LAHORE – In collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) is going to start a four year technical support programme for quality and productivity enhancement of Pakistan’s auto parts manufacturing industry in April this year, disclosed the Smeda chief executive officer.
Addressing a meeting, CEO Muhammad Alamgir said that JICA Chief Representative Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki had held a meeting with him to set a roadmap for implementation of the project.
During the programme, technical support will be extended to 50 auto parts manufacturing units of Pakistan through five Technical Experts of JICA, who are likely to arrive in Pakistan in April 2015, he said. Out of 50 SMEs, he added, around 10 SMEs would be developed as model factories in the field of productivity and quality. Furthermore, development support system through capacity building programmes of partner organisations and local experts is prime consideration of the project.
