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Promoting Sustainable Conformity Assessment in Asia-Pacific

Read the wrap-up and closing session conclusions and recommendations from the Joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on Sustainable Conformity Assessment for the Asia-Pacific Region held in Yangon City, Myanmar in November 2013. The forum discussed the need for developing countries to build their own capacity in standardization and testing for achieving sustainable conformity assessment. Encouraging participation from regulators and enhancing national standardization capability were key focus areas. Recommendations were made for active participation in ITU standards-making processes and continued awareness raising and capacity building activities.

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Promoting Sustainable Conformity Assessment in Asia-Pacific

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  1. Joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on Sustainable Conformity Assessmentfor Asia-Pacific Region (Yangon City, Republic of Union of Myanmar25-27 November 2013) Wrapup and Closing Session Xiaoya Yang, ITU OusephPadickakudi, UNIDO

  2. Key conclusions (1) • Developing countries need to build their own national capacity in standardization, regulation, quality infrastructure, testing capability and testing standards, certification system. • ITU-UNIDO joint forum is appreciated that participating countries exchanged information, shared experience and best practices • Encourage participation from regulators from developing countries in ITU-T • enhance national standardization capability and harmonize national standards with international standards

  3. Key conclusions (2) • technical support from ITU and UNIDO for testing equipment & training to create testing labs according to national need • 3rd party regional reference lab for telecom/ICT is a feasible approach, need ITU-UNIDO assistance for MRA/Regional collaboration • ITU CA programme will help developing countries with limited ICT testing and certification capability

  4. Key recommendations (1) • Ministries, standardization bodies, industry and relevant stakeholders are invited to participate more actively in ITU standards making process to contribute their testing methods and practices, and to make sure their needs of standards are addressed and their concerns are taken into consideration in ITU’s standard. • ITU was requested to facilitate participation of national standardization bodies in ITU-T.

  5. Key recommendations (2) • ITU and UNIDO to continue awareness raising and capacity building on sustainable conformity assessment and sharing of experience by organizing training, study visit and workshops in the Region • ITU and UNIDO to collaborate and undertake pre-feasibility assessment of establishing small-scale testing lab focus on mobile phones, BTS, etc. at request of countries based on their needs

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