“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…
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…
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.…
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).…
Clarity and quality are luxury goods that are often taken for granted. However, a functioning quality infrastructure can turn quality into a public good. Human ingenuity lets us innovate, create and shape the future we will all inhabit. But to make sure the entire world can work together for innovation, we need a consistent system…
Approximately 1,000 participants from all over the world are expected at the IMEKO 2024 World Congress from 26 to 29 August 2024 The city and state of Hamburg will welcome approximately 1,000 scientists from all over the world with the typical local greeting “Moin!” at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) from 26 to bis 29…
For the past decade, the International Cooperation group of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) has played a pivotal role in enhancing quality infrastructure (QI) for photovoltaics (PV) through bilateral cooperation projects with various countries, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The time has come to recognize that partners can learn…
As more and more solar systems are reaching the ends of their life cycle in India, the issues of reuse and recycling are playing an increasingly important role. To address this, the National Physical Laboratory of India (CSIR-NPL) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) joined forces to organize and host a two-day Calidena workshop on Improving Circularity…
Viet Nam currently has an installed solar energy capacity of 16 GW and, therefore, holds a top position in Southeast Asia. With the recently signed Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Agreement, this capacity will presumably increase further, which will increasingly require targeted quality assurance. Against this background, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) engaged…
The 30th Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Meeting took place in November 2023. For the first time in three years, the participants were able to meet in person again. The Philippines were the host country and invited the participants to the island of Panglao in the Province of Bohol. Representatives from more than 20 countries…