Appointment of Alternate Director of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) of Vietnam
Post date: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2024 | 15:20 - View count: 493
On March 21, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) held a ceremony to announce the Appointment for the position of Alternate Director of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO Alternate Director) of Vietnam.
In which, Acting General Director of STAMEQ Dr. Ha Minh Hiep handed over the Appointment Decisions to Mr. Pham Le Cuong, Vice Chief of Office, STAMEQ to hold the position of APO Alternate Director of Vietnam, effective from 2 April 2024.
The APO was established in 1961, becoming the only international non-profit organization in the Asia-Pacific region with the goal of implementing activities to enhance productivity for the region in general and member countries in particular. Currently, APO has 21 member economies. Vietnam officially became an APO member on January 1, 1996 under the permission of the Prime Minister of Vietnam. From then on, as a member of APO, Vietnam has always shown responsibility, actively participated in APO activities and contributed to the implementation of APO programs. The Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) under the Ministry of Science and Technology is authorized to be the permanent representative of Vietnam at APO with the focal point for organizing the implementation of APO programs and projects, bilateral projects with other APO members’ national productivity organization.

In recent times, under the direction and management of the APO Director of Vietnam, Acting Director General of STAMEQ Dr. Ha Minh Hiep, Vietnam has affirmed its role in APO and has gradually transitioned from the role of participating to a leading role in a number of special areas such as smart manufacturing, green productivity, certification of productivity expert and innovation. With the goal of organizing, promoting and training productivity for the young generation, STAMEQ decided to appoint Mr. Pham Le Cuong to the position of APO Alternate Director of Vietnam.
Mr. Pham Le Cuong is currently holding the position of Vice Chief of Office of STAMEQ, Ministry of Science and Technology since October 2021. Mr. Cuong has held the position of Director of the Vietnam Certification Center (QUACERT) since 2016 until 2021. Previously, he was Deputy Director in charge and then Director of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Support Center 2 (SMEDEC2) from 2008 – 2016. Mr. Cuong has 20 years of experience in training, consulting, and evaluation of management systems and productivity for businesses. Since 2012, he has participated in many programs of APO and APO members in areas such as innovation and digital economy, APO Centers of Excellence, Green Productivity, Good Regulatory Practices (GRP), productivity tools…