Small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the support industry will receive free technical support from retired Japanese professionals under a five-year ODA-funded project.
Small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the support industry will receive free technical support from retired Japanese professionals under a five-year ODA-funded project.
SMEs operating in the auto, motorbike and electricity sectors as well as electronics and machinery manufacturing are eligible to receive technical support for five to six consecutive months. The aim is to help them improve productivity and quality.
The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry implement the project, which began in 2009.
Nguyen Duc Binh, director of the SME Promotion Centre under the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) -HCM City branch, said the project had sent senior volunteers with rich experience in various industrial sectors to help SMEs in HCM City and three provinces in the south, including Long An, Dong Nai and Binh Duong.
The project aims to assist Vietnamese SMEs to increase competitive capacity by improving product quality, prices and delivery times, Binh said at a conference yesterday in HCM City.
Le Anh Tuan, deputy head of HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority, said the support industry in Viet Nam was still weak, hindering investment promotion and competitive capacity of Vietnamese enterprises.
An under-developed support industry also limits value-added exports and increases the trade deficit, he added.
He said that SMEs in industrial parks and export processing zones taking part in the project could improve their competitive capacity and contribute to the development of the local support industry.
A total of 88 SMEs have been visited and interviewe; 32 received technical support.
SMEs operating in the auto, motorbike and electricity sectors as well as electronics and machinery manufacturing are eligible to receive technical support for five to six consecutive months. The aim is to help them improve productivity and quality.
The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry implement the project, which began in 2009.
Nguyen Duc Binh, director of the SME Promotion Centre under the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) -HCM City branch, said the project had sent senior volunteers with rich experience in various industrial sectors to help SMEs in HCM City and three provinces in the south, including Long An, Dong Nai and Binh Duong.
The project aims to assist Vietnamese SMEs to increase competitive capacity by improving product quality, prices and delivery times, Binh said at a conference yesterday in HCM City.
Le Anh Tuan, deputy head of HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority, said the support industry in Viet Nam was still weak, hindering investment promotion and competitive capacity of Vietnamese enterprises.
An under-developed support industry also limits value-added exports and increases the trade deficit, he added.
He said that SMEs in industrial parks and export processing zones taking part in the project could improve their competitive capacity and contribute to the development of the local support industry.
A total of 88 SMEs have been visited and interviewe; 32 received technical support.
(Source: VNS)
