Yangon City, Republic of Union of Myanmar, 25-27 November 2013
Ouseph Padickakudi
Senior Industrial Development Officer
Trade Capacity Building Branch, UNIDO
O.Padickakudi@unido.org

 National Quality Policy Development
 Supporting Legal Framework for SMTQ
 Metrology and Calibration capacity Building
 Certification Capacity Building
- Pilot Enterprise Certification
- Certification Capacity Development
 Laboratory Accreditation
- Supporting laboratories towards international accreditation
- Building National Accreditation capacity
 Knowledge Tools
- Best Practices, Technical Guides; Web Tools, Training Centres

Building Quality Assurance Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Metrology
Metrology Institute
Accreditation
Accreditation Board
Standards
Standards Body
Certification Calibration
CalibrationSe rvices
Testing
Testing
Services
Inspection
Value Chain: Producers / Exporters / Consumers
Source: UNIDO

Corner Stone of National Quality Infrastructure
Bangladesh: Inter Ministerial Group approved NQP in Oct 2013
Myanmar: Initial draft is being developed
Malawi: National Quality Policy Approved in April 2013
Zambia: Approved by Cabinet in 2011
Ghana : Approved 2008
Sierra Leone: Approved by President of Sierra Leone- October 2012
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT CRITICAL FOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND
NQI SUSTAINABILITY

Support to National Accreditation Bodies
Mongolia: Mongolia Accreditation System (MNAS) signed APLAC MRA - July 2012 - Result of 4 years continuous Joint MASM-UNIDO Technical Capacity Building
Pakistan: Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) achieved ILAC MRA in May 2009.
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Accreditation Body’s APLAC entry application expected in April 2014-
Partnering NA
Zambia: Accreditation body feasibility study
ARAC: Technical assistance by IAAC and UNIDO
Iraq: SWEDAC on establishing the Iraqi National Accreditation Body
Palestine: MOU on subcontracting between 2 accreditation bodies negotiated
SOAC- UEMOA Regional: Partnering Services of TUNAC , COFRAC
Yemen, Sudan, Palestine, Libya: Accreditation training and system development for their accreditation functions

 African Regional Metrology System (AFRIMET) support
 UNIDO-Norad funding Euro 700,000;
 UNIDO-KRISS Memorandum of Understanding on Training
 signed on 23 May 2011
 UNIDO-PTB Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation
 signed in Nov. 2011
 UNIDO-APMP Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation
 signed in Nov. 2012 during APMA GA, Wellington, New Zealand

Asia
• Sri Lanka
• Viet Nam
• Lao PDR
• Cambodia
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• Myanmar
• Maldives
• Bhutan
• Mongolia
Arab
Africa
• Iraq
• AIDMO
Mozambique
Zambia
Ivory Coast
South Sudan
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
CEMAC region
Non-UEMOA
Cape Verde
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Mauritania
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Namibia
Swaziland
UEMOA
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Senegal
Togo

10 Day training
Theoretical Training
Practical Lab Experience
Industrial visits
Network opportunity
112
Applications received
82 Participants accepted
48 Countries represented
(participants + presenters)
17 International experts from renowned metrology institutions
Video

UNIDO - Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Partnership
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
AND THE KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE, signed 23 May 2011 at UNIDO HQ, Vienna
Objective
Purpose of this MoU is to establish a framework for cooperation between the Parties on matters of mutual interest, with a view to furthering their respective efforts to ensure that the national and regional infrastructure of metrology and standards promote advancement of trade, industrial research, technology and industrial development, which will in turn enhance economic growth, and to assist in the integration of developing countries and countries with economies in transition into the global economy and the multilateral trading system.
“KRISS PRIVILEGED PARTNER of UNIDO” for metrology projects implementation in developing countries
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European
Union
Norway
Switzerland
Italy
Sweden
Poland
Korea
India
Finland
Spain
UNIDO’s Quality Infrastructure Technical Assistance
Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Nepal, Pakistan, ECOWAS, UEMOA, Malawi, Nigeria
East Africa, Mekong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; SAARC, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, Swaziland,
Namibia, Myanmar, South Sudan, Burundi
Vietnam, Tanzania, Ghana, Mozambique, Lebanon, Egypt
Egypt, Iraq
Trade Trust Fund, AIDMO
Ukraine, Moldova
Mongolia, UNIDO-KRISS Metrology Training Centre
South-South Lab Testing Centre, Timor-Leste
Trade Trust Fund
China, Egypt

UNIDO TCB Programmes (TA combining Supply-side & Conformity)
BANGLADESH QUALITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME (BQSP)
Implemented by UNIDO and ITC
3-year (2006-09) programme: EUR 10 million
• Textile Sector Competitiveness Development
• Fisheries Sector Quality and value addition
• National Quality Infrastructure Development
BETTER WORK AND STANDARDS PROGRAMME (BEST)
Implemented by UNIDO and GTZ
5-year (2010-14) programme: EUR 16.9 million for Quality, Fisheries and Textile sectors of Bangladesh
Objective of BEST is to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction by supporting Bangladesh in taking advantage of global market opportunities

SAARC SMTQ Phase III: Bhutan,Maldives and Nepal
MARKET ACCESS AND TRADE FACILITATION SUPPORT FOR SOUTH ASIAN LDCs,
THROUGH STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL AND NATIONAL CAPACITIES RELATED
TO STANDARDS, METROLOGY, TESTING AND QUALITY
Budget: US$ 1.2 million Donor: Norway
• Consolidate achievements of Phase I and II of
SMTQ programme, particularly through expanding scope of accredited food labs and enhancing management system certification capacity
• Control of substandard imported products
• Set-up legal metrology cells at atolls in
Maldives
SAARC II SMTQ

Project Objective:
To facilitate the industrial development, consumer protection and enhancement of export capabilities through further strengthening of national quality infrastructure and human capacities related to standards, metrology, testing and quality.
Starting date: October 2011
Duration: From October 2011 to October 2014
Budget: Total UNIDO Budget (incl. psc + Contingency):
Euro 1,434,000
Counterparts:
Cambodia:
Lao PDR:
Institute of Standards, Cambodia
Industrial Laboratory Center of Cambodia
National Metrology Centre, Cambodia
Cambodia Rubber Research Institute
Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
Association for Rubber Development of Cambodia (ARDC)
Department of Standardization and Metrology, Lao PDR
Food & Drugs Quality Control Center, Lao PDR
Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Lao Coffee Association
State Enterprise for Survey Design and Materials Testing (SDMT)
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Support institutional development of
AFRIMETS:
1.
Strategic Roadmap development
2.
Pan-African Metrology School, Feb 2011
3.
Strengthen technical structures (twining with other RMOs)
4.
Developing pool of assessors
5.
Creation of Key and Supplementary comparisons for priority areas

Sierra Leone
UNIDO overseeing construction of the metrology and calibration laboratories for the Sierra Leone
Standards Bureau (SLSB), which will cover the following parameters: Length, mass, volume, pressure, temperature, viscosity, electrical, force.
The opening ceremony is planned for early June
2014.
Malawi
Objective: To strengthen the overall national conformity assessment infrastructure
Currently in inception phase
Project duration: 4 years

INAUGURATION of INNOQ new Metrology Laboratory in Zimpeto by the
President of Mozambique
President of Mozambique, His Excellency Mr.
Armando Guebuza, at the inauguration ceremony of INNOQ Metrology Laboratory held in Maputo, 12 th September 2013.
The project “COMPETIR com QUALIDADE”
(Competing with Quality), funded by the
European Union and UNIDO (with funds from the Austrian Government), supports, among other organizations, the National Institute for
Standards and Quality (Instituto Nacional de
Normalização e Qualidade - INNOQ), the main quality infrastructure body in Mozambique.
The project assisted in the establishment of the new Metrology Laboratory in the city of
Zimpeto, which was inaugurated on 12 th
September by the President of Mozambique
Armando Guebuza.

UNIDO Supported Management System Certification ( 35 -past 2 years )
(Training Consultants, Auditors, and Supporting Certification capacity )

UNIDO Supported Management System Certification- Work in progress
(Training Consultants, Auditors, and Supporting Certification capacity)
OVER 200 companies

UNIDO Supported Lab Accreditations -Past 2 years (Over 50 labs)
China National Accreditation Service for
Conformity Assessment.
Deutschen Akkreditierungs Rat
PARTNERS
Norwegian
Accreditation
Tunisian
Accreditation
Council
National
Association of
Testing
Authorities
Vietnam
Accreditation
Bureau
Korea
Laboratory
Accreditation
Scheme
National Accreditation
Board for Testing and calibration Laboratories
National Accreditation System of
Thailand

UNIDO Supported Lab Accreditation work in progress…
Over 110 testing labs and 7 medical labs
PLUS additional Labs for
Arab Region; under UNIDO-
ARAC Support
PARTNERS
Norwegian
Accreditation
National
Association of
Testing
Authorities
The South
African National
Accreditation
System
Comité français d'accréditation
Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation
Swedish
Board for
Accreditation and
Conformity
National Accreditation
Assessment
Board for Testing and calibration Laboratories

Source: EUROSTAT (2013)
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 National Quality Infrastructure (NQI)
 Standardization
 Metrology
 Accreditation
 Testing Laboratories
 Certification
 Regulatory Authorities

 65 international standards were adopted as national standards (UBS) in the 1970s across a number of sectors
 The Standards library is outdated with copies of standards mostly from the 50s and
60s
 The Standards Department has limited capacity in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) – some limited broadband access to the internet
 New Standards Law – standards department will be restructured:
 Standards Development Division
 Conformity Assessment Division
 Industrial Metrology Unit
 Standards Council
 Prepare policy on standards, accreditation, conformity assessment and certification and advice on legal metrology

 No legal metrology or ‘weights and measures’ institutional structure or inspectorate in Myanmar
 Myanmar has not signed the Meter Convention or adopted the International System of Units (SI)
 Old Burmese measurements standards continues to be see in daily commerce in the country
 Metrology Division in the Standards Department has an established calibration laboratory

 No Accreditation Body (AB) in Myanmar
 An AB is proposed in the new Standards Law – established with MSTRD
 However, should not be considered a priority as certification bodies can easily access services from ABs within ASEAN

 3 private sector companies offering certification services
 2 international companies – certification of ISO 22000
 1 local company – certification to ISO 9001
 12 Myanmar enterprises are certified to ISO 22000
 Many others appear to be certified to the ISO 9001 series

 To facilitate increased trade by strengthening the capacity of the National Quality
Infrastructure (NQI) to international standards and to integrate fully into the international Quality Infrastructure (QI)

 The NQI can contribute to export led growth, promote sustainable development and reduce poverty by:
 Improving the competitiveness of enterprises and strengthening the private sector of the economy,
 Eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade and creating conditions for deepening economic integration into the multi-lateral regional and global trading systems,
 Influencing the quality environment at a national level through application of international standards to the development of products and services, and
 Improving income equality through the application of social standards to the workplace environment.

 UNIDO as strategic partner for trade capacity building addresses specific and immediate problems facing developing countries in export trade by increasing supply capacity and then overcome the increasing technical barriers to trade.
 UNIDO has over 40 years’ experience developing NQI to ensure the availability of conformity assessment services to the international standards required by exporters for global market access.
 NQI comprises standardization, metrology, accreditation, conformity assessment and quality assurance including calibration and testing laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies.
 A NQI that is internationally recognized and fully integrated into the International QI is a key driver of competitiveness and a precondition for the development of the private sector and sustainable economic growth.

Component 1: Testing laboratories
Component 2: FSSC 22000
Component 3:
Component 4:
Component 5:
Standardization
Calibration Laboratory & NQI
Planning
Inspection and Certification

 Value:
UNIDO inputs proposed to be funded through a contribution from Norad:
UNIDO Support costs (13 %)
SUB- Total (Norad contribution):
In-kind contribution from MoST, other Government stakeholders : offices etc
€2,031,057
€428,857
€2,459,932
€41,061
In-kind contribution from private sector
SUB- Total (Counterpart inputs):
GRAND TOTAL
€59,545
100,606
€2,560,538
 Duration: 4 Years
 Coordinating Agency: : Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)
 Donor: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
 Counterparts:
 Standards Department in the Myanmar Scientific and Technological Research Department
(MSTRD)
 Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)
 Myanmar Food Processors and Exporters Association (MFPEA)

Increased capacity of NQI to provide international recognized quality assurance and conformity assessment services to industries.
• Provided sustainable laboratory testing and quality assurance services
1
2
• Enhanced planning capacity and increased awareness on role of standardization
3
4
• Provided calibration services to international standards and enhanced capacity in NQI planning, and
• Strengthened inspection capacity to international standards and enhanced planning capacity in the FDA and MITS

Increased awareness and use of international standards by regulatory authorities and industry including use of ISO 22000 and FS 20000 by export food processors.
5
• Enhanced capacity of food processing enterprises to meet international standards in global food supply chains.

 Trade Standards Compliance Report
 Guide to Private Standards Norad-UNIDO
 South-South Training Centres
 ISO - UNIDO publications
 ISO/IEC 17025 – A Practical Guide

Contents:
• Fundamental Concepts of measurement
• Dimensional Measurements
• Mass
• Pressure
• Force
• Temperature
• Electrical
• Uncertainty of Measurements
• Calibration
• The guide was used as supporting document at the 2011 AFRIMETS
Metrology School.
• To be co-published
APMP/AFRIMETS/UNIDO

The site benefits:
• Laboratories (environmental, metrology, testing, chemical, microbiology, textile, etc.)
• Professional laboratory staff in developing countries
• Exporters from developing countries
• Industry , in particular small and mediumsized enterprises , seeking metrology and calibration laboratories in developing countries
• Emerging accreditation/certification bodies
• Laboratories with the potential to obtain accreditation
• Academia and researchers
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 Finalize the National Quality Policy of Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar
 Continue to expand the scope of accreditation and strengthen the metrology institutions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Lao, Cambodia, Myanmar and Pakistan
 Extend support to the seven metrology cells of the Maldivian atolls.
 Organize regional level workshops/seminars on metrology and conformity assessment related issues for wider promotion of quality culture.
 Pursue Inter-regional cooperation on metrology between Asian and African metrology institutions through APMP, AFRIMET and Global Metrology Academy.