to improve productivity for member economies in the Asia-Pacific region through cooperative programs. With the goal of sustainable productivity growth, the APO Organization builds a vision of innovation, rapid growth and achieving sustainable socio-economic development in the region.

Vietnam joined the APO Organization in 1996, is one of 21 member countries of the APO, with many key models to improve productivity and improve people’s lives being implemented.

In Lam Dong, APO is currently implementing many programs to support agricultural development, including selecting and sending agricultural business leaders in Lam Dong province to attend APO courses in countries and regions. territories in regions and continents such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Taiwan… The goal of these courses is to improve production knowledge, share international experience, apply it to local practice, and improve productivity competitiveness of businesses, contributing to the development of the local and regional economy.

APO also sponsored the project “Greenhouse micro climate control” for Vien Son Company. This is considered a pilot model for applying innovative technology to improve crop productivity in Lam Dong.

On this occasion, the APO Alumni Club in Lam Dong was also established  and the Executive Board was introduced.