Opening speech by U Khin Maung Thet, Director General, Posts and
Telecommunications Department ITU-UNIDO Forum on Sustainable
Conformity Assessment for Asia-Pacific Region
Mr. Malcom Johnson, Director of ITU Standardization Bureau,
Mr.Ouseph Padikakudi,Senior Project Manager of UNIDO,
Distinguished Guest from various Ministries and Department
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning and welcome you all.
It is my great honor and privilege to deliver speech at this forum and
I am glad to say we are going embrace to the field of standardization
for Myanmar people. During last month, we have been celebrated
World Standardization Day in Yangon and afterwards this forum be
held again. I hope we together be able to share experience and find
the solution on how we construct Sustainable Conformity Assessment
for the benefit of both our region and of Myanmar. Our people get last
temper of depending on standardless products in the market.
Let me express my special heartfelt thanks to Director- TSB of
ITU Mr. Malcom Johnson, Mr.Ouseph Padikakudi,Senior Project
Manager of UNIDO for their honorable presence and giving us the
opportunity to host this precious forum and experts as well as
participants from government departments, civil societies and
institutions ,who bring their local and international experience to be a
fruitful effective forum.
Ladies and Gentleman,
Market liberalization is also necessary for rapid development of
national economy and standard products are the key for long term
sustainable development. Standardization for product protects our
customer for reliable quality and long term benefit. Standard norms
and procedure make effective, simple and smooth management for
the department procedure.
National standard law had been submitted to the Parliament for
approval and will be promulgated very soon. Twelve technical working
groups are formed as the root to build National Standardization
Commission.
Myanma
Scientific
and
Technological
Research
Department is the focal point of all the necessary process.
We, Myanmar people become recognized the importance of
standardization and we are working closely with International
Organization such as UNIDO, IEC, ITU and ISO .
Ladies and Gentleman,
I hope this forum will openly discuss the pros and cons, strength
and weakness of our process to hear the successful outcomes within
your short stay at this forum. While you are in Myanmar, you are
invited to see the tradition of more than a thousand history of
Myanmar.
At last not at least, we warmly welcome International Organizations
as our partners and we hope you accept Myanmar as the new comer
to international era with full support of ideas and technical assistance
for long term coordination and cooperation. Thank you all.