Congo and Gabon industrial standardization efforts

In observance of World Standards Day, officials from the Republic of the Congo and Gabon highlighted the importance of technical standardization for industrial growth and economic competitiveness.

In the Republic of the Congo, Minister of Industrial Development Michel Djombo called for the integration of standards into public policy and urged businesses to treat quality as an investment. The government is working to establish a national standardization and quality management system to support economic diversification, specifically within the organic and agri-food sectors. This includes creating a national conformity mark for local and imported products to ensure business credibility and consumer safety.

In Gabon, former Minister of Industry and Local Transformation Lubin Ntoutoume described standardization as a tool for economic trust and a lever for industrial competitiveness. He noted that guaranteeing product quality and process reliability is essential for the successful transformation of natural resources. The Gabonese strategy focuses on making quality a national production imperative to facilitate market access and productive sovereignty.