Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Oct. 20 / Trend , H.Hasanov /
Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov signed a decree to establish a
State Standard Center in Ashgabat, local media reported.
The number of enterprises with foreign investment increase in the country along with integration into the global economy and this requires improvement of approaches to the quality issues, the Neytralniy Turkmenistan newspaper said.
Ashgabat realizes the state program of development of standards for the next five years.
The program outlines measures to improve the standardization, metrology, preparation of highly qualified specialists, introduction of advanced international standards recognized throughout the world and establishment of ties with foreign national certification bodies.
Standardization provides high competitiveness of the domestic economy, protects the domestic market from low-quality goods and services and ensures introduction of innovative technologies and integration into the global economy.