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Côte d’Ivoire: A new assessment report on quality infrastructure was published

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) has published a new assessment report as part of the “Alliance for Product Quality in Africa”, a project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The report illustrates the current state of QI in Côte d’Ivoire. To this end, a comprehensive interview process was conducted and…

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QI for Green Hydrogen: Roadmap launched at COP 29

On November 16th, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) jointly presented the most recent IRENA publication, “A Quality Infrastructure Roadmap for Green Hydrogen”, at a side event of the World Climate Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This study was commissioned and accompanied in terms of its content and strategy by…

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Quality infrastructure in Tunisia: Double project kick-off with the Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy

“I would like to thank all of our partners again and to assure them of our commitment to the success of our current and future cooperation projects.”1 With this conclusion, the Tunisian Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy (MIME), Fatma Thabet Chiboub, inaugurated the two new Tunisian-German projects “Strengthening the quality infrastructure for a sustainable…

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A history of learning, joint efforts and dedication: 50 years of Brazil’s National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology

Our long-standing partner in Brazil, the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), turned 50 in 2023. PTB has paid tribute to all those who contributed to the development of the cooperation between Brazil and Germany, and it has acknowledged their work with a video message. This video also traces the history of cooperation…