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What is the News?
India and Germany have signed a Work Plan 2022 during the virtually held 8th meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure.
What is the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure?
The Group was established in 2013.
It meets annually to identify areas of cooperation to support and strengthen quality infrastructure in the country, taking into account the needs and requirements of relevant stakeholders from diverse technology areas so as to support bilateral trade.
What are the key highlights from the Group meeting?
India and Germany have signed a Work Plan 2022. The plan aims to cooperate in strengthening quality infrastructure, reducing technical barriers to trade, enhancing product safety and strengthening consumer protection.
The areas identified for collaboration include mobility, energy, circular economy, smart farming/ agriculture, medical devices, digitalisation (artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 and other new technology areas), machinery safety, medical devices and equipment and market surveillance.
Global Quality Infrastructure Index(GQII)
A Global Quality Infrastructure Index(GQII) study conducted by the German side was also shared during the group meeting.
As per the study, India is placed at the seventh position on standardization aspect, ninth for accreditation activities and 19th for metrology related activities.
India scored 95.6 out of 100 and is ranked at 10th place in the world for the overall quality infrastructure environment in the country.
Source: This post is based on the article “Work Plan 2022 signed between India and Germany to strengthen Quality Infrastructure, reduce technical barriers” published in PIB on 17th Feb 2022.
