On 10th August 2018, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 996/QĐ-TTg approving the project “Strengthening and renovating measurement activities to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness and association. International trade until 2025, orientation to 2030”. This Decision takes effect from the date of its promulgation.
Accordingly, the overall objective of the project is to develop a modern and synchronized national metrology infrastructure that meets international integration and the need to ensure accurate measurement of business operations, the socio-economic development of Vietnam, in line with the development plan of ministries, branches and localities; develop and apply effectively the set of national criteria to measure the areas of measurement in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of state management of measurement; to standardize the capacity and operation of organizations providing services of expertise, standardization, testing of measuring devices and measurement standards.
The project strives to develop national metrology infrastructure by 2025 will be recognized 41 full national measurement standards; recognizing at least 200 internationally accepted calibration measurements within the framework of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM-MRA); developing at least 100 standard substances, measuring standards and measuring devices of all kinds to meet the demand of accurate measurement for enterprises; train and improve professional measurement skills for at least 10,000 cadres involved in measurement activities; implement the Measurement Guarantee Program for at least 50,000 enterprises including state-owned and private enterprises; applying the set of national evaluation criteria for at least 1,000 accredited laboratories throughout the country on the field of measurement.
By 2030, this scheme will strive to develop a national metrology infrastructure that meets at least 300 internationally recognized measurement calibrations within the framework of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM-MRA); Developing at least 250 standard substances, measuring standards, measuring devices of all kinds to meet the demand of accurate measurement for enterprises; train and improve professional measurement skills for at least 20,000 cadres involved in measurement activities; implement the Measurement Guarantee Program for at least 100,000 enterprises including state-owned and private enterprises; applying the set of national evaluation criteria for at least 2,000 accredited laboratories throughout the country on the field of measurement.
Thus, it can be seen that the approval of the project “Strengthening and reforming measurement activities to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness and international integration in the period up to 2025, orientation to 2030” is very timely and practical, which is strategically significant in enhancing the competitiveness and international integration of Vietnamese enterprises, thereby contributing to the overall development of the national economy in line with the general development trend of the world.