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Digital Product Passport: A Game Changer for Textile Compliance
A recent project scoping mission to Pakistan highlighted how busily textile and garment exporters prepare for the upcoming EU regulations affecting their sector.

Christian Schoen
3 days ago
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New frontiers in quality infrastructure research
Quality infrastructure refers to the technical institutions supporting global trade while ensuring consumers can purchase safe, healthy, high-quality products and services.
In recent years, scientific interest in quality infrastructure (QI) has grown continuously. The Google Scholar results from 1997 to 2024 confirm this trend.

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Apr 9
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Quality Infrastructure Training opportunities
The Quality Infrastructure (QI) landscape is rapidly evolving, and professionals in the field must keep up with the latest developments....

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Dec 16, 2024
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Enhancing Quality Infrastructure for Medical Technologies in the EU: Precision, Safety, and Innovation
By Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Ozan Aykurt and Folker Spitzenberger The European Union is at the forefront of medical innovation, supported by...

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Dec 13, 2024
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The Relationship Between Metrology Patents and Quality Infrastructure
As we continue our efforts to measure quality infrastructure (QI) development and improve QI data collection to understand QI’s contribution to economic growth, we turn our attention to metrology. We examined the relationship between the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) and the number of metrology patents filed to understand whether it would be a suitable proxy for metrology development.

Ann Ramkissoon
Nov 14, 2024
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Recalibrating Quality: The Role of Risk-Based Thinking
Risk-based thinking has emerged as a cornerstone of modern quality management and is simultaneously used in conformity assessment and market surveillance.

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Oct 28, 2024
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Advancing the Global Quality Infrastructure: Key Insights and Trends from GQII 2023
The “GQII-Report 2023: Insights and Trends on Economies Using Metrology, Standards, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Services” was published earlier this year using 2023 data. The GQII database and ranking integrate information on quality infrastructure (QI) in 185 economies. Each edition collects and analyses data on standardization, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment activities.

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Sep 24, 2024
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Photovoltaic: Quality, Safety, and Sustainability Challenges
<p>In a June 2024 Solar Energy Special, the Economist called solar energy generation the “least obtrusive revolution imaginable.”(The Economist 2024b) According to the International Solar Energy Society, solar power is on track to generate more electricity than all the world’s nuclear power … <a href="https://qi4d.org/2024/09/16/photovoltaic-quality-challenges-and-solutions-a-2024-overview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a

Mesopartner
Sep 16, 2024
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Photovoltaic: Quality, Safety, and Sustainability Challenges
In a June 2024 Solar Energy Special, the Economist called solar energy generation the “least obtrusive revolution imaginable.”( The...

Christian Schoen
Sep 16, 2024
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Gender Perspective in Quality Infrastructure: A Pathway to Equality and Innovation (PART 2)
In a previous post, we discussed the importance and implications of incorporating a gender perspective into QI. We recommended using a framework tailored to the QI context to evaluate contribution levels and progress toward gender equality.

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Jun 26, 2024
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A platform for people interested in Quality Infrastructure. This blog is about QI in straightforward and understandable terms. We discuss current issues and kick-off debates on Quality Infrastructure. Our aim is to initiate dialogue and exchange across the boundaries of institutions and disciplines. The editors of this blog are Christian Schoen and Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, economists and partners of Mesopartner.
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