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We support our partner countries in developing their quality infrastructure. On the blog you will find regular news about our projects and events.
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Africa Industrialisation Week: On the way to sustainable industrialisation
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…
QI supports intra-African trade
Creating an African single market – that is the aim of the African free trade treaty which came into force in 2019. An operational and well-developed…
Tunisia: A little help goes a long way in the fight against COVID-19
We received an unanticipated assignment from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche…
Retirement | Paul Date
Our dear colleague Paul Michael Date is now retiring. We wish him all the best for the future and would also like to express our sincere gratitude to…
Helping Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Climb the Quality Ladder
Measuring the Impact of Quality Infrastructure
“The screen is yours…” At other times, the introduction of a speaker at a global conference would be…
PTB swings into high gear
Emergency aid to COVID-19 testing facilities in the Palestinian territories
A call for help from the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian National…
Fresh air from Africa
In mid-September, Department 9.3 became a meeting place for all of the experts who regularly work for PTB in Africa and the Middle East and the…
Quality Infrastructure and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
PTB published a study about the role of quality infrastructure for climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study analyzes the contribution and…
20 cents go directly to pineapple farmers
The Edeka Görge supermarkets in Braunschweig are testing a pilot project for six months that enables customers to pay an additional 20 cents by using…
Morocco is now a member of the BIPM
After much preparation, our partner country Morocco joined the Metre Convention this year and therefore became one of the 60 Member States of the…
Sustainable development of photovoltaics in Tunisia: Quality is key
How is the photovoltaic sector structured in Germany? Which quality-assuring mechanisms exist to guarantee the quality and sustainability of PV…
Be sure to test your cement before committing to it (practically) forever! | Training course for the staff of cement testing laboratories in Berlin
Precisely 1,350 grams of sand, 450 grams of cement and 225 grams of water are carefully weighed, mixed according to a strict procedure and poured into…