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Advancing the Global Quality Infrastructure: Key Insights and Trends from GQII 2023

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

The “GQII-Report 2023: Insights and Trends on Economies Using Metrology, Standards, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Services” was published earlier this year using 2023 data. The GQII database and ranking integrate information on quality infrastructure (QI) in 185 economies. Each edition collects and analyses data on standardization, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment activities. Data from multiple sources is used to ensure comparability and a formula is used to calculate each economy’s score and position in the global QI ranking.

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Quality Infrastructure for an African single market

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

African Integration Day, 2020 July 7

African countries are slowly increasing their economic exchange, but trade with countries outside the continent is still dominant. Whereas in 1995 intra-African exports accounted for only 10% of total African exports, this share rose to 17% in 2017. By comparison, interregional exports in Europe are worth 69% of total exports.[1] These numbers show the enormous potential of a continent’s economic integration.

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