Free Standards in the fight against COVID-19
Apr-03-2020
In response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, many standards organizations worldwide have decided to make freely available a series of standards used in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This ...
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Producers of Essential Oils in Africa go live!
Mar-30-2020
As part of the support to strengthen industry associations, a website of the Southern African Essential Oil Producers’ Association (SAEOPA) was launched in March 2020. UNIDO supported the development ...
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GMIS2020 is going digital
Mar-30-2020
The third edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS2020) was originally intended to take place alongside Hannover Messe in Germany on April 20 to 22, 2020. Howev...
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Armenian apparel manufacturers establish mask production lines to help fight coronavirus
Mar-27-2020
YEREVAN, 24 March 2020 - During these unprecedented times, with hospitals and public officials scrounging for protective gear for medical workers and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rising at a...
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Enhanced Competitiveness for Cosmetic Products from Ghana
Mar-25-2020
From 2 to 3 March 2020, UNIDO conducted a Cosmetic Conference in Tamale, Ghana within the WACOMP Ghana (West Africa Competitiveness Programme), project funded by EU and implemented by UNIDO. The confe...
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Protected Geographical Indications for Market Access in Morocco and Tunisia
Mar-23-2020
In a globalized world, quality and compliance with market requirements and standards are essential for companies to remain competitive. To access export markets, producers must meet various standards ...
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Branding for competitiveness and sustainable growth
Mar-19-2020
The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, and the President of the European Brand Institute (EBI), Gerhard Hrebicek, signed a Memorandum of Under...
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UNIDO support Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States
Mar-17-2020
Responding to the growing demand for support to advance economic competitiveness through trade policy reforms in the Arab region, UNIDO department of Trade, Investment and Innovation successfully deli...
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Unlocking the Potential of Industry 4.0 for Developing Countries
Mar-16-2020
How can countries in Asia and the Pacific unlock the full potential of Industry 4.0? As new technologies are developing quickly, they do not diffuse evenly across countries and industries. “Everyone c...
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UNIDO workshop on Quality Infrastructure for 4IR, Cambodia
Mar-11-2020
UNIDO organized successfully a training on Standards and Quality Infrastructure for Innovation in Kampong Thom, Cambodia from 25 to 27 February, 2020. The three-day workshop gathered over 20 policymak...
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Gender equality in the context of the fourth industrial revolution
Mar-10-2020
International Women’s Day on 8 March every year is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extra...
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Global Quality and Standards Programme active in 11 countries worldwide
Mar-04-2020
The Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) is an innovative programme that helps small producers to enhance the quality of their products, meet international standards and export right around t...
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