Transcript 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.

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 Padickakudi
Senior Industrial Development Officer
Trade Capacity Building Branch, UNIDO
[email protected]
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
Accreditation
Processes
Competent
Authorities
Testing
Services
Inspection
Bodies
Pesticide Residues
Microbiological
Chemical
Etc.
Certification
Inspection
Testing
Mass
Temperature
Standards Body
Accreditation Board
CalibrationSe
rvices
Volume
Standards
Products
Metrology Institute
Etc.
Institutions
Metrology
Calibration
Services
Public and/or Private
Public
Legal
Framework
International
Governance
Building Quality Assurance Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Value Chain: Producers / Exporters / Consumers
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
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 2014Partnering 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
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
UNIDO Assistance to Metrology
Building National Measurement Capabilities
Arab
Asia
• Sri Lanka
• Viet Nam
• Lao PDR
• Cambodia
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• Myanmar
• Maldives
• Bhutan
• Mongolia
Africa
• Iraq
• AIDMO
Non-UEMOA
Mozambique
Zambia
Ivory Coast
South Sudan
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
CEMAC region
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
112 Applications received
82 Participants accepted
48 Countries represented
10 Day training
Theoretical Training
Practical Lab Experience
Industrial visits
Network opportunity
(participants + presenters)
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International experts from
renowned metrology institutions
The First of its kind to the metrology world
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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UNIDO’s Quality Infrastructure Technical Assistance
European
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
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
MEKONG REGION PHASE III: SMTQ Programme
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:
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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)
Signing Ceremony in Vientiane 13 August 2012
Signing Ceremony in Phnom Penh - 14 June 2012
UNIDO-BIPM-Norad Support to AFRIMETS
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
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.
Malawi
Objective: To strengthen the overall national
conformity assessment infrastructure
Currently in inception phase
Project duration: 4 years
Selected Activities in the Africa Region (II)
INAUGURATION of INNOQ new Metrology Laboratory in Zimpeto by the
President of Mozambique
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.
President of Mozambique, His Excellency Mr.
Armando Guebuza, at the inauguration
ceremony of INNOQ Metrology Laboratory held
in Maputo, 12th September 2013.
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.
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)
PARTNERS
Norwegian
Accreditation
Tunisian
Accreditation
Council
National
Association of
Testing
Authorities
Vietnam
Accreditation
Bureau
Korea
Laboratory
Accreditation
Scheme
China National Accreditation Service for
Conformity Assessment.
Deutschen Akkreditierungs Rat
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 UNIDOARAC 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
Assessment
National Accreditation
Board for Testing and calibration Laboratories
Strengthening the National Quality
Infrastructure for Trade in the
Republic Union of Myanmar
Myanmar Trade with Rest of the World in Millions of Euros
Source: EUROSTAT (2013)
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Problems to be Addressed
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National Quality Infrastructure (NQI)
 Standardization
 Metrology
 Accreditation
 Testing Laboratories
 Certification
 Regulatory Authorities
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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3 private sector companies offering certification services
 2 international companies – certification of ISO 22000
 1 local company – certification to ISO 9001
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12 Myanmar enterprises are certified to ISO 22000
Many others appear to be certified to the ISO 9001 series
Overall objective
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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
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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
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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
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Value:
UNIDO inputs proposed to be funded through a contribution from Norad:
UNIDO Support costs (13 %)
SUB- Total (Norad contribution):
€428,857
€2,459,932
In-kind contribution from MoST, other Government stakeholders : offices etc
€41,061
In-kind contribution from private sector
€59,545
SUB- Total (Counterpart inputs):
100,606
GRAND TOTAL
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€2,031,057
€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)
Outcomes and Outputs (I)
Outcome I
Increased capacity of NQI to provide international recognized quality assurance and
conformity assessment services to industries.
Outputs
1
2
• Provided sustainable laboratory testing and quality assurance services
• 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
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.
Outputs
5
• Enhanced capacity of food processing enterprises to meet international standards in
global food supply chains.
TCB – Global Forum & Partnerships
Trade Standards Compliance Report
Guide to Private Standards Norad-UNIDO
South-South Training Centres
ISO - UNIDO publications
ISO/IEC 17025 – A Practical Guide
Publication:
Development of Industrial Metrology Laboratories
A Training 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
LABNETWORK
www.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 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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Joint UNIDO-IEC
cooperation
Planned Activities in 2014: Asia Pacific Region
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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.
Thank you for your attention