Standardisation in development

Camilla Åberg, Manager International Relations

Sweden’s policy on trade and aid

“Free and Fair World Trade” Statement of Government Policy 2014

WTO’s TBT Agreement = gaining from increased regional and

international trade Contributing to overall goal of poverty reduction

Swedish Government’s strategy for Global Politics for development (PGU)

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida

• Good environmental and sustainable practice promoted in ISO standards

• Reduced environmental impact from production

• Function as support to trade opportunities through improved access to global markets

• Improved consumer protection and safety

• Supportive of development of national legislation / technical regulations

• Improved influence by stakeholders from private sector in regulations/standards that they are directly affected by

• Increased global relevance and tools for working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Importance of standards

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Standardisation

Openness

Stakeholder driven

Consensus

Voluntary

Principle of standards

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SIS projects around the world

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East African Community, EAC

South and Southeast Asia Agadir region

Western Africa, ECOWAS

Western Balkan

Palestine

Eastern Europe

International level:

Experts from National Committees influence the development of ISO

standards

National level:

Awareness raising about the ISO standard in your country

National level:

Implement ISO standard in companies/organisations

International level:

Trade opportunities/requirements according to ISO standards

National level:

Establishment of Technical Committee with national experts

How to link national standardisation to international trade

Agreement with Sida Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida

Swedish Government’s strategy for Global Politics for development (PGU)

SESA & EAC countries: Owner and implementer of activities

SIS: Receiver of funds and facilitator

Sida: Financial support

SESA countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

EAC countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

Programme Participants

National Standards Organisations

Private companies

Organisations and NGOs

Business Councils, Chambers of Commerce

Universities

Ministry and Government Institutions

Policy Institutions

Swedish Standards Institute, SIS

Swedish National Board of Trade

Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment

(Swedac)

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida

Two components:

STANDARD SETTING:

Increase capacity to become more actively involved in the

development of ISO standards.

Increase the cooperation between National Standardisation

organisations and private/public sector

– ISO 13065 Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy

STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION:

Strengthen capacity in the practical usage of ISO standards and

development of guidelines for standard implementation

– ISO/TS 14067 Carbon Footprint of Products

Important to work on all levels:

Results:

• Direct result of the active participation in ISO 13065 Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy, in

Indonesia where stakeholders within the sectors of waste management and palm oil receive

support in implementing the standard for trade related purposes.

• Two universities in Uganda have incorporated ISO 14067 (Carbon Footprint of Products)

and LCA methodology in the curriculum of education programmes and students have

established their own consultancy companies to support other companies/organisations.

• 95% of the participants in the programme in Asia and 57% of the participants in the

programme in East Africa (EAC) state that their organisations have improved their active

participation in international standardisation as a result of the programmes.

• Increased the network to include other organisations/stakeholders not directly engaged in

standardisation to link standards/standardisation into other areas such as development of

trade regulations, harmonisation of regional cooperation, consumer protection, policy level,

human rights etc.

• Increased the linkage to other areas of main interest as part of the UN Sustainable

development goals, sustainability, health, environment, economic growth, fair trade etc.

• Improved coordination between the National Standardisation institutions in the regional

cooperations, such as ASEAN, EAC, Agadir, EU etc..

Thank you!