A medal made of copper showing a person with wings. This person is a genius holding a circle in their hand which is used to measure the world globe.

60 years of technical cooperation – PTB as a partner for sustainable development

Anniversary, FriendsSabine Thomas

As PTB, we have been working for 60 years on behalf of the Federal Government with developing and emerging countries to promote sustainable economic, social and ecological development. We are thus one of the four governmental implementing organisations of development cooperation (DC) in Germany. In DC, we distinguish between two types of projects. Bilateral cooperation…

Various hoisted flags of southern African countries lined-up.

Congratulations: SADCA obtains its international recognition

Africa, Friends, Sub-Saharan AfricaMartin Laumeyer

Congratulations are in order for our partners in Southern Africa. On 23 March 2023, the Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (SADCA MRA) was accepted as a recognized Regional Accreditation Cooperation. This official recognition was given by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) MRA for the accreditation of calibration and testing…