SMIIC General Secretariat and delegates from SMIIC Members participated in the International Symposium on “The Effects of Standardization on Global Economy” held on the 25-26 November 2013 in İstanbul, Republic of Turkey organized by the esteemed SMIIC Member Turkish Standards Institution (TSE).
The two day conference organised under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Turkey, aimed to facilitate studies for eliminating technical barriers to trade between countries and regions, to raise the level of quality of life of society at large and to raise the awareness of all our stakeholders about standardization. The symposium included the following panels and workshops on:
- Effects of standardization on employment and economic development,
- Effects of standardization on efficiency,
- Effects of standardization on innovation,
- Effects of standardization on competitiveness of SMEs,
- Standardization and technical barriers to foreign trade,
- Standardization and intellectual property rights,
- Conformity Assessment,
- Halal food certification and related regulations in the world,
- Green buildings,
- Forest certification (Carbon footprint),
- Standardization in construction materials and construction sector,
- Software standardization and calibration practices in health sector,
- Standardization in transportation.
SMIIC General Secretariat gave a speech on the “SMIIC and Halal Food Standards” during the “Halal Food Certification and related regulations in the world” panel.
