The calibration laboratory of the Uzbek National Institute of Metrology, UzNIM for the calibration of the measurands mass, pressure and temperature has been accredited according to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by the Turkish Accreditation Agency, TÜRKAK. PTB, together with its experts in the project ‘Strengthening Quality Infrastructure in the Countries of Central Asia’, supported…
The development of countries, Alebel Melaku is convinced, mainly depends on their proximity to technology and educated manpower. The Ethiopian Minister of Trade and Industry expressed this thought at the official opening ceremony of the Standards Academy, which was founded by the Ethiopian Standards Agency (ESA). The Academy was officially inaugurated on 9 May 2021, and it…
The ancient Egyptians knew how important accurate measurements are – the pyramids are proof of that. Measurements as well as their impact were the theme at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra on 19 May. Here, just one day before World Metrology Day 2021, PTB’s “Establishment of a Fit-for-Future National Metrology Institute in Ghana”…
Tuesday 1 June 2021 | UTC 14:00 to 16:00* | Please check your local time. 3rd virtual workshop Piston pipettes calibration as part of a quality assurance program Calibración de pipetas de pistón como parte de un programa de aseguramiento de calidad Registration required https://forms.gle/nYQCwPML7NWY77kK7 Free activity organized by SIM with…
For 16 years, we at PTB’s International Cooperation have been working together with our partners at the Ghana Standards Authority, GSA. During this time, we have formed a strong partnership and are now very excited to cement this further with our latest project: “Establishment of a Fit-for-Future National Metrology Institute in Ghana.” Tomorrow, at 3:00…
In a few days, the kick-off workshop of our latest project with the Ghana Standards Authority, GSA, will take place. The aim of the project is to foster GSA’s capacities, so that they will be able to offer high-class metrological services – and thereby strengthen the country’s industrial development. Not only will the investment climate…
On 29 April, PTB’s Asia Section and the ConnectingAsia Programme of Polis180, a Berlin-based grassroots thinktank, jointly facilitated an online panel discussion about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in Asia. The aim of the event was to consider whether the benefits of RCEP would trickle down to the least developed, low or lower middle-income…
PTB’s International Cooperation and the Ghana Standards Authority, GSA, have been working together for over a decade. Now, with the most recent PTB-project “Establishment of a Fit-for-Future National Metrology Institute in Ghana“ our cooperation enters an exciting new phase. On 19 May, just one day short of the World Metrology Day 2021, the kick-off workshop…
Raising awareness of the progress that has been made in the industrialisation of the African continent and, on the other hand, of the challenges that the coming years will bring – these are the topics of this year’s Africa Industrialisation Week (AIW) which is taking place from 16 to 20 November. Like so many other events this…
The digital transformation of our society, economy as well as our everyday life is happening at an incredible speed and does not stop at metrology. Around 200 participants from more than 50 National Metrology Institutes from all over the world are participating in the online workshop Metrology 4 Digital Transformation, organized by PTB’s International Cooperation,…