How can we measure our health? Quality infrastructure (QI) in the health sector is the focus of International Cooperation’s new video that is now on PTB’s website and on YouTube. Standards, measurements and all the other elements in a QI are essential for healthcare systems to work well. Such elements lead to more safety for…
Reflecting on a Successful Year As we step into 2025, it’s time to reflect on the journey of the re-energized QuISP Alumni Network. The past year has been pivotal for our community, marked by significant achievements and initiatives that have strengthened our connections and enhanced our collective impact. Here’s a look back at what we…
Advancing Quality Infrastructure for Green Transformation in the Eastern Partnership Inspired by the PTB MEDEA project, which introduced policy briefs as an effective “communication openers” for metrology, the PTB Eastern Partnership (EaP) team aimed to demonstrate the value of this communication tool in reaching out to stakeholders and decision-makers relevant for green transformation in the…
We are pleased to be able to introduce our newest publication on QI (quality infrastructure) and the circular economy. A brochure spanning four pages, Shaping Cycles, Protecting the Future explains the significance of circular economies for sustainable development and a socially and ecologically just economic transition (Just Transition). One of its focus areas is the…
The brand-new website of the Q.3 evaluation unit is online. Visitors will find not only all the information they need on evaluations conducted by PTB’s international cooperation group, but also a separate database including an interactive world map. The website can be used to download various documents on projects and contains data dating back to…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
In October, during the Joint Meeting of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), a significant lecture and discussion event took place in Berlin. This event was organised by PTB, the National Metrology Institute of Germany, in collaboration with Mesopartner, a global firm specialising in economic development. It brought together…