Burkina Faso: ABNORM Marks World Standardization Day in Dédougou
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Mouhoun: ABNORM raises Bankui stakeholders' awareness of standardization issues (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Dédougou, ABNORM marked World Standards Day with awareness sessions for socio-economic actors and students in Bankui. The agency presented the role of standards in product quality, certification and competitiveness.
Burkina Faso: ABNORM Marks World Standardization Day in Dédougou (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
ABNORM marked World Standardization Day 2026 in Dédougou on 14 and 15 October, with a seminar for socio-economic actors and a debate with students of Université Daniel-Ouezzin-Coulibaly. More than 1,400 standards have been developed since the agency was created.
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