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This project aims to strengthen the national quality infrastructure (QI) to support sustainable economic development in Tunisia. By enhancing QI services—particularly in the chemical and electrical/electronic sectors—the initiative helps laboratories and businesses meet both national and international standards, especially regarding environmental protection and sustainable development. It promotes the efficient use of resources, improved product quality, and greater consumer safety. Through capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and better coordination between public QI institutions and private industry, the project fosters innovation, competitiveness, and a more resilient economy aligned with sustainability goals.

This project supports the development of a robust quality infrastructure to enable the growth of the renewable energy sector in Tunisia. In line with national strategies for energy, industry, and innovation, the project strengthens the technical and institutional capacities of quality infrastructure organizations to meet international standards related to safety, quality, and sustainability. Ultimately, this contributes to a just and environmentally sound energy transition, benefitting Tunisia’s economy and society while supporting global climate goals.

This evaluation assesses the four-year regional project (2020–2024) led by PTB in cooperation with the Organization of American States and regional quality infrastructure (QI) institutions to enhance the role of QI in supporting circular economy (CE) transitions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Using OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, the project was rated positively across relevance (1.8), coherence (2.5), effectiveness (1.5), efficiency (2.0), impact (1.5), and sustainability (1.7). The project successfully facilitated institutional capacity building, regional cooperation, and integration of QI services into CE frameworks using tools like CABUREK and CALIDENA. Despite some limitations in inter-agency collaboration and the evolving definition of CE, the evaluation found significant contributions to policy development, service innovation, and cross-border partnerships. The project is shown to have strengthened the strategic and technical readiness of regional QI systems to support sustainable, circular economic models.

This study presents a comprehensive benchmarking of Tunisia's quality infrastructure (QI) system. Using the PTB’s analytical tool tailored for national QI systems, the study evaluates the institutional and operational performance of key QI components including metrology, standardization, accreditation, conformity assessment, and market surveillance. The assessment draws on both quantitative indicators and qualitative analysis through stakeholder interviews and document reviews. The findings highlight strengths in Tunisia’s standardization and accreditation frameworks, while also identifying critical gaps in legal metrology and inter-institutional coordination. The report provides strategic recommendations aimed at aligning Tunisia’s QI system with international best practices to support sustainable economic development and facilitate trade.

A Quality Infrastructure Roadmap for green hydrogen. This report, supported by the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), presents a Roadmap for developing a quality infrastructure system for green hydrogen.