New publications of the International Cooperation
All documents shown here can be found on the PTB website at: https://www.ptb.de/cms/en/ptb/fachabteilungen/abt9/fb-93/publications.html An overview of all previously published publications:
Welcome to PTB’s newly established International Cooperation Department!
Since 1 October, PTB Braunschweig’s Technical Cooperation Department has had a new name: International Cooperation. We moved from Division Q, »Scientific-technical Cross-sectional Tasks« to the newly established Division 9, »Legal and International Metrology«. In the new division, we, as Department 9.3, will pursue our task of assisting the establishment of quality infrastructure in developing countries…
PTB Side Event at the COP23 – the message is clear
»Quality pays!« Francisco Boshell from the International Renewable Energy Agency directed this clear message to the visitors of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn – the largest conference ever organized in Germany. And the message was well received. Boshell’s contribution was part of the PTB event »Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality…
African round robin of cement testing laboratories
Nods of appreciation at the construction site and closer looks at bricks: More than 30 African cement experts were impressed by the cutting-edge cement mix facility at a construction site in Cameroonian Yaoundé. Later, the group of experts visited a brick factory belonging to the Cameroonian Mission for the Promotion of Local Materials (MIPROMALO). This…
COP 23 – Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality Infrastructure for the Energy Sector
Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality Infrastructure for the Energy Sector The UN Climate Change Conference 2017 will take place in Bonn under Presidency of the Government of Fiji. From 6 to 17 November, diplomats, politicians and representatives of the public from all over the world will meet. During PTB’s Side-Event, “Fulfilling the Promise…
Regional Standardization Organization’s Workshop at the ISO GA 2017
The annual General Assembly of ISO members took place in Berlin this year. In order to promote dialog between the regional standardization organizations (RSOs), PTB’s Technical Cooperation Department organized an interactive workshop during the General Assembly. The one-day workshop was called »Regional Standardization Organizations in the International Context«. More and more regions and sub-regions all…
Open House at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Traditionally, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development invites all citizens to an open house every year at the end of August. This was also the case in 2017. On that day, we again had the opportunity to provide an insight into PTB’s work. At our information stand, the focus was especially on the…
World Bank Group Delegation visits PTB on Study Trip
From 11-15 September 2017, PTB’s Technical Cooperation Department welcomed a delegation from the World Bank Group. This delegation included employees from the headquarters in Washington, D.C. as well as from individual regional offices that are involved in the planning and implementation of projects to enhance and reform quality infrastructure systems in emerging and developing countries.…
Pilot Project for Introducing Energy Management Systems in Mexican SMEs
The bilateral project »Quality Infrastructure for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Mexico« is being realized by the Technical Cooperation Department since 2013 on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as a part of the German-Mexican development program »Sustainable Energy in Mexico«. During the course of this project, we successfully…
The Harmonisation of Metrological Laws
The free trade of goods and services not only calls for political guidelines, but for norms and regulations to be recognised worldwide as well. It is often the case that developing and newly industrialised countries in particular do not have the resources to establish their own quality infrastructures (QI). An essential part of a QI…