Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Mrs. Vo Dinh Lien Ngoc - Deputy Director of SMQ's Department said that measurement activities play a particularly important role in social life, production activities, scientific research, and security and defense. Uniform and accurate measurement contributes to safety; protect people's health and protect the environment; promote the development of science and technology; enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of state management and being an effective tool contributing to socio-economic development and international economic integration.

Specifically, on August 10, 2018, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 996/QD-TTg approving the project "Strengthening and renovating measurement activities to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness." international competition and integration in the period up to 2025, with orientation to 2030” (Project 996). Project 996 focuses on supporting businesses in a number of priority sectors and fields to effectively apply the Measurement Assurance Program to improve productivity, quality and competitiveness of products and goods.

To implement Project 996 in Ho Chi Minh City, in 2022 the Department of Science and Technology advised the City People's Committee to issue Decision No. 520/QD-UBND on the Plan “Strengthening and renovating activities measuring and supporting businesses in the city to improve competitiveness and international integration in the period up to 2025, with orientation to 2030”.

According to Mrs. Vo Dinh Lien Ngoc today, in Ho Chi Minh City, there are about 109 organizations participating in inspection, calibration and testing of measuring instruments and measurement standards. In which, there are 53 organizations designated by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality to inspect, calibrate and test measuring instruments and standards.