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BOBS & BITC sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) and Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), on the 30th March 2017 signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at promoting the mutual cooperation between BOBS & BITC for the expansion of trade and investment.
Amongst others, the MoU will focus on:
To design standardised processes, ... (read more)

5 weeks ago

PRESS RELEASE - BOS 65-1:2003 Reconditioning of Firefighting Equipment
PRESS RELEASE - BOS 65 - April 2017.pdf

5 weeks ago

Press Release World Metrology Day2017
Press Release World Metrology Day2017.pdf

5 weeks ago

PRESS RELEASE - ISO REGIONAL WORKSHOP May 2017
PRESS RELEASE - ISO REGIONAL WORKSHOP May 2017.pdf

2 months ago

PUBLIC NOTICE REVISED PRICES FOR NATIONAL STANDARDS
The public and stakeholders are advised to take note of the revised prices of the national Botswana Standards. BOBS has adopted the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) pricing system that groups standards according to a range of the number of pages and assigns it to a particular code or group.

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3 months ago