From 2 to 5 March 2026, Bangkok played host to a four-day training course on Digitalization in Accreditation, as part of the ADAPT project. The event aimed to equip participants from the Asia-Pacific region with the knowledge and skills to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by digitalization in the field of accreditation. Led by…
From 23 to 27 February 2026, the first “Quality Infrastructure Week” took place in Georgia, bringing together representatives from industry, laboratories, academia, and quality infrastructure (QI) organizations. The event provided a valuable platform for exchanging experiences, strengthening collaboration, and exploring how QI supports manufacturing, innovation, and economic development. The week-long programme aimed to deepen participants’…
When our three-year regional PTB project came to an end this past January, we dedicated the final event to harvesting the achievements we made together with our partners in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region. Against this backdrop, a shared metaphorical landscape began to take shape, reflecting the progress made across the key areas of quality…
We are pleased to announce the publication of two studies that have been pivotal in shaping PTB’s recent bilateral project called “Promotion of Quality Assurance Services for Sustainable Energy in Viet Nam (2022-2025)”. The studies explore standardisation and the broader landscape of conformity assessment and metrology for the photovoltaic (PV) sector in Viet Nam. Both…
Launch of the GQII 2025 Report The Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2025 was launched on 9 December 2025 in an online event hosted by PTB’s International Cooperation group which brought together almost 180 policymakers, practitioners, researchers and development partners from around the world. The index, compiled by Mesopartner with support from the German Federal…
The QuISP Alumni Network, established in 2019 by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), continues to grow as a dynamic global platform for quality professionals who have completed the Quality Infrastructure for Sustainable Development (QuISP) blended learning course. Over the past 16 years, more than 228 experts from quality infrastructure (QI) institutions, ministries of trade, chambers of…