Did you know? There is an African Standard on Yams

Did you know? There's an African Standard on Disposable Diapers for Infants

Did you know? There's an African Standard on Wheelbarrows...

Did you know? There's an African Standard on Brown Rice

Did you know? There's an African Standard on Passion Fruits...

⁦⁦⁦Dr ⁦Eve Gadzikwa⁩ from ARSO Zimbabwe says “the common language for trade is Standard” which is critical for trading quality goods. Webinar hosted by Shared Value Africa Initiative and ⁦CGCSA⁩ #Africa #africafreetrade ⁦African Union Mission to the UN⁩

Join the discussion 9th September:Promoting Africa’s industrialization and implementation of #AfCFTA agreement through Boosting of Intra-African Trade &the competitiveness of Made in Africa Products ⁦ECA⁩ ⁦@TradeMarkEastA⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@AUTradeIndustry⁩

I had the most restful weekend with this little wonderful human being. Bless!!

On #WorldStandardsDay2020 (14 October), the WTO Secretariat is organizing a discussion on the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee's 6 principles for developing international standards 👇 #wtotbt For registration & more details: bit.ly/3d7ufjE

World Standards Day 2020 calls upon everyone to protect the Planet with Standards

"There cannot be any meaningful transformation in terms of industry 4.0 without revitalization of the steel value chain and entire ecosystem" said Eng Manhuwa when we visited Machtec Engineeting, one of the modernised steel foundries in Bulawayo.

Kamala Harris has made history as the first female Vice President of the USA. This is such a huge inspiration and affirmation of women around the world. We look forward to your able leadership as well as transformation of the lives of the marginalised. Way to go Kamala Harris!

Africa Industrialisation Week kicks off this week under the theme Inclusive and Sustainable Indistrialisation in the AfCFTA Era. Productivity of SMEs, Women and Youth are at the centre of the full implementation of the single market which covers 1.2b consumers and GDP of 2.5T USD

Adopt & Adjust: Enhancing Productivity to penetrate African markets. Interesting insights into core elements to drive productivity -Workplace Cooperation -Quality Management -Cleaner Production -Human Resources Management -Occupational Safety & Health youtu.be/3494I4smdzQ

Inclusive & Sustainable Industrialisation in the AfCFTA was the theme of AIW 2020. Congratulations UNIDO for placing Quality Infrastructure and Standards at the centre of the discussions. SMEs, Women and Youth must be integrated #AIW #AfCFTA #Unido #inclusive #industrialisation

I participated as a panelist at the ICSAZ 2020 Conference that was themed Transforming Governance and Accounting in the New Normal: A call to action. Key take homes were; Goverance, Risk, Compliance Leveraging #data #Reskilling Self Regulation #ICSAZ #IFAC #CGI #PAFA #SAZ #ISO

Attending the inaugural Virtual SME Summit where speakers are unpacking SMEs realities in COVID-19 era; -SME value chains -Shared value -SME challenges -Funding models -Understanding the SME ecosystem -Alternative investments -Collaborative mindset #BancABCSMESummit #SAZ #SMEs

CEO ART is meeting with policy makers to discuss strategies to enter AfCFTA in 2021. Priority areas; -Production of quality goods leveraging Standards -Private sector/govt engagement -Industrialisation -Import Substitution -Consumer Protection #ceo-art #SAZ #Zimtrade #Afcfta

Happy Holidays! Sending warm wishes to all our fabulous experts, members, and the entire ISO family! 🤗

Seasons Greetings 🎄 Now that the euphoria of the historic EU / UK Post Brexit Deal is done and dusted 4 and 1/2 years after the referendum in 2016, what can we expect bilaterally and in the context of the AfCFTA single market come 01 Jan?