Joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on Sustainable Conformity Assessment for

Joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on Sustainable Conformity Assessment for Asia-Pacific Region (Yangon City, Republic of Union of Myanmar 25 -27 November 2013) Experience of IT Standards Development & Initiation of National Accreditation Focal Point in Myanmar Dr Thit Lwin, Principal Scientist Myanma Scientific & Technological Research Dept. ttlwin 1@gmail. com Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013

Contents Component I : International, Regional and National System Component II: Initiation of NAFP in Myanmar Component III: Experience of IT Standards Development in Myanmar Component IV: IT Sector Conformity Assessment Gap in Myanmar Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 2

Component I National Standards System relation with International & Regional System Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 3

International, Regional and National System Standardization Conformity Assessment Legal Metrology Measurement Standards International Regional APEC SCSC ACCSQ WG 1 National APLAC, PAC, ACCSQ WG 2 At present MSTRD National Standards Council has Proposed in draft law Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 APLMF ACCSQ WG 3 APMP, ASEAN COST Expert Group Metrology Laboratory, MSTRD NAB has proposed in draft law Metrology Law has been drafted 4

ACCSQ Structure Summit AEM SEOM ACCSQ WG 1 Standards &MRA WG 2 Conformity Assessment WG 3 Legal Metrology Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 PWG Cosmetics PWG Pharmaceuticals PWG Electrical & Electronics Equipment PWG Prepared Foodstuff PWG Automotives PWG Wood-based PWG Agro-based PWG Traditional Medicine& Health Supplement PWG Rubber-based PWG Medical Devices Taskforce on Building & Construction 5

MSTRD leads ACCSQ Activities in Myanmar Regional Organization Responsibility ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) Leader WG 1 (Standards and MRA) Focal Point WG 2 (Accreditation& Conformity Assessment) Focal Point WG 3 (Legal Metrology) Focal Point PWGs (Product Working Groups) Leader of 11 - PWGs Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 6

ASEAN Harmonization (1) Standards and Technical Regulation Harmonisation of technical standards/ technical requirements for Priority Integration Sectors Metrology ASEAN Common Requirements on Legal Metrology NAWI Guideline Pre-packaged products guideline Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 7

ASEAN Harmonization (2) Development of MRA on conformity assessment results harmonised regulatory regime MRAs on priority sectors Rules for the application of the ASEAN Conformity Mark Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 8

ACCSQ-WG 2 Policy and Strategy on AB of member states Accreditation and Conformity Assessment System in Member States WG 2 agreed to compile the Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) of each AMS. Strengthening the competence of Accreditation Bodies: Support for CLM for establishment of Focal Point for Accreditation and subsequently Accreditation Bodies; (Key Strategy 2013 -2015) Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 9

ACCSQ-WG 2 Policy and Strategy on AB of member states AEAN has no plan to establish Regional Accreditation system like EA All member states agree to use the existing mechanism of Asia-Pacific Regional Accreditation System Each member states has to establish a NAB and compile them Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei has not yet established AB Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 10

Component II: Initiation of NAFP in ASEAN & Myanmar Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 11

ASEAN-PTB Technical Assistance Project for NAFP To support for the development of conformity assessment infrastructure at CLMV member states. (ACCSQ-WG 2 Strategic Work plan Item 2. 1 ) The expected output To set up Focal Points/Accreditation Bodies in CLM Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 12

ASEAN-PTB Technical Assistance Project for NAFP Introduction of NAFP concept 19 th PAC Plenary Meeting(Hong Kong, 2012 June) Mr. Manfred Kindler Initial visit of CLM (June 2013) Mr. Manfred Kindler & Mr. Hans-Peter Ischi Introduce the concept of NAFP &Training Output: draft road map for NAFP Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 13

ASEAN-PTB Technical Assistance Project for NAFP ASEAN - PTB ISO/IEC 17011 TRAINING (30 Sept. to 4 Oct. 2013, Yangon, Myanmar) MSTRD host the event Brunei request to participate 3 -Participants from each country Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar + (Brunei) Mr. Hans-Peter Ischi & Mr. Ekanit Romyanon Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 14

Output: ASEAN-PTB Technical Assistance Project for NAFP Drafting Structure and Policy for potential Accreditation Body of each participating country Handling of accreditation application by the NAFP on behalf of Partner Accreditation Body ISO/IEC 17011 training for Accreditation Personnel Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 15

National Accreditation Focal Point in Myanmar MSTRD has to establish an AB after the approval of Law according to the some provisions of the law Before establish the NAB recognized by International MRA, MOST has planned to establish NAFP to cooperate as partner AB with a NAB of one of ASEAN member states Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 16

Plan for NAFP Manager Select ILAC MRA Partner AB Joint Certificate Accreditation Service 2015 Establish NAFP Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 17

Component III: Experience of IT Standards Development in Myanmar Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 18

National Standardization Process Law on Standardization is under review process of parliament and public comments Concurrent with the submission of Draft Law to parliament, MSTRD has established 19 -TCs depend on national socio-economic needs, (among them, 1 -TC for IT include) Function Starting from June 2013 (50) TC meetings up to now proposed to draft (30) National Standards include (1) IT draft standards Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 19

Information Technology and Telecommunication Standards TC Establish in June 2013 (17) Members Chaired by DG of PTD Members include all stakeholders (from Land Transport, IT University, Engineering University, Computer association, Broadcasting, Industry, MSTRD, Myanmar Railway, Importer, Manufacturer) 3 - meetings (July, August, October) Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 20

Draft IT Standrds Agree to draft the very first IT standards for Myanmar Characteristic of a Single mode optical fiber cable (reference: ITU recommendation G. 652 D and ISO/IEC 61300– 3 -35 for) Status Proposal Stage Committee Stage Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 21

COMPONETN IV: IT Sector Conformity Assessment Gap in Myanmar Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 22

Existing Conformity Assessment for IT products Testing Laboratories for IT products are not available in country Endorsed the certificate of importing country by Post and Telecommunication Department on checking the specification of some products Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 23

Future Plan for IT Conformity Assessment in Myanmar To Encourage to establish IT Testing Labs To establish immediately Testing labs by developing countries is difficult NAFP/NAB recognize test certificates of labs through Asia-Pacific regional MRA Endorse by regulators if the certificates has issued from recognized labs by NAB Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 24

Conclusions and Recommendations Developing IT National Standards is rely on Testing Facilities Establishment of Testing Labs in IT technology, if possible Using the Asia-Pacific Regional MRA mechanism for accreditation of testing labs will be cost effective and ensure the quality assurance Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 25

Thank you for your attention Yangon City, Myanmar, 25 November 2013 26