As a result of the attention paid in our country in recent years to the development of production in the field of electrical engineering, the development of new types of products has significantly increased production and exports.

On August 4 of the current year an online dialogue was held on the implementation of the Technical Cooperation Program signed with the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO).

On July 05 of the current year, an online meeting was held with  Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA).

On June 28 of this year, the 6th meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Turkey was held in Tashkent.

The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical, Cultural, Sports and Youth Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was held on May 03-05 this year.

The need for accurate measurement results that are comparable between laboratories anywhere in the world has never been greater. To achieve this, one needs metrologically traceable reference materials for use in the calibration and validation of measurement methods. These are known as certified reference materials or CRMs. Reference materials in general also play an important part in other aspects of quality assurance in testing, and a new ISO technical committee in this field has just been formed.

       Small hydropower (SHP) plants provide a clean, renewable and inexpensive source of energy that can be implemented virtually anywhere where there is enough water. A great solution for supplying electricity in remote rural areas, its usefulness is clear, yet its potential remains largely untapped. A new series of guidance documents has just been published with the aim of stimulating the market everywhere, particularly where it is needed most.

On March 25 current year, an online meeting was held in cooperation with the Uzstandard Agency, the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Uzbekistan.

         At the present time, the Uzstandard Agency cooperates in its industry with the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (IGC), the Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), the Institute of Standards and Metrology of Islamic countries (SMIIC), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), European Organization for Standardization (CEN), GLOBAL GAP.

As previously reported, a license agreement was signed between the Uzstandard agency and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC).