Macau Yearbook 2013 - Macao Yearbook

EconomyResurgence of Qipao Fashion Exhibition at the gallery.To communicate the latest fashion information and technology, CPTTM held five seminars in2012, attracting more than 300 attendees.Management Information and Consulting ServicesAs a correspondent member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), CPPTMis committed to helping local organisations to raise their management and product quality levels tointernational standards. The services provided in this area include: management system consulting,the assistance scheme for the International Management System Certification/ LaboratoryAccreditation, publication of Good Management Series, ISO standards searching and sale services,dissemination of information about new standards, and External Testing Relay Service.In 2012, a total of 63 cases were resolved via management system consulting services. Therewere 17 applications under the assistance scheme for the International Management SystemCertification/Laboratory Accreditation. From the commencement of the scheme in October 1996to the end of 2012, a total of 197 applications were awarded certification, involving constructionand building, property/facility management, manufacturing, public utilities, non-profit groups andother service sectors. In addition, the number of test categories under the External Testing RelayService increased to five, namely textiles and garment, electronic/electrical appliances, otherfurniture, food items, and the pharmaceutical category newly introduced in 2012. A total of 1,802applications were filed during the year.In 2012, a briefing session cum workshop under the Campus Food Safety Management PromotionProgramme was organised, commissioned by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau. Moreover,CPPTM produced the Guidebook for Green School Environmental Management in Macao,commissioned by the Environmental Protection Bureau.To increase the understanding of management development trends in various industries, CPPTMco-organised three seminars on green management and food safety management, with support fromrelevant organisations. Over 270 industry professionals attended the seminars.To promote environmental protection and sustainability, CPPTM continued to help localorganisations to implement the ISO 14001 environmental management system, as well as living outgreen management and increasing understanding of corporate social responsibility. Moreover, theSixth Children’s Environmental Protection Movement – Young Green Pioneers training programmewas successfully concluded. In the 2011-2012 academic year, 777 students from 11 primary schoolsparticipated in the programme.Application of Information TechnologyCPTTM Cyber-Lab is committed to assisting SMEs to adopt information technology. As wellas information system application support services, the Cyber-Lab also strongly promotes theapplication of freeware, by its launch of the SQL-Ledger accounting software and EIMS-employeeinformation management system, together with support services, in 2006 and 2011 respectively.181