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Quality for Africa

The global architecture of quality infrastructure talks to the following components: metrology, standardization and accreditation and the way they are interrelated.

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The African Union Commission Strategic Plan 2009-2012 under its Strategic pillar 2, paragraph 70, states:
“It is intended that sustainable economic development will be achieved through accelerating infrastructure development to boost interconnectivity, reliability and cost effectiveness; promoting the growth of intra-Africa trade and investments and through integrating Africa into the global market’’.

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The attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a challenge for most African countries as this is closely linked to economic and social development.
A well coordinated and integrated Pan-African Quality Infrastructure will boost both intra-African and Global trade, which could foster the attainment of the MDGs.

Since the signing of the Abuja Treaty, there has been signifi cant progress in the establishment of national and regional quality infrastructure systems across the continent. At the continental
level, progress has been witnessed in the development of PAQI bodies, which currently consist of the African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO), the African Electrotechnical Standardisation Commission (AFSEC), the Intra-Africa Metrology System (AFRIMETS), and the African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC). These now form the main pillars of the PAQI (PAQI) architecture, with the ultimate purpose of benefi ting national, regional and continental economies, through their collaboration and envisaged synergy.

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Structure of the Pan African Quality Infrastructure

Based on the existing PAQI bodies (ARSO, AFRAC, AFRIMETS, and AFSEC), and in accordance
with international norms and best practices.

Vision

To be an effi cient, effective, sustainable and internationally recognized PAQI contributing towards achievement of African socioeconomic goals.

Mission

To strengthen the regional and global competitiveness of Africa’s goods and services and contribute towards an improved quality of life for the African people through prudent use of standards, measurements, conformity assessment and accreditation.

PAQI Pillars

The Pan African Quality Infrastracture has 4 Pillars

African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC)

Dr Celestine Okanya

Chairperson

Intra-Africa Metrology System (AFRIMETS)

Dr Henry Rotich

Chairperson

African Electrotechnical
Standardisation Commission (AFSEC)

Eng. Omneya M Kamal Sabry

Executive Director

African Organization for Standardisation
(ARSO)

Dr Hermogene Nsengimana

Secretary General

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Pan African Quality Infrastructure – PAQI

The cornerstone has been laid in Nairobi, April 2011, when the chairpersons and secretaries of the Pan-African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI) institutions met the first time.

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