The 56th session of the executive committee of the Asian ProductivityOrganisation (APO) was started in Hanoi on April 15, focusing on thepolicies of member countries and proposing multilateral and bilateralcooperation programmes.
The event drew the participation of about70 high-ranking representatives from member economies and observersfrom the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the UN Food andAgriculture Organisation (FAO).
During three days of sitting,participants will elect a president and vice president for the 2014-15term, unveil the 2013 financial report, appoint auditors for 2014, andapprove a budget and strategy for 2015 and 2016.
DeputyMinister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh said that Vietnam isconducting management reforms. The renovation of the growth model, alongwith an increase of productivity, quality, effectiveness andcompetitiveness, is among orientations and solutions in the country’ssocio-economic development strategy in the coming time.
Vietnamwishes to receive assistance from the APO and its member productivityagencies in training experts and sharing experience in applyingsolutions to raise output and quality, he emphasised.
Sincejoining the APO in 1996, thousands of Vietnam’s organisations andbusinesses have had the chance to access advanced management technologyand gain experience in raising productivity and quality from regionaland global countries. Numerous systems relating to quality environmentand energy management have been applied widely in Vietnam.
Aspart of the meeting, delegates will undertake a fact-finding tour of theTraphaco pharmaceutical joint stock company, where solutions have beenapplied successfully to raise output and quality. The company won theAsia-Pacific quality award for 2013.-VNA
The event drew the participation of about70 high-ranking representatives from member economies and observersfrom the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the UN Food andAgriculture Organisation (FAO).
During three days of sitting,participants will elect a president and vice president for the 2014-15term, unveil the 2013 financial report, appoint auditors for 2014, andapprove a budget and strategy for 2015 and 2016.
DeputyMinister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh said that Vietnam isconducting management reforms. The renovation of the growth model, alongwith an increase of productivity, quality, effectiveness andcompetitiveness, is among orientations and solutions in the country’ssocio-economic development strategy in the coming time.
Vietnamwishes to receive assistance from the APO and its member productivityagencies in training experts and sharing experience in applyingsolutions to raise output and quality, he emphasised.
Sincejoining the APO in 1996, thousands of Vietnam’s organisations andbusinesses have had the chance to access advanced management technologyand gain experience in raising productivity and quality from regionaland global countries. Numerous systems relating to quality environmentand energy management have been applied widely in Vietnam.
Aspart of the meeting, delegates will undertake a fact-finding tour of theTraphaco pharmaceutical joint stock company, where solutions have beenapplied successfully to raise output and quality. The company won theAsia-Pacific quality award for 2013.-VNA
