fas 2 normer och standarder i Bolivia

Since the past Project Steering Committee (PSC) held in May 2023 between Sida and BSI-NIRAS-IBNORCA, a large number of activities in each component were developed, especially in the areas of environment and diversity, gender and inclusion. IBNORCA has signed new collaboration agreements with other National Standards Bodies (NSBs) for the upcoming years and updated on-going agreements. The support given to Ibnorca related with standardization matters, has contributed in a positive way to improve the participation of interested parties in technical committees and the participation of Ibnorca in international committees, which Ibnorca aims to expand. Creating a network with Bolivian universities and raising awareness of the importance of standards was one of Ibnorca's priorities from the begining of the second phase of the project. This educational program was very well received by the universities. By November 2023, 526 teachers were trained, 32 IBNOTECAS were installed, there were over 3,767 visualisations of standards, and over 1,000 standards were used by universities. One of the most important results, was the development and implementation of Ibnorca's Communication and Marketing Strategy

The purpose of this project is to continue developing and strengthening the implementation of norms and standards in Bolivia, further to the previous Support to increased capacity in standardization and implementation of standards in Bolivia: Focus on the water sector, a project which was recently completed. This assignment aims to strengthen Bolivia´s capability to develop national and regional standards, and influence and make use of the ISO system. The thematic focus of the project is on sustainable development and improved environment (water, solid waste, circular economy, and climate action), in line with Bolivia's priorities and challenges. It is aligned with the Swedish bilateral cooperation strategy with Bolivia, the UN SDGs, and the Bolivian Economic and Social Development Plan. This project has been structured as follows: Component 1 Standardization Support, focuses on building capacity within Ibnorca strengthening their collaboration and identification of private/public stakeholders. Component 2 Commercial Services Support, focuses on increasing the ability of Ibnorca to provide services to its stakeholders and the international recognition of these provided services. Component 3 Information Technology Support, this component seeks the technological alignment of all activities of Ibnorca into one integrated system that improves its ability to provide the services in a efficient and effective manner in order to deliver their business objectives. Component 4 Standards Awareness Support, component based on achieve the ability of Ibnorca to influence the contents of standards through its participation in national/regional/international technical committees with organizations such as Conformity Assessment. Component 5 Conformity Assessment Support, this component intends to assist Ibnorca´ s Conformity Assessment (CA) department through capacity building and the development of documentation to support in obtaining accreditation for the identified ISO/IEC certification standards. Component 6 Environment, Climate and Sustainable use of natural resources Support, focuses on increasing the implementation of voluntary standards in support of relevant regulations in the areas of climate change, environment and use of water. Also, this component intends to support Ibnorca to influence the government's regulatory rulemaking process and the achievement of long-term objectives of the government. Component 7 Gender and Inclusion Support, cross-cutting component which aims to incorporate Gender & Inclusion (G&I) considerations throughout the project.