Compliance support infrastructure and services - Japan

This is a JICA project that aims to assist the STAMEQ (Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, Ministry of Science and Technology) and other related organizations to strengthen the system and operation of standards and conformance in the field of electrical and electronic equipment. The overall objective of the project is to improve the quality of electrical and electronic equipment manufactured in Viet Nam, and the consumers’ safety is ensured. The project is to: (i) strengthen the capacity of planning the standards and conformance policy in the field of electrical and electronic equipment; (ii) improve the capacity of developing standards and regulations; (iii) to improve the capacity of accreditation, (iv) improve the capacity of certification; and (v) improve the capacity of testing in the field of electrical and electronic equipment is improved. The project was launched in 2009 and was completed in 2013.