ITU-UNIDO Forum on Sustainable Conformity Assessment for Asia-Pacific Region

Yangon City, Republic of Union of Myanmar, 25-27 November 2013

UNIDO Initiatives and Support for Developing Countries, including Myanmar, in Conformity

Assessment

Ouseph PadickakudiSenior Industrial Development Officer

Trade Capacity Building Branch, UNIDOO.Padickakudi@unido.org

KEY UNIDO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOCUS:Overcoming Technical Barriers to Trade;Ensuring National Consumer Protection

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

CertificationInspection

Metrology Accreditation Standards

Metrology Institute Accreditation Board Standards Body

Testing

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Building Quality Assurance Infrastructure in Developing Countries

Source: UNIDO

National Quality Policy Development: 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

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

Support to National Accreditation Bodies

Metrology and Calibration- Key UNIDO Partnerships 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

Africa

Mozambique Zambia

Ivory CoastSouth Sudan

KenyaUgandaTanzaniaRwandaBurundi

CEMAC region

Non-UEMOACape VerdeThe Gambia

GhanaGuineaLiberia

MauritaniaNigeria

Sierra LeoneMalawi Namibia

Swaziland

UEMOABenin

Burkina FasoIvory Coast

Guinea-BissauMali

SenegalTogo

UNIDO Assistance to MetrologyBuilding National Measurement Capabilities

Arab

• Iraq• AIDMO

17 International experts from renowned metrology institutions

112 Applications received82 Participants accepted

48 Countries represented (participants + presenters)

10 Day trainingTheoretical Training

Practical Lab Experience Industrial visits

Network opportunity

The First of its kind to the metrology world Video

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UNIDO - Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Partnership

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

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEENTHE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONAND THE KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE, signed 23 May 2011 at UNIDO HQ, Vienna

UNIDO’s Quality Infrastructure Technical AssistanceEuropean Union

Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Nepal, Pakistan, ECOWAS, UEMOA, Malawi, Nigeria

Norway East Africa, Mekong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; SAARC, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, Swaziland, Namibia, Myanmar, South Sudan, Burundi

Switzerland Vietnam, Tanzania, Ghana, Mozambique, Lebanon, Egypt

Italy Egypt, Iraq

Sweden Trade Trust Fund, AIDMO

Poland Ukraine, Moldova

Korea Mongolia, UNIDO-KRISS Metrology Training Centre

India South-South Lab Testing Centre, Timor-Leste

Finland Trade Trust Fund

Spain China, Egypt

3-year (2006-09) programme: EUR 10 million

BANGLADESH QUALITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME (BQSP)Implemented by UNIDO and ITC

BETTER WORK AND STANDARDS PROGRAMME (BEST)Implemented by UNIDO and GTZ5-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

• Textile Sector Competitiveness Development

• Fisheries Sector Quality and value addition

• National Quality Infrastructure Development

UNIDO TCB Programmes (TA combining Supply-side & Conformity)

SAARC SMTQ Phase III: Bhutan,Maldives and Nepal

• 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

Budget: US$ 1.2 million Donor: Norway

MARKET ACCESS AND TRADE FACILITATION SUPPORT FOR SOUTH ASIAN LDCs, THROUGH STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL AND NATIONAL CAPACITIES RELATED TO STANDARDS, METROLOGY, TESTING AND QUALITY

SAARC II SMTQ

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MEKONG REGION PHASE III: SMTQ ProgrammeProject 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 2011Duration: From October 2011 to October 2014Budget: Total UNIDO Budget (incl. psc + Contingency):

Euro 1,434,000

Counterparts:Cambodia: Institute of Standards, Cambodia

Industrial Laboratory Center of CambodiaNational Metrology Centre, CambodiaCambodia Rubber Research InstituteCambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC)Association for Rubber Development of Cambodia (ARDC)

Lao PDR: Department of Standardization and Metrology, Lao PDRFood & Drugs Quality Control Center, Lao PDRLao National Chamber of Commerce and IndustryLao Coffee AssociationState Enterprise for Survey Design and Materials Testing (SDMT)

Signing Ceremony in Vientiane 13 August 2012

Signing Ceremony in Phnom Penh - 14 June 2012

UNIDO-BIPM-Norad Support to AFRIMETSSupport 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

Budget: € 630,000

Selected Activities in the Africa Region (I)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.

MalawiObjective: To strengthen the overall national conformity assessment infrastructureCurrently in inception phaseProject 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, 12th 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 12th September by the President of Mozambique Armando Guebuza.

Selected Activities in the Africa Region (II)

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)

Deutschen Akkreditierungs Rat

National Association of Testing Authorities

Norwegian Accreditation

National Accreditation System of Thailand

Vietnam Accreditation Bureau

Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

National AccreditationBoard for Testing and calibration Laboratories

Tunisian Accreditation Council

China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment.

PARTNERS

UNIDO Supported Lab Accreditation work in progress…

National Association of Testing Authorities

Norwegian Accreditation

National AccreditationBoard for Testing and calibration Laboratories

PARTNERSOver 110 testing labs and 7 medical labs

The South African National Accreditation System

Comité français d'accréditation

Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation

SwedishBoard for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment

PLUS additional Labs for Arab Region; under UNIDO- ARAC Support

Strengthening the National Quality Infrastructure for Trade in the Republic Union of Myanmar

Myanmar Trade with Rest of the World in Millions of Euros

24

Source: EUROSTAT (2013)

Problems to be Addressed

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

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

Accreditation

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

Certification

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

Overall objective

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)

National Quality Infrastructure

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.

Reasons for UNIDO assistance 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.

UNIDO Approach

Component 1: Testing laboratories

Component 2: FSSC 22000

Component 3: Standardization

Component 4: Calibration Laboratory & NQI Planning

Component 5: Inspection and Certification

Key Facts Value:

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)

UNIDO inputs proposed to be funded through a contribution from Norad: €2,031,057UNIDO Support costs (13 %) €428,857SUB- Total (Norad contribution): €2,459,932In-kind contribution from MoST, other Government stakeholders : offices etc €41,061In-kind contribution from private sector €59,545SUB- Total (Counterpart inputs): 100,606GRAND TOTAL €2,560,538

Outcomes and Outputs (I)

1 •Provided sustainable laboratory testing and quality assurance services

2 •Enhanced planning capacity and increased awareness on role of standardization

3 •Provided calibration services to international standards and enhanced capacity in NQI planning, and

4 •Strengthened inspection capacity to international standards and enhanced planning capacity in the FDA and MITS

Outcome IIncreased capacity of NQI to provide international recognized quality assurance and conformity assessment services to industries.

Outputs

Outcomes and Outputs (II)

Outcome II: 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.

Outputs

Trade Standards Compliance Report Guide to Private Standards Norad-UNIDOSouth-South Training CentresISO - UNIDO publicationsISO/IEC 17025 – A Practical Guide

TCB – Global Forum & Partnerships

Publication:Development of Industrial Metrology Laboratories

A Training Guide

• The guide was used as supporting document at the 2011 AFRIMETS Metrology School.

• To be co-published APMP/AFRIMETS/UNIDO

Contents:• Fundamental Concepts of

measurement• Dimensional Measurements• Mass• Pressure• Force• Temperature• Electrical• Uncertainty of Measurements • Calibration

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LABNETWORKwww.labnetwork.org

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 medium-

sized enterprises, seeking metrology and calibration laboratories in developing countries

• Emerging accreditation/certification bodies

• Laboratories with the potential to obtain accreditation

• Academia and researchers

Joint UNIDO-IEC cooperation

Planned Activities in 2014: Asia Pacific Region

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.

Thank you for your attention