Innovating measurement activities, supporting Nghe An enterprises to improve competitiveness
(Baonghean.vn) - The workshop is an opportunity for managers, businesses, and colleagues in measurement to discuss difficulties that need to be resolved in measurement activities at businesses.

As part of a series of activities to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Vietnam Metrology Day (January 20, 1950 - January 20, 2024), on the afternoon of January 19, the Department of Science and Technology organized a workshop on "Strengthening measurement activities to support organizations and enterprises in Nghe An province to improve their competitiveness and international integration".
Attending the event were representatives of the Vietnam Metrology Association, leaders of relevant departments and branches, people working in metrology in the province, representatives of leaders of associations, organizations and enterprises.

According to the report presented at the workshop, implementing the project "Strengthening and innovating measurement activities to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness and international integration in the period up to 2025, with a vision to 2030" in Nghe An province, in 2023, the Department of Science and Technology focused on implementing propaganda and dissemination activities on Project 996.
As a result, 03 training courses were organized; 1 survey, assessment and selection of enterprises to implement the Measurement Assurance Program at 50 enterprises in Nghe An province; 05 enterprises registered for support in implementing and applying the Measurement Assurance Program.

At the workshop, managers, businesses, and colleagues in measurement discussed difficulties that need to be resolved in measurement activities at businesses.
Through discussion, 7 groups of solutions were proposed including: Consulting and implementing well the contents of Plan No. 599/KH-UBND on implementing "Strengthening and innovating measurement activities to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness and international integration in the period up to 2025, with a vision to 2030" in Nghe An province; Building and perfecting mechanisms and policies to enhance measurement, calibration and testing capacity of units from provincial level to enterprises; Strengthening and promoting measurement activities for a number of State management subjects, sectors and fields: Health; electricity, water, petroleum, etc.;

Strengthen the measurement role of enterprises; Continue to develop local measurement standards; Coordinate with agencies in inspection and examination; handle violations in measurement; Encourage enterprises to research and apply achievements in Science and Technology, Information Technology in measurement activities to create a transparent, fair, civilized business environment, protect the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals.
According to Plan No. 599/KH-UBND, from 2021 to 2025, the province will invest in developing the province's measurement infrastructure with at least 05 high-precision measurement standards; invest in equipment, meeting the conditions for performing inspection, calibration, and testing of measuring instruments and measurement standards to meet over 50% of State management needs and ensure measurement at enterprises.
From 2026 to 2030, the province will invest in developing at least 10 measurement standards and measuring instruments of all kinds in the province, meeting 80% of the needs of State management and ensuring accurate measurement for enterprises. The number of organizations and enterprises supported in implementing the Measurement Assurance Program through inspection, calibration, testing of measuring instruments, measurement standards and activities of developing measurement methods for at least 200 enterprises.