On 10/9, 2014 Department of Science and Technology Ba Ria – Vung Tau organized "Conference on Science and Technology programs supporting  businesses to improve productivity and quality of products, goods in Ba Ria - Vung Tau within period of 2014-2020" in provincial Conference Center. Attendees were Mr. Ho Van Nien, Vice Chairman of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, Tran Xuan Dich - Deputy Director of NATIONAL AGENCY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMERCIALIZATION (NATEC), Mr. Le Minh Khanh - Deputy Director of National Agency for Southern Affairs. Mr. Mai Thanh Quang – Director of Department of Science & Technology Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Participants also include about 200 representatives of units, enterprises, departments, sectors, localities in the province.

On 10/9, 2014 Department of Science and Technology Ba Ria – Vung Tau organized "Conference on Science and Technology programs supporting  businesses to improve productivity and quality of products, goods in Ba Ria - Vung Tau within period of 2014-2020" in provincial Conference Center. Attendees were Mr. Ho Van Nien, Vice Chairman of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, Tran Xuan Dich - Deputy Director of NATIONAL AGENCY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMERCIALIZATION (NATEC), Mr. Le Minh Khanh - Deputy Director of National Agency for Southern Affairs. Mr. Mai Thanh Quang – Director of Department of Science & Technology Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Participants also include about 200 representatives of units, enterprises, departments, sectors, localities in the province.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Mai Thanh Quang - Director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Department of Science and Technology said enterprise support policies to strengthen technologyl innovation has been carried out since 2001;. To be advised Department of Science and Technology by 2006, Provincial People's Committee issued into official program named science and technology program to support enterprise;

In 2012, Provincial People's Committee continues to approve project "Improving productivity and quality of products and goods of small and medium enterprises in Ba Ria-Vung Tau during period of 2012-2015." Two above project programs have been carried out up so far. With prior support policy at a low level and then raise 100 million VND at maximum.

This support has risen to 300 million VND at maximum for the last two years. During process of implementation, Provincial People's Committee regularly reviews and evaluates effectiveness of programs, projects to complement, enhance and adjust to meet the objectives of supporting businesses in a practical way and more efficient. Recently following instructions of provincial People's Committee, Department of Science and Technology has re-evaluated, researched and advised Provincial People's Committee to emerge 2 Programs into One.

In addition, Department of Science and Technology Ba Ria-Vung Tau invites NATIONAL AGENCY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMERCIALIZATION (NATEC) to deploy information, disseminate policies and relevant contents about types of science and technology businesses. Conference will propagate, disseminate and discuss together about contents such as a summary to review implementation of support policies, science and technology enterprises in BR-VT for the last time; disseminate procedures and document guidance enrolling to take part in provincial Programs of science and technology supporting enterprise; propaganda, popular organizations and businesses to know the policy and contents related to types of science and technology enterprises to enhance productivity, quality of products and goods of enterprises in the province.

At the conference, Mr. Ho Van Nien, Vice Chairman of Ba Ria - Vung Tau People's Committee also said that Ba Ria-Vung Tau implemented programs to support businesses since 2008; Scheme to improve product quality and productivity, goods supporting for businesses. These activities have contributed to resolve difficulties and obstacles for investors and businesses; help businesses fully benefit from the state's policy, science and technology applications in manufacturing and business.

However, to get access to and promote activities for the benefits of preferentials supporting businesses is limited. Many enterprises have not made aware of practical information to participants. Currently provincial People's Commiittee consolidates support program to enterprises to improve productivity and quality, project to improve productivity and product quality, goods into science and technology program to help enterprises to improve productivity and quality products, goods of the province in period of 2014-2020; and increase level of support and assistance to improve procedures for enterprises to approach program.

Science and technology program to help enterprises to improve productivity and product quality 2014-2020 period with supporting content such as building support, apply and maintain management system and specific quality improvement tools and support to promote  standardization and honor to support businesses achieve National Quality Award. In the framework of the program activity, level documentation supporting Lotus green label and logo program addresses reliability of Tourism of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

To support development of intellectual property; support science and technology programs to enterprises for cleaner production, environment pollution reduction; support application of new energy, renewable energy and energy saving; support technological innovation and equipments; support application of information technology; comprehensively support for building and deploying projects to improve productivity and quality of products of enterprises manufacturing  major commodities in BR-VT.

According to reports, science and technology programs supporting enterprises of Ba Ria - Vung Tau have been carried out for 151 projects with 6 billion VND since 2001; of which 86 projects have applied advanced management system, 35 projects of technological innovation and application of information technology, energy savings, 11 projects of cleaner production and pollution treatment and 19 project of commodity trademark registration.

From 2012-2014, support project for quality and productivity after issuance has been deployed for 78 respectively times for enterprises with a total cost of over 4.3 billion VND; businesses have been supported in training cost and management systems, tools to improve productivity and quality, standard conformity certification, National Quality Award, compresensive improvement of productivity and quality.

At the conference, Mr. Mai Thanh Quang, Director of Department of Science and Technology BR-VT answered questions and proposals from participants in the program to help enterprises to improve productivity and quality of products, goods Ba Ria - Vung Tau during period of 2014-2020. Participants also discussed, exchanged, shared experience around this program.