After much preparation, our partner country Morocco joined the Metre Convention this year and therefore became one of the 60 Member States of the Bureau International des Poids et Mésures (BIPM) as of 24 May 2019. The Moroccan metrology system’s journey to this milestone was supported by the long-standing cooperation of PTB with Moroccan partner…
How is the photovoltaic sector structured in Germany? Which quality-assuring mechanisms exist to guarantee the quality and sustainability of PV facilities? And what does Tunisia still need before it can set up a functional quality infrastructure in the PV sector? All of these questions were at the focus of a one-week study trip which took…
No quality, no trade – a very drastic description! Still, it reflects reality in global trade. And with this topic, we struck a chord at the Aid for Trade Global Review: Six other side events alone addressed the relevance that quality infrastructure aspects have on trade and economic development – with very different areas of…