2021 is a special year for Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This is because the Federal Republic of Germany has now been engaged in development policy for over six decades. On 14 November 1961, Walter Scheel was appointed as the first Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation. This day is considered to…
Measuring is only for men? No way! The world of metrology is for everyone. The “Metrology for all” network is committed to making this a reality. The interest group is mostly made up of scientists from different countries who are standing up for women in metrology in Africa and in countries of the Global South.…
In 2020 correspondence took place between Dr. Marion Stoldt, Head of the PTB’s International Cooperation Department, and Dr. Annalisa Primi, Director of the OECD Development Centre’s Structural Politics and Innovation Department. Per this correspondence, closer cooperation between the PTB and the OECD Initiative for Political Dialogue on Global Value Chains, Production Transformation and Development was…
The evaluation report Triangular cooperation in German development cooperation has been published. In this report, special mention is made of PTB’s five successful cooperation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was not without good reason that triangular cooperation projects have been increasingly moving into the focus in International Cooperation since 2011. The…
Measuring the Impact of Quality Infrastructure “The screen is yours…” At other times, the introduction of a speaker at a global conference would be very different. But in these times of COVID-19, we have to get creative – which is exactly what the Innovation Growth Lab did in transforming its Global Conference 2020 into a…
PTB published a study about the role of quality infrastructure for climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study analyzes the contribution and significance of quality infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa for both climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate change. At the same time, the study analyses the potentials, opportunities and chances in different sectors. You…
After much preparation, our partner country Morocco joined the Metre Convention this year and therefore became one of the 60 Member States of the Bureau International des Poids et Mésures (BIPM) as of 24 May 2019. The Moroccan metrology system’s journey to this milestone was supported by the long-standing cooperation of PTB with Moroccan partner…
No quality, no trade – a very drastic description! Still, it reflects reality in global trade. And with this topic, we struck a chord at the Aid for Trade Global Review: Six other side events alone addressed the relevance that quality infrastructure aspects have on trade and economic development – with very different areas of…
One of the key goals of PTB’s International Cooperation Department is to strengthen trade in the partner countries and in the partner regions. It is especially important to us that free, fair and safe trade is supported. A prerequisite for a country to participate in world trade and to ensure consumer protection is that it…
Qualitätsinfrastruktur and Peace PTB’s projects supporting quality infrastructure are often carried out in countries and regions that are characterized by their high instability and by open conflicts. PTB’s support of QI in these partner countries can indirectly influence the stability of the project regions concerned. If you want to learn more about the ways we…