Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will launch a project to help Vietnam improve its capacity to ensure the quality of construction.

The agreement was signed by the head of JICA’s representative office in Vietnam, Motonori Tsuno, and Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Construction, Bui Pham Khanh, on March 26.

Under the project, JICA will provide equipment and experts for personnel training in Japan and will be responsible for cost of research and training, including transportation and accommodation.

The Vietnamese government, meanwhile, will provide a tax reduction for the Japanese experts and pay for operational stages of the project.

The project will help ensure the quality of construction works by improving project management methods; clarifying the responsibilities of involved parties such as project managers, investors, engineers, and contractors; improving the state’s construction assessment system; and providing training to quality assessors.

The project is scheduled to last three years.

(VOVNEWS)