1. Implementation Support
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Department of Planning and Cooperation
Foreign Aid Division
National Implementation Unit
EIF Tier-2 Project:
Strengthening National Quality Infrastructure and Industrial Statistics in the Lao PDR
Implementation Support
Project Review Committee Meeting
By Sengphanomchone Inthasane, DPC, MOIC
25 May 2016

2. Contents Project Summary Technical Support Project Performance
Procurement
Financial Management
M&E
IV Work Plan

3. Project Summary Project title:
Strengthening National Quality Infrastructure and Industrial Statistics in Lao PDR
Grant recipient of entity:
Department of Planning and Cooperation, MoIC
Main Implementing entities:
Department of Standardization and Metrology, MoST; and
Department of Industry and Handicraft, MoIC
Starting date: December 2013
End date: December 2016
Duration: 3 years
EIF funding sought: USD 2,458,000

4. Project Summary (cont.)
Objective
to increase quality, safety and reliability of Lao products and services, and improve competitiveness through implementing national standards, technical regulations and formulating and implementing viable industrial development policies based on systematic, comparable and action-oriented country analysis.
Project components:
Component A: Development of National Quality Infrastructure (USD 1,745,000)
Component B: Enhancement of the Industrial Statistics (USD 713,000)

5. Project Performance: Technical Support
Launching the project
Drafting the annual work plan
Technical inputs to IA’s capacity building program
Communicating with the EIF
Consolidating quarterly progress report
Drafting semi-annual and annual Narrative Report

6. Project Performance: Procurement
No.
Activity
Contract signed
Consultants: 1
Intl. Procurement Specialist (part-time)
Feb 1, 2014 2
Nat. Procurement Officer (NIU)
Jun 1, 2014 3
Nat. Project Coordinator (DSM)
Jul 28, 2014 4
Intl. Expert on Metrology
Aug 29, 2014 5
Intl. Expert on Accreditation/Quality Center
Sep 13, 2014 6
UNIDO
Oct 27, 2014 7
Nat. IT Officer
Oct 30, 2014 8
Intl. Expert on Standardization
Nov 10, 2014

7. Project Performance: Procurement (cont.)
No.
Activity
Contract Signed
Goods: 1
Office equipment
Jun 16, 2014 2
Vehicle for Mobile Lab
Jun 19, 2014 3
Lab Equipment
Oct 14, 2015

8. Project Performance: Financial Management
Amount spent in 2014: US$ 440, (17.5%)
Amount spent in 2015: US$ 530, (21%)
Amount planned for 2016: US$ 756, (30%)
Remaining after 2016: US$ 792, (31.5%)

9. Project Performance: M&E
Output Indicators
Target
2014
2015
2016
A1:
Procedures for developing national
standards and adopting international
standards developed 2 - 1
Participation in ISO and WTO TBT Committee 6
A2:
Quality System Manual for Labs developed
Calibration service unit created

10. Project Performance: M&E (cont.)
Output Indicators
Target
2014
2015
2016
A3:
ISO/IEC accreditation standards and guides obtained
100 - 28
Associate membership of APLAC 1
A4:
National quality needs assessment survey conducted
Operational plan for Quality Center Developed

11. Project Performance: M&E (cont.)
Output Indicators
Target
2014
2015
2016 B:
Staff Trained 12 - 34
Database system developed 1
Prototype software system developed
List of the statistical indicators developed
Finally, the outputs expected from Component B have also been adequately achieve. It is noted here that the number of staffs trained has been overred the target. the number includes the staff members mainly industrial statisticians in the provincial department who were also heavily trained that who we were not foreseen would be one of the core beneficiaries when we designed the project. This is because the DIH has decided to lead the survey process and involved the provincial department of industry and commerce as much as possible for data collection and entry, as oppose to hiring external consulting firm.
The database system has been developed as well as the Prototype Software System.
The list of statistical indicators will be developed following the completion of Manufacturing Establishment Survey.

12. Finalizing the procurement of Lab equipment
2016 Work Plan
Finalizing the procurement of Lab equipment
Proposal for the no-cost extension
Budget Revision
Drafting the Request
Capacity Building – Project Management

13. Thank You for your attention