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Milestone Achieved: Tajik Calibration Laboratory Receives International Accreditation

AccreditationSabine Thomas

The Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification, and Trade Inspection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has reached a significant milestone in the development of its national quality infrastructure. The agency’s calibration laboratory has been officially accredited by the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK) in accordance with the TS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard. This accreditation…

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World Water Day: Advancing water security and sustainability

EventsSabine Thomas, Felix Wolff

Water is life, but millions of people still have problems with access to clean water. To mark World Water Day on 22 March, we are drawing attention to our global commitment to sustainable water and energy management. With our projects in Jordan, Bolivia, India and Tunisia, we are strengthening the quality infrastructure for the water…

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International Women’s Day 2025

EventsMaria Cassens-Sasse, Kathrin Wunderlich

To mark International Women’s Day, PTB’s International Cooperation Group sends warm greetings to all our partners and colleagues around the world. This day serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of gender equality and the role we all play in fostering an inclusive and fair society. At PTB, we firmly believe that integrating gender…

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Virtual Launch of the UNIDO/PTB Publication

EventsSabine Thomas

Join Us for the Virtual Launch of the UNIDO/PTB Publication: Building Legal Frameworks for a Future-Proof Quality Infrastructure We are pleased to invite you to the virtual launch of the latest UNIDO/PTB publication, Building Legal Frameworks for a Future-Proof Quality Infrastructure, taking place on Wednesday, 19 March 2025, from 13:00 to 15:00 UTC. This publication…

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The Re-energized QuISP Alumni Network

EventsGloria Hanna

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…

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QI for Green Hydrogen: Roadmap launched at COP 29

EventsMartin Laumeyer, Carl Felix Wolff

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

Events, Middle East and North AfricaHenrik Berberich

“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…

Availability, Collection, Evaluation, and Utilisation of Worldwide Accreditation Data

EventsStefan Wallerath and Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

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…

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Quality infrastructure goes digital – Metrology for digital transformation in international cooperation

Digital, EventsKatharina Telfser

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) recently brought out a new publication entitled “Quality Infrastructure and Digitalization”. This latest issue in PTB’s Compact series focuses on the relation between quality infrastructure (QI) and digitalization. It is available in German and will soon be available in English too. Digital transformation is a process visible in our daily lives.…

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Advancing solar energy: Vietnamese delegation embarks on technical study visit and training in Germany

Asia, EventsIrina Santourian

A technical study visit and training were organized as part of the bilateral BMZ-funded project entitled Promotion of Quality Assurance Services for Sustainable Energy that is being undertaken in Viet Nam. PTB is implementing this project in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the Directorate of Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ).…