Publications and Resources

In an increasingly digital world, the PTB has developed a digitalization strategy for its international cooperation activities. This strategy aims to enhance both the internal digital capabilities of PTB's project implementation and support partner institutions—especially in developing and emerging countries—in navigating their own digital transformation. The strategy focuses on four key areas: integrating digital tools in project execution, strengthening digital infrastructure and skills among partner institutions, promoting digitally transformed quality infrastructures (QI), and leveraging QI to facilitate digital change in critical sectors like renewable energy, agriculture, and manufacturing. By fostering reliable data, standards, and digital services, PTB's approach ensures that digital transformation contributes to sustainable development goals (SDGs) and improves the efficiency, accessibility, and resilience of quality systems globally.

This publication, jointly developed by PTB and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), explores the critical role of legal frameworks in supporting and advancing national Quality Infrastructure (QI) systems. QI—including metrology, standardization, accreditation, and conformity assessment—is foundational for enabling safe, reliable products and services, facilitating trade, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report presents guiding principles for the legal structuring of QI systems, aligning them with international practices and ensuring their adaptability in the face of global challenges such as climate change, digitalization, and social equity. Through sector-specific examples and legal guidance, it emphasizes the need for coordinated, transparent, and inclusive legal mechanisms to empower QI as a tool for sustainable economic development, innovation, and social well-being.

A detailed description of the evaluation system used by PTB's Evaluation Unit.

This project supports ASEAN Member States—especially those under the Initiative for ASEAN Integration—in strengthening their Quality Infrastructure (QI) systems to enhance regional economic integration. Through collaboration with ASEAN's technical working groups, the project develops regionally harmonized guidelines, improves institutional capacities, and fosters awareness among policymakers and industry. The expected outcomes include enhanced trade opportunities, increased competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, and broader access to reliable QI services across the region.

This project aims to strengthen Nepal’s Quality Infrastructure (QI) to support sustainable economic development and international market integration. Through a multi-level approach, it enhances national metrology systems, food safety testing, and quality assurance in the pharmaceutical and dairy sectors. Core activities include technical training, accreditation support, and equipment provision for key institutions such as the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM), the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC), and sectoral business associations. The project aligns with Nepal’s Trade Integration Strategy and contributes to SDGs 8, 9, and 17, with indirect benefits for food safety and healthcare.