Why such a low concern of craft know-how for economic development? - Fanchette, Sylvie
This presentation aims to analyse two main factors of the government and investors lack of interest of craft know how and technics in development policy in Vietnam: the micro economic one, labellisation of craft production, and the macro-economic desire of the government and developers to speed the integration of Vietnam in the global economy through industrial modernisation. Actually, protecting know-how and product quality is vital if innovation is to be encouraged among the more creative and bolder craftspeople. The idea of quality-labelling certain craft products is beginning to catch on and already interests the Trade Departments of provincial People’s Committees. However, this project is encountering the many obstacles inherent in most craftspeople’s low level of qualification, the fact that production is generally small-scale and the short-term benefit of choosing quantity over quality. On the other side, according to investigator of the “modern” industry, craft technics in the Red River Delta are backward, and environmentally non sustainable and enable to promote the economic development of a modern society like Vietnam. Using several cases studied in some craft villages and industrial parks, the author aims to demonstrate how local and global factors interaction have to be taken in account to understand the strong issue of Vietnam development.
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