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International Projects
Case study 1
Improving the business environment in China
What makes up Quality
International Projects worked with their Chinese counterparts in adopting and piloting international standards for sustainable cities
BSI’s International Projects team has come a long way since it was fi rst established 20 years ago. It was created in response to requests from other National Standards Bodies (NSBs) to share BSI’s expertise in standardization and its work has since expanded to larger, more long-term, complex programmes. The purpose of International Projects is to
improve people’s lives by realizing inclusive and sustainable development in developing and emerging economies. The team does this mainly by building up a country’s ‘quality infrastructure’ (QI - see pop-up above) and reducing barriers to trade to encourage investment and create more opportunities to access global markets. “Until recently, we’ve mainly been
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delivering international projects that improve the quality and competitiveness of markets, products and services in developing and emerging economies” says Jennifer Bisset, a Principal Consultant at BSI. “It makes it really interesting as we work with countries which are at different places in their journey, strengthening their quality infrastructure ecosystems and sharing knowledge. “However, we’re now starting to see more
projects that require support and technical assistance to address global challenges. For example, we’re providing guidance for PPE manufacturers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re raising awareness of food waste with our educational project in Mongolia (see page 24) and we’re
The strategic objective of the UK-China Business Environment Programme was to improve the business environment in China by strengthening the legal and regulatory framework and its implementation, compliance and enforcement. The Standards strand complemented the objectives of the Chinese Government to reform the standardization system and aimed to improve the adoption and use of international standards in China. Ash Green, First Secretary Trade
Policy at the British Embassy in Beijing, said of the programme, “One of the key successes to come out of this programme is the desire from both sides for the technical experts to maintain engagement and to support the increased adoption of international standards. “There was a mutual respect in terms of the technical expertise and in terms of a genuine willingness and desire to learn from one another about our respective processes and approaches. Those relationships I think will endure
Jennifer Bisset
and will be a lasting legacy of the programme in the UK-China bilateral relationship.” International Projects worked together with their Chinese counterparts in adopting and piloting international standards for Sustainable Cities – demonstrating the benefi ts of increased usage of international standards in China. Through its work in Sustainable Cities, the programme is working towards making four cities and communities more inclusive, safer, more resilient and sustainable towards supporting the global transformation to green growth and carbon reduction. Other expected benefi ts of the
programme are to improve the quality of Chinese proposals submitted to international standards bodies and an increased understanding of the positive impact of using international standards in China. Further information about the project
is available in BSI’s Insights newsletter and in the Supporting UK-China trade and innovation Podcast.
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