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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Developing the pharmaceutical industry in West Africa
Mar-02-2020
Since early 2017 UNIDO has been collaborating with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) to support the upgrading of the pharmaceutical industry in the ECOWAS region. One key result of this coll...
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Nature-like and Convergent Technologies as drivers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Feb-28-2020
The twenty-first century has presented mankind with a number of major challenges that threaten the sustainable development of civilization. In order to overcome these challenges, new approaches to dev...
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Strategic Action Plan for Sustainable Bush Value Chains in Namibia
Feb-26-2020
Bush encroachment is a serious problem in Namibia, it hampers agricultural productivity and therewith threatens the livelihood of the local population. Currently, 26-30 million hectares of Namibian ra...
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Increased Competitiveness through the application of Lean Management at Shop Floor Level
Feb-24-2020
What do SMEs in emerging economies, and countries in transition have to do in order to compete in a global marketplace? They have to significantly improve their approach to manufacturing. UNIDO introd...
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Ensuring Industrial Safety The Role of Government, Regulations, Standards and New Technologies
Feb-17-2020
Industrial processes are exposed to dangers such as natural hazards, political instability (sabotage), and cyber-attacks. These can cause massive damage to industry, workers and the environment. Inter...
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