Quality Village positions Ethiopia to align more effectively with int’l standards: PMO

Addis Ababa, November 23, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopia is set to inaugurate the “Quality Village” today, a landmark national quality infrastructure project initiated several years ago during Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s tenure as Minister of Science and Technology, the Office of the Prime Minister announced.

The institutions housed within Quality Village include the Ethiopian Standards Institute, Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise, Ethiopian Metrology Institute, Ethiopian Accreditation Service, and Ethiopian Technology Authority.

Ethiopia’s National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) aims to enhance the quality assurance services available to businesses by strengthening the country’s overall quality framework. The NQI encompasses standards development, metrology, accreditation, conformity assessment, market surveillance, and quality promotion, according to the office.

Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and enhanced capabilities, Quality Village positions Ethiopia to align more effectively with international standards, reducing technical barriers and enabling greater participation in global trade, the office said.