NEWSLETTER IEC AFFILIATE COUNTRY PROGRAMME

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Newsletter
IEC Affiliate Country
Programme
June 2011
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
Affiliate Newsletter No. 25, June 2011
EDITORIAL
Happy birthday to ALL Affiliates!
The Affiliate Country Programme was launched by the IEC in 2001 and is now 10 years old. A lot
has been achieved over the past decade. Three Affiliate Leaders successively brought their
contribution to make the Programme grow and to ensure that developing countries are not left
behind on the path of international electrotechnical standardization.
Gene Hutchinson, Botswana (2002-2003), helped launch the Programme, bringing his international
experience with developing countries in the field of standardization. Mesai Girma, Ethiopia (2003 2006), saw the creation of the Affiliate Country Programme Secretariat and brought his support to
enhance the participation of 66 Affiliate Countries, mainly on his continent, Africa. His participation
in the IEC Centenary Event for Africa held in Nairobi, Kenya, in February 2006, helped to turn that
regional event into a real meeting point where representatives of the industry and the
standardization organizations from all over Africa became more aware of the benefit to use and
adopt IEC International Standards. With his help, IEC found a new way for Africa and as a result
the African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission (AFSEC) became a reality two years later
in 2008, thanks to the will and determination of a few African individuals and the support of the
African Union through it Energy Commission Director, Dr. Elhag. Last but not least, Carlos
Rodríguez, Costa Rica (2006 - 2011), set his heart in helping the IEC Affiliates to establish their
NECs (National Electrotechnical Committees). He is still convinced that it is the best way for them
to benefit fully from what the IEC is offering. During his five-year leadership, the Programme
expanded, involving 16 new countries, of which five are from Latin America. We are now happy to
report that 29 countries have already achieved this goal and others are following on their footsteps
to establish their NEC. In 2009, it was his idea to ask IEC to offer a new status to Affiliate Countries
already fully using the Programme but not yet in a position to join the IEC. And today 12 have met
the criteria and have been upgraded Affiliate Plus, while several are almost there. On behalf of the
whole IEC Family, thank you Carlos!
It is now time to start a new page of our Programme, without losing Carlos’ precious collaboration.
We are very happy to announce that he has accepted to continue to support the Programme by
coordinating the participation of IEC Affiliates in Latin America, in collaboration with IEC-LARC,
IEC Regional Centre in Sao Paolo, Brazil, the same way Evah Oduor does for Africa.
Phuntsho Wangdi, Director of Bhutan Standards Bureau, was appointed Affiliate Leader by Ronnie
Amit, IEC General Secretary, on 1st June 2011. Phuntsho will bring new ideas and help us
enhance the participation of our Affiliates in the Asia-Pacific region. The newly born Bhutan
Standards Bureau (BSB) will have to climb up the ladder to become one day Affiliate Plus and will
go through all the phases of the Programme. Phuntsho will thus be able to understand the
challenges faced by many Affiliates and – we hope – will be able to advise them through sharing
his country’s experience.
We thank Phuntsho for accepting this new challenge and are happy to welcome him as our new
Affiliate Leader.
Françoise Rauser, IEC Affiliate Country Programme Secretary
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NEW LEADER ADDRESSES AFFILIATES
It is my strong conviction that a nation or any other entity joins a
family of international organizations such as IEC, ISO or ITU for a
gain from the pool of resources and knowledge that the
organization houses. The IEC is a family of global knowledge
wherefrom developing countries or countries with economies in
transition - such as the Affiliate Countries - can greatly benefit
from International Standards and any other best practices in
electrotechnical areas to enhance their economic performance.
This can be achieved through active participation of Affiliate
Countries in the various activities that IEC National Committees carry out across the globe, through
various Technical Committees for standardization, IEC Conformity Assessment Systems and many
other important areas. Similar NECs (National Electrotechnical Committees) can be instituted in
individual Affiliate Countries after fully acknowledging the benefits of such engagements and of
course based on the existing in-house capacities.
As the new Affiliate Leader, I would strive to drive home the following for the benefit of all Affiliate
Countries:
1. Seek out as much as possible the individual Affiliate Countries’ needs in the areas of
electrotechnical standards and their current strengths.
2. Gather information on the awareness level of each Affiliate Country on the benefits of IEC
International Standards and seek to improve this awareness for better acceptability of a
nation’s engagement in IEC’s affairs.
3. Assess the need for setting up National Electrotechnical Committees for addressing various
standardization needs in collaboration with the national standards organizations of
interested Affiliate Countries.
4. Strive to play an active advocacy role to communicate the common voice of the Affiliate
Countries to IEC Members at IEC General Meeting events, for endorsements and supports.
5. Be a medium between the IEC and the Affiliates in this continuous affiliation and
cooperation programme. In my mind, the final objective of the Affiliate Country Programme
is to enable advancements in the fields of technical capabilities through the engagement of
Affiliate participants in standardization and conformity assessment efforts of the IEC
community.
All these recipes will be a reality only if the IEC Management and the IEC Affiliate Secretariat
provide continuous support and cooperation, and for this perhaps I have the least doubts.
Nevertheless, I would solicit a team effort at all times.
I, like most of us, am new to this Programme and especially in the area of electrotechnical
standards. In order for me to help ourselves make a difference between now and after, I remain
fully dependent upon the support and cooperation from colleagues in the Affiliate Secretariat and
the Affiliate official representatives. The success of the Programme should obviously be the result
of our joint effort and responsibility.
Finally, once the Affiliate Secretariat has circulated my email address to IEC Affiliate
representatives, I would ask all of you to contact me for further collaboration and discussion. I am
anxiously looking forward to a very successful and eventful collaboration.
Phuntsho Wangdi
Leader IEC Affiliate Country Programme
 Phuntsho Wangdi email will be circulated to all Affiliate main contacts by the Affiliate
Secretariat.
 You may find online the profile of Phuntsho Wangdi and his message in Spanish in annex A.
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AFFILIATE NEWS
IEC Affiliate Countries continue to benefit from IEC‘s free Programme for developing countries.
Since the beginning of this year, three countries declared additional adoptions of IEC International
Standards and 10 requested more IEC International Standards for consideration in view of national
adoption.
Adoptions
Moldova (93)
Senegal (16)
IEC International Standards
Armenia (44)
Dominican Republic
(102)
Ecuador (153)
Guinea (38)
Myanmar (92)
Peru (169)
Senegal (129)
Sudan (147)
Swaziland (2)
Uruguay (228)
We are happy to report that Armenia and Swaziland are now using the Programme with their first
request for IEC International Standards. Both countries are intending to be represented at IEC next
General Meeting to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2011.
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MORE NATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMITTEES
Since the beginning of the year 2011, two countries reported having completed the establishment
of their NEC (National Electrotechnical Committee). This brings to 29 Affiliate Countries which
have a NEC.
Burkina Faso established its NEC in June 2010 and informed the IEC
Affiliate Secretariat of its complete membership in March 2011, with
representatives from electrical utilities, telecommunication, laboratories,
ministries, regulators, consumer associations, electrical engineering,
SMEs and academia. The Secretariat is held by FASONORM (Direction
de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité) and the President is
from the University of Ouagadougou.
Suriname reported in January that they have officially installed their
NEC, and provided its structure and organization. The Suriname NEC is
represented by consumer associations, academia, SMEs, medical
company, telecommunication authority, electrical utilities, ministry and
the fire prevention department. The Secretariat is held by SSB
(Suriname Standards Bureau), the President is from the Consumer
Association, and the Vice-President from the University of Suriname.
A NEC brings together decision-making representatives from as many national stakeholders as
possible, from both the private and the public sectors. The NEC studies IEC International
Standards and considers their adoption either as national standards or for use as reference in
national laws and regulations. It provides a platform for national industry or SMEs to be involved
with electrotechnical standardization on a global level.
 More on the NEC, see guidelines in English and in Spanish.
 Don’t forget to inform us when you have established yours.
IEC 75th GENERAL MEETING
This year, the IEC General Meeting will take place in Melbourne, Australia, 24
- 28 October 2011. Considering its location, it would be a great opportunity for
Asian-Pacific countries to attend this annual event and meet the new Leader.
Affiliate main contacts received a paper copy of the programme. As usual,
there will be special events for Affiliate delegates as the Affiliate Forum, the
Workshop for Industrializing Countries, participation in technical meetings, the
Council Statutory Session for Heads of Delegations, as well as the Council
public session open to all.
For the registration, delegates will need an IEC login. You may find more information about the
registration on our website. If you don’t have a login, please send an e-mail to the Affiliate
Secretariat with the personal data document filled in.
 The IEC is willing to invite all Asia Pacific countries that are not yet affiliated to join the
Affiliate Country Programme, thus giving them the opportunity to attend IEC 75th General
Meeting. Please circulate this information in the region. For more information, please visit
our website or send an e-mail to the Affiliate Secretariat: [email protected].
 For more information about the 75th IEC General Meeting, you may visit its website.
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WORKSHOP FOR INDUSTRIALIZING COUNTRIES – MELBOURNE
The IEC Workshop for Industrializing Countries, open not only to IEC Members
but also to IEC Affiliates, will be held on Wednesday 26 October 2011 on the
theme of International Certification of Personnel Competence in hazardous
environment - IECEx practical approach.
The IEC prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,
electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology".
The IEC also administers three global Conformity Assessment Systems,
IECEE, IECEx and IECQ, for testing, certification and approval of equipment,
systems, components and persons to its International Standards. The IECEx is
the IEC Conformity Assessment System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for
Use in Explosive Atmospheres. This system provides the assurance that equipment is
manufactured to meet safety standards and that services such as installation, repair and overhaul
also comply with IEC International Standards on safety. IECEx has recently been endorsed by the
United Nations via the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) as “world’s best
practice” and recommended model for regulating Ex equipment and services for hazardous
environments.
IECEx CoPC (Certification of Personnel Competence) Scheme provides regulators and those
responsible for safety and compliance of Ex installations, such as oil and gas, grain handling,
hospitals, etc. with an instant means of confirming the competence of individuals to apply Ex
related work according to IEC International Standards.
The explosion that caused an oil spill from an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico
demonstrated the need for extremely strict safety measures for equipment but also competence of
personnel in such environments. This workshop will provide a practical approach to online
certificates and international certification of personnel competence to ensure safety in Ex
environment
 See programme given in annex C.
AFFILIATE COORDINATOR FOR AFRICA
Part of the work of the Affiliate Coordinator is to network with
participants, give information and response to any of their queries.
Whilst representing AFSEC in the Power Pool Coordinators workshop,
the issue of standardization was key part of the discussions and I took
this opportunity to encouraging the power pools through their NECs
(National Electrotechnical Committees) to participate in IEC
standardization work and also promoted the use of International
Standards. Particular interests were expressed on the Smart Grid standards for which Eastern
African Power pool is making an order.
Networking and giving information on training/capacity building
AFSEC (African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission) will be organizing a workshop in
Nairobi on the week of 5th - 9th September 2011 for its members. I did request that IEC Affiliates be
invited to the workshop and this has been agreed.
The topics to be covered include:
• Introduction to Standardization
• Organization of work in standards bodies
• The IEC procedures for developing consensus – based standards
• Technical committee basics
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IEC will send its Standardization Strategy Manager, Jack Sheldon, and TC 64 Chairman, Etienne
Tison, to provide guidance and expertise in electrotechnical standardization. IEC TC 64 on
Electrical installations and protection against electric shock is one of the five technical fields
selected by AFSEC to start work with the IEC.
The other mirror committees are:
TC 8: Systems aspects for electrical energy supply
TC 13: Electrical energy measurement, tariff- and load control
TC 57: Power systems management and associated information exchange
TC 77: Electromagnetic compatibility
 To register for this event please contact: [email protected], see annex E.
 See AFSEC Newsletter May 2011.
The East African Standards Committee held its meetings from 30th May to 2nd June in Arusha,
Tanzania. This provided another opportunity to discuss with member countries of the EAC who are
all IEC Affiliates, except for Kenya an IEC Member. We discussed their participation and any
challenges which they may experience.
Evah Oduor
IEC Affiliate Coordinator for Africa
AFSEC Vice President in charge of Conformity Assessment
 You may find online the profile of Evah Oduor.
AFFILIATE COORDINATOR FOR LATIN AMERICA
Carlos Rodriguez has accepted to be the Affiliate Coordinator for Latin
America. He will assist Affiliates in the region for them to use the Affiliate
Country Programme to its full extent:
• Benefit from IEC International Standards and adopt relevant ones as
national standards;
• Participate in the preparation of IEC International Standards by
commenting on working documents;
• Make use of IEC Conformity Assessment Systems;
• Establish their National Electrotechnical Committees.
Carlos will continue to contribute to the overall operation of the IEC Affiliate Country Programme
and will work in close collaboration with Amaury Santos, in charge of IEC-LARC (IEC Regional
Centre for Latin America) on relevant issues.
During the next General Meeting, Carlos will support the new Affiliate Leader in his new tasks.
 See Carlos Rodriguez’ message in annex B (English and Spanish)
 You may find online the profile of Carlos Rodriguez.
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IEC NEW WEBSITE – www.iec.ch/affiliates
The IEC launched its new website this year in January. The new
navigation philosophy uses the menus for broad concepts. Subjects
are first introduced and then elaborated more in detail. The Affiliates’
section was restructured to be more user-friendly and to give useful
tools to participate in IEC free Programme for developing countries.
Tips of the month
To reach an IEC Affiliate Country dashboard page directly without going through a
menu, simply type www.iec.ch (the domain name of the IEC) in the address bar,
followed by a slash (/), acp (Affiliate Country Participant), a hyphen (-), and the ISO
country code (2 letters). When you hit [Enter] the system automatically adds the
access protocol (http) and completes the URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
Example for Malawi: http://www.iec.ch/acp-mw
It is the same system to reach a particular IEC TC (Technical Committee) or SC (Subcommittee)
dashboard page: type www.iec.ch in the address bar, followed by a slash (/) and the letters tc (or
sc) together with the relevant number and letter.
Example for SC 62D: www.iec.ch/sc62d
AFFILIATE TRAINING FOR ASEAN COUNTRIES
The mission of the IEC Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (IEC-APRC),
located in Singapore, is not only to promote awareness of the IEC
in the region and to increase the use of IEC International
Standards but also to enhance participation of all countries in the
Commission's work. In March, IEC-APRC and the Affiliate
Secretariat joined their efforts to provide training and guidance to
Lao PDR and Cambodia, back to back with the ASEAN annual
meeting, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 14-18 March 2011. On
their way to Cambodia, it was the occasion to meet with the Lao
Standards and Quality division stakeholders and encourage them
to participate in IEC International Standardization activities via the Affiliate Country Programme. In
Cambodia a special session was organized with the Institute Standards of Cambodia (ISC) to help
the country upgrade its status to Affiliate Plus. An update on IEC activities and its Affiliate Country
Programme was presented to the ASEAN Assembly and the member countries of the IEC were
invited to support and mentor the countries that are participating in the Affiliate Programme.
IEC Affiliate Secretariat offered to follow up with virtual sessions.
 Don’t forget to let us know if you wish to organize a virtual meeting with the IEC and your
stakeholders.
 More in e-tech May 2011: ASEAN, visit to Lao PDR.
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AFFILIATES PLUS
The new Affiliate Status has been granted to 12 countries since its launch in 2009. Many other
Affiliates have already fulfilled one of the two criteria:
• To have adopted at least 50 IEC International Standards as national ones or for reference
in national regulations.
• To have established a NEC (National Electrotechnical Committee) with representatives
from the public and private sectors.
The status give them right to receive 400 (instead of 200) free IEC International Standards for
consideration in view of national adoption and to benefit from a special mentoring approach from
IEC Members (on a case by case basis). As shown below, several Affiliate Countries are almost at
this stage, in particular Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritius. We are looking forward to counting them soon
amongst our Affiliates Plus.
 If your country is on this list, don’t forget to inform us when the second criteria is met. For
example: Bangladesh has adopted 142 IEC International Standards but not yet established
a NEC (National Electrotechnical Committee) whereas Senegal has a NEC but has not
declared 50 adoptions yet (16 to date).
Bangladesh
142
Bolivia
22
NEC
Botswana
92
Brunei
Darussalam
74
NEC
AF+
Burkina
Faso
NEC
Congo
(Democratic
Rep. of)
52
Costa Rica
24
NEC
Côte d’Ivoire
48
NEC
Dominican
Republic
NEC
El Salvador
NEC
Ethiopia
197
Gambia
NEC
Ghana
217
NEC
AF+
Guyana
169
NEC
AF+
Honduras
NEC
Lao PDR
50
NEC
AF+
Lebanon
374
NEC
AF+
Malawi
200
Mauritius
48
NEC
Moldova
93
NEC
AF+
Mongolia
52
Namibia
NEC
Niger
NEC
Palestine
200
Peru
101
NEC
AF+
Rwanda
88
NEC
AF+
Senegal
16
NEC
Sierra Leone
27
NEC
Sudan
61
NEC
AF+
Suriname
NEC
Trinidad and
Tobago
20
NEC
Uganda
122
NEC
AF+
Uruguay
117
NEC
AF+
Venezuela
NEC
Zambia
84
NEC
AF+
Zimbabwe
16
NEC
Benin
169
AF
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FLASH NEWS
 Affiliate Secretariat visited ACP Countries Secretariat in Geneva (March 2011): IEC
presented its unique approach for developing countries and committed to brief ACP countries
further on the advantages of its Programme.
 WTO delegation came to IEC Central Office (June 2011): some 30 delegates on a course
at the TBT Committee visited IEC Central Office on 8 June. They listened to a presentation on
the IEC, its Affiliate Country Programme and its Conformity Assessment Systems and left with
plenty of documentation.
 44 developing countries answered IEC survey on electrical energy efficiency (E3) and
conformity assessment: the IEC CAB (Conformity Assessment Board) thanks all countries
that took time to reply to its survey. Their feedback was presented to CAB Working Group 12
in April and decisions will follow to try and meet the needs expressed in their replies, in
particular in terms of raising the awareness on the three CA Systems and capacity building.
(See annex D)
 IEC CAB Secretary, Jonathan Buck, presented at WSIS Forum: IEC took part in the World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum held in Geneva, 16-20 May 2011. In a
session on Broadband infrastructure for connecting the unconnected, IEC demonstrated how
its series 62257 (TC 82) can provide low cost, safe and efficient electrical supply for rural
infrastructure.
We hope to meet many of you at 75th IEC General Meeting in Melbourne in October, where we will
celebrate IEC Affiliate Country Programme 10th anniversary with ALL Affiliate delegates.
The Affiliate Team, including Evah, Carlos and Sei-Yun, sends you their best regards.
Phuntsho Wangdi
IEC Affiliate Leader
Françoise Rauser
IEC Affiliate Secretary
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Annex A
Estimados participantes en el Programa de Países Afiliados:
Estoy firmemente convencido de que una nación o cualquier otra entidad se une a una familia de
organizaciones internacionales como la IEC, la ISO o la ITU para obtener algún beneficio del
conjunto de recursos y conocimiento que dicha organización alberga. La IEC es una familia de
conocimiento global en la que los países en desarrollo o los países con economías en transición
(como las de los Países Afiliados) pueden obtener grandes beneficios de las Normas
Internacionales y de cualquier otra buena práctica en el campo electrotécnico para mejorar su
rendimiento económico. Esto se puede conseguir a través de la participación activa de los Países
Afiliados en las diversas actividades que los Comités Nacionales de la IEC organizan por todo el
mundo, a través de los diversos Comités Técnicos de Normalización, los Sistemas de Evaluación
de la Conformidad de la IEC y muchas otras áreas importantes. Se pueden crear Comités
Nacionales de Electrotecnia (NEC) en Países Afiliados individuales tras reconocer completamente
los beneficios de dichos compromisos y, por supuesto, en base a las capacidades internas
existentes.
En tanto que nuevo Líder Afiliado, me gustaría luchar por conseguir lo siguiente en beneficio de
todos los Países Afiliados:
1. Buscar, en la medida de lo posible, las necesidades de los Países Afiliados individuales en
las áreas de la normalización electrotécnica y sus puntos fuertes actuales.
2. Acumular información sobre el nivel de concienciación de cada País Afiliado acerca de los
beneficios de las Normas Internacionales de la IEC e intentar aumentar dicha concienciación
para lograr una mejor aceptación del compromiso de una nación con las actividades de la
IEC.
3. Evaluar la necesidad de crear Comités Nacionales de Electrotecnia que aborden diversas
necesidades relacionadas con la normalización en colaboración con las organizaciones de
normalización nacionales de los Países Afiliados interesados.
4. Esforzarnos por desempeñar un papel defensor activo para comunicar la opinión común de
los Países Afiliados a los Miembros de la IEC y en los eventos de la Asamblea General de la
IEC, para lograr avales y apoyos.
5. Ser un intermediario entre la IEC y los Afiliados en este programa continuo de afiliación y
cooperación. Tal y como yo lo veo, el objetivo final del Programa de Países Afiliados es lograr
avances en los campos de las capacidades técnicas mediante el compromiso de los
participantes Afiliados en la normalización y los esfuerzos de evaluación de la conformidad de
la comunidad de la IEC.
Todas estas fórmulas solo se harán realidad si la Dirección de la IEC y la Secretaría de Países
Afiliados ofrecen un apoyo y una cooperación continuos; y esto es lo que menos dudas me
provoca. No obstante, pediría un esfuerzo del equipo en todo momento.
Yo, como la mayoría de nosotros, soy nuevo en este Programa y, especialmente, en el área de la
normalización electrotécnica. Para poder ayudarnos a marcar una diferencia entre el ahora y el
futuro, dependo totalmente del apoyo y la cooperación de nuestros colegas de la Secretaría de
Países Afiliados y de los representantes oficiales de dichos países. El éxito del Programa será
obviamente el resultado de nuestro esfuerzo conjunto y de nuestra responsabilidad.
Por último, una vez que la Secretaría de Países Afiliados haya enviado mi dirección de correo
electrónico a los representantes de los Países Afiliados de la IEC, les pediría que se pongan en
contacto conmigo para profundizar en la colaboración y el debate. Estoy ansioso por lograr una
colaboración llena de éxitos y experiencias.
Phuntsho Wangdi
Líder del Programa de Países Afiliados de la IEC
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Annex B
Dear Affiliate Country Programme participants,
A couple of years ago, the IEC General Secretary, Ronnie Amit, on behalf of the IEC
Management, gave me a unique opportunity to contribute to international standardization. Acting
as the Leader of the Affiliate Country Programme, from August 2006 until May 2011, I have been
able to gain some good knowledge of the current situation of international standards in the field of
electrotechnology. This awareness enabled me to conduct various actions, with the goal to
increase the participation of a group of countries which – even though they were part of the
Programme – were showing weak participation or sometimes none at all.
Of course we have found out that this lack of participation, to a great extent, was due to the
absence of a National Electrotechnical Committee constituted, at least, by the most relevant local
stakeholders who are generally a source of dynamism, action and participation.
At the term of my mandate as Affiliate Leader, we have reached the impressive number of 81
Affiliate Countries, and we can safely say that they participate better. The IEC Family is now
made of more than 160 countries, with five Affiliate Countries having joined the IEC since 2006.
There are some relevant facts I would like to mention. For instance, we have created a new
category of Affiliates, the Affiliate Plus, which we hope will be a new and appropriate incentive for
these countries to use all the rights granted to this category of affiliates.
In the field of anecdotes, and with the expression “IEC Family” in mind, I will never forget my
participation in the General Meeting when the IEC celebrated its 100 years of existence. I was so
impressed the way I received support from dozens of people, all sharing with me their enthusiasm
to continue the work.
Before concluding, I have the intention to complete my last two duties. First, to thank explicitly the
Management of IEC for trusting me. From the General Secretariat with Ronnie Amit, to Jonathan
Buck, Françoise Rauser and many other collaborators who worked at developing the Programme
from within the IEC.
Then, I wish to greet warmly the new Leader, Phuntsho Wangdi. He has the beautiful task to
continue the work to strengthen and renew constantly the Programme. I wish him full success.
I can assure him that he has no reason to be worried. With the support from Mrs Rauser and her
excellent team, there is no room for apprehension.
Carlos Rodriguez
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Estimados participantes del Programa de Países Afiliados:
La alta autoridad de IEC, en la persona de su Secretario General, Ronnie Amit, hace ya algunos
años puso en mis manos una oportunidad inigualable de contribuir a la normalización
internacional. Actuando como Líder del Programa de Países Afiliados, desde agosto de 2006
hasta mayo de 2011, he logrado alcanzar un buen conocimiento del estado actual de la
normalización internacional en el campo de la electrotecnia. Ese conocimiento permitió conducir
varias acciones, tendientes a incrementar la participación de un grupo de países que formaban
parte del Programa, pero que mostraban escasa o nula participación.
También habíamos detectado que ese déficit de participación, en alto grado, estaba determinado
por la ausencia de un Comité Nacional de Electrotecnia, conformado, al menos, con los actores
locales más relevantes y que generalmente es generador de movimiento, de acciones y de
participación.
Al concluir mi función como Líder del Programa de Afiliados, hemos alcanzado la impresionante
cifra de 81 Países Afiliados, y con seguridad que se podría indicar que con mayor participación
de ellos. Y la familia IEC ya es mayor a 160 países, de los cuales cinco Países Afiliados ya son
miembros de la IEC desde el 2006.
Hay algunos hechos relevantes. Por ejemplo, hemos creado una nueva categoría, la de Afiliado
Plus, que esperamos sea un nuevo y acertado incentivo para aquellos países que ya hacían uso
de todos los derechos que acarrea la categoría de afiliado.
En el terreno de las anécdotas, y recordando la expresión “Familia IEC”, será inolvidable para mí
la participación en la Asamblea en que la IEC celebró sus 100 años de existencia. Ha sido
impresionante el apoyo que recibí de decenas de personas, siempre transmitiéndome
entusiasmo para continuar la labor.
Tengo intención, antes de concluir, de cumplir con dos deberes. Primero, dejar explícito mi
agradecimiento a las altas autoridades de la IEC por la confianza que depositaron en mí. Desde
su Secretario General, Ronnie Amit, pasando por Jonathan Buck, Françoise Rauser y muchos
funcionarios que trabajan para engrandecer el Programa desde dentro de IEC.
Segundo, saludo con mucho aprecio al nuevo Líder, Phuntsho Wangdi. Tiene la hermosa tarea
de continuar la labor de fortalecer y renovar constantemente el Programa. Le deseo muchos
éxitos.
Le aseguro que sería inútil alentar algún tipo de temor. Con el apoyo de la señora Rauser y de su
excelente equipo no hay espacio para temores.
Carlos Rodríguez
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Annex C
Workshop for Industrializing Countries
International Certification of Personnel Competence in hazardous environment - IECEx
practical approach
Wednesday 26 October 2011
14:00 – 17:00
Melbourne, Australia
Provisional programme
Chaired by IECEx Chairman, with the participation of the new IEC Affiliate Leader, and IEC
Affiliate Coordinators for Africa and Latin America.
14: 00 – 14:15
Welcome address from IECEx Chairman
Kerry Mc Manama, General Manager, Global Hazardous Locations,
Underwriters Laboratories Inc., USA
14:15 – 14:45
IECEx online certificates
Chris Agius, IECEx Executive Secretary
14:45 – 15:15
Questions and practical exercises
15:15 – 15:45
Challenges in the implementation of IECEx System in Brunei
Liaw Wai Khiong, Head of Electrical Engineering, Brunei Shell Petroleum
Company, Co-Chairman of Brunei NEC and IECEx focal point
15:45 – 16:00
Questions
16:00 – 16:30
Personnel Certification – 10 units of competence
Ralph Wigg, Convenor of IECEx WG 12, TC 31, E-x Solutions International
Pty Ltd, Australia
16:30 - 17:00
Discussion
Facilitator:
Françoise Rauser (Mrs)
IEC International Liaison Officer
IEC Affiliate Country Programme Secretary
Telephone: +41 22 919 02 84
Telefax: +41 22 919 03 00
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: francoiseiec
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Annex D
Dialogue 9
Affiliate Secretariat – CAB Survey on electrical energy efficiency (E3)
Dear Affiliate Participants,
During its meeting held during the IEC 74th General Meeting in Seattle, the CAB (Conformity
Assessment Board) decided to request the Affiliate Leader and Secretariat to ask Affiliate
Countries to provide information on their existing or expected electrical energy efficiency (E3)
conformity assessment. E3 is a key issue in developing countries, so is conformity assessment,
and your feedback is therefore crucial for the IEC to map out the conformity assessment aspects
of electrical energy efficiency regarding the requirements and obligations of electrotechnical
material, components, products, systems and services in various parts of the world, in particular
in your country. The feedback from IEC Affiliates is very important and CAB will be grateful for
your reply.
Please note that the deadline to reply to the survey is 2011-04-15.
The completed survey form should be sent to [email protected] with copy to [email protected].
The results will be reported to the CAB meeting to be held in June 2011.
I hope you will find time to answer the attached questionnaire and that you will not hesitate to use
the last section – Part 4 – to make suggestions that could facilitate your participation in IEC CA
Systems.
We thank you for your usual good collaboration.
Yours faithfully,
Françoise Rauser
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Dialogue 9 - CAB Survey on electrical energy efficiency (E3)
List of Affiliate Countries replied to the CAB survey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Africa
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso*
Burundi
Eritrea
Ghana**
Lesotho
Malawi
Mali
Namibia*
Niger*
Rwanda**
Senegal*
Seychelles
Sudan**
Swaziland
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago*
Uganda**
20
2011.04.15
2011.04.18
2011.04.15
2011.04.13
2011.04.18
2011.04.15
2011.04.08
2011.04.18
2011.03.17
2011.03.17
2011.04.05
2011.04.18
2011.04.14
2011.04.12
2011.04.20
2011.04.10
2011.04.01
2011.05.02
2011.04.15
2011.04.12
Total replied:
42 countries
* NEC:
**Affiliate Plus:
21/29
10/12
Latest update:
2011.05.02
Asia-Pacific
Afghanistan
2011.04.18
Antigua and Barbuda 2011.04.15
Armenia
2011.04.15
Bangladesh
2011.04.19
Bhutan
2011.04.13
Brunei Darussalam** 2011.04.12
Cambodia
2011.04.11
Lebanon**
2011.04.18
Mongolia
2011.04.15
Myanmar
2011.04.18
Latin America
Bolivia*
2011.04.26
Costa Rica*
2011.03.31
Dominican Rep.*
2011.04.04
Ecuador
2011.04.08
Guyana**
2011.04.04
Haiti
2011.04.06
Honduras*
2011.04.16
Peru**
2011.04.19
Suriname*
2011.04.19
Uruguay**
2011.03.28
Venezuela*
2011.04.16
10
11
Europe
Moldova**
2011.04.21
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Annex E
ELECTROTECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION WORKSHOP
5-6 SEPTEMBER 2011, NAIROBI, KENYA
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR REGISTRATION
In support of the harmonization of electrotechnical standards in order to facilitate the
interconnection of the African power grid, the African Electrotechnical Standardization
Commission (AFSEC) has planned from 5 to 6 September 2011 at Hotel RedCourt, Nairobi
in Kenya, a capacity building workshop for Electrotechnical Standardization in collaboration
with the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), AFREC (African Energy
Commission) and AUC (African Union Commission).
Context
The development of the African continent cannot be contemplated without strong action by
the electricity sector. Within the framework of the project "African Hydropower Policy
(Hydropower Initiative 2020), Institutional Support and Capacity Building and Strategy for the
development of the Inga hydroelectric site" the Department of Infrastructure and Energy of
the African Union Commission and AFREC have recognised the importance of
harmonization of electrotechnical standards to realise the interconnection of the African
power grid.
Therefore, with the financial support of the European Commission, a technical workshop in
Nairobi has been organized. It provides a framework for exchange and reflection on the
African continent for experts to make recommendations or proposals for concrete and
pragmatic actions for harmonization of standards.
Objective
During the workshop, the opportunity will be given to:
• Allow technical experts from the African continent to master the principles,
techniques and standardization process,
• Exchanging and sharing experiences in electrotechnical engineering,
• Define the methodology and tools to facilitate the harmonization of standards,
• Have the prerequisites to attend the AFSEC technical committee meetings (TC8,
TC13, TC 57, TC 64 and TC 77) from 7 to 8 September.
Delegates
This workshop is for the leaders and members of regional and national electrotechnical
committees of the African continent, AFSEC members or not, participating in the Programme
of Affiliate Countries of the IEC, experts from electricity companies, regulators,
representatives of manufacturers.
Covered by the organisers
The workshop costs, local transport to the RedCourt Hotel, in Nairobi, and accommodation
at the workshop venue will be covered by the supporting organizations.
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Meetings of the AFSEC Technical Committees (TC 8, TC 13, TC 57, TC 64, TC 77)
AFSEC has organized the first meetings of technical committees on 7 to 8 September, at the
Hotel RedCourt in Nairobi, Kenya, after the Capacity Building Workshop.
Objective
•
•
•
Appoint the Chairman and Secretary of each technical committee,
Establish a project to harmonize standards at each technical committee level,
Develop an action plan for each technical committee.
Delegates
•
•
The delegates who participated in the Capacity Building Workshop of 5 to 6
September.
The leaders and the members of the national and regional electrotechnical
committees of the African continent, AFSEC member or not, participants to the
Programme of the Affiliate Countries of the IEC, the experts from electricity
companies, regulators, representatives of manufacturers wishing to contribute to the
harmonization work.
The AFSEC Management Committee will meet in closed session on 9 September.
Venue for the workshop and all meetings:
RedCourt Hotel, South ‘C’ (Bellevue) Red Cross Road, off Mombasa Road
Tel (254 -20) 3520757
Fax (254-20) 603589
Email [email protected]
The workshop and all meetings will be provided with simultaneous English>< French
translation.
A draft programme and a registration form for the workshop, technical committee meetings
and management committee meeting are attached. Please complete the form and return it at
your earliest convenience and not later than 29 July 2011 to:
AFSEC Secretariat
Email : [email protected]
Fax: +2711 651 6827
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