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…
Since June, the Metrology Asia Pacific website has been home to some new contents which are to improve the information exchange in the MEDEA project (Metrology – Enabling Developing Economies in Asia). This online portal was created in cooperation with the Asian Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) and the Asian Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) regional networks and…
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…
Within the framework of a BMZ-funded project to promote quality assurance in the photovoltaic-sector, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) collaborated to organize a Calidena workshop, which took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hanoi on 9-10 April. This two-day event served as a platform for various stakeholders…
The Regional Days Africa and Middle East took place at PTB in Braunschweig from 4 to 8 March 2024. This event, which had been organized on a regular basis from 2008-2019, has now come back after a break of five years due to the pandemic. Dr. Annette Röttger, member of PTB’s Presidential Board, opened the…
The Tunisian Accreditation Council (TUNAC) has recently started to digitalize its administration system as well as its accreditation processes and has set up a central database for this purpose. TUNAC is carrying out these activities to be able to react to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011 towards accreditation bodies and the accreditation process as well as…
In collaboration with the International University of Africa USIU and the German multinational science and technology company Merck, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany’s National Metrology Institute, joins forces with Kenyan pharmaceutical manufacturers Dawa, Biodeal, Elys, and Regal to establish an educational programme in the East African Country. This programme aims to improve the pharmaceutical manufacturing…
This delicious cake was not only ceremoniously cut but eaten in its entirety by the many guests who celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Pan-African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI) on 12 October. The party took place in the impressive complex of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa following meetings of the PAQI Joint Committee and…
A training course on the topic of wood and furniture testing was held for staff members of the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) from 4-15 September 2023 in Dresden, Germany. The cooperation is currently taking place with RSB to support the establishment of a testing laboratory for wood and furniture in the capital city, Kigali. The…
The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the East African Community (EAC), supported by the Gesellschaft für Agrarprojekte (GFA), conducted a joint study tour to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia between 19 and 23 June. This visit was part of the project “Strengthening of the Quality Infrastructure of Selected Sectors in the EAC”, which is funded by the German…