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In the section "Events" you will now find a preliminary overview of upcoming events of the Global Project Quality Infrastructure. Please note that the exact time and date of the events are not yet finally confirmed.

In 2018, the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL), the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) and GIZ have promoted a series of activities to establish a conducive environment to advance electromobility in Brazil through technical regulation.

On 18 June, stakeholders of the German industry and QI landscape will have the opportunity to discuss future cooperation topics for the bilateral dialogues with Brazil and Mexico.

On the occasion of the Hannover Messe trade show for industrial technology, an Indian government delegation headed by Secretary Dr A. R. Sihag of the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) visited Germany from 2 - 5 April 2019. The Global Project Quality Infrastructure (GPQI) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) supported DHI’s visit to Germany.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released a Standards National Action Plan (SNAP) on 29 March 2019. The plan supplements the Indian National Strategy for Standardization (INSS) which the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry released in June 2018.

On 1 April 2019, the Indian Ambassador to Germany, Ms Mukta D. Tomar, signed a “fast-track” agreement with State Secretary Mr Christian Hirte of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The agreement intends to ease investments and doing business for Indian companies in Germany.