11th Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure

2026-06-24

Hybrid Mode

The 11th Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure on 24 June 2026, from 9:45 AM to 12:00 PM CEST / 13:15 PM to 15:30 PM IST in hybrid mode.

 

The Working Group is jointly led by the BMWE and the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD), Government of India. It was established in April 2013 to reduce technical barriers to trade while enhancing product safety and consumer protection. The Annual Meeting provides a platform to present progress and align on future cooperation objectives.

What to expect:

  • Discussions on digital transformation, regulatory developments, and innovation in Quality Infrastructure (QI).
  • Exchange between policymakers, industry leaders, and technical institutions.
  • Identification of future areas of cooperation and priorities for continued Indo-German collaboration in Quality Infrastructure.
  • Review the progress of activities under the Indo-German Working Group.

 

The agenda for the annual meeting is shared below.

Time Session

09:45 CEST/ 13:15 IST		 Opening Remarks
  • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
  • Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
09:55 CEST/13:25 IST Status Report by Global Project Quality Infrastructure India Component
  • GPQI team
10:00 CEST/13:30 IST - 10:45 CEST/14:15 IST

Session I – Building trusted trade with Quality Infrastructure in evolving global markets

  • Upgrading Indo-German Economic Relations: QI Cooperation as Engine for Joint Innovation and Economic Growth - BMWE
  • Quality Infrastructure and the European Product Act - BMWE
  • India's evolving regulatory transformation for leveraging cross border trade - Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,  Government of India (tbc)
  • India’s Strategic Roadmap for Regulatory Responsive Standardisation & current developments in BIS conformity assessment schemes to support industry - Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
  • German Business Perspectives on the EU–India FTA and the Emerging Trade Architecture - Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (tbc)
    Discussion: Discussing stakeholder inputs on Indo-German trade opportunities, covering regulatory practices, conformity assessment and industry perspectives. 
10:45 CEST/14:15 IST Short break
10:50 CEST/14:15 IST - 11:40 CEST/15:10 IST Session II – Strategic regulatory exchange on digital Quality Infrastructure
  • Government Regulation in Evolving Standardisation Environments - BMWE
  • Regulatory developments in Digital Product Passports and Market Surveillance - BMWE
  • India's Digital Transformation in Standardisation and the Role of Indo-German Cooperation for QI Harmonisation - Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
  • Interoperable Digital Quality Infrastructure: Enabling AI, Smart Standards and Sustainable Trade - DIN, DKE & DAkkS
  • AI Governance, Digital Quality Infrastructure and the IndiaAI Mission - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (tbc)
  • Indo-German cooperation on Legal Metrology - PTB (tbc)
  • Industry input on Digital Product Passport Implementation - Industry

    Discussion: Discussing Indo-German standardisation priorities, including Smart Standards, AI, Digital Product Passports (DPP), and Industry 4.0, with reference to trade.  
11:40 CEST/15:10 IST Closing Remarks
  • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
  • Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution


For registering, please fill the form below.

If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to reach out to the organizing team at india@gpqi.org.

 

We would be delighted to welcome you virtually to the meeting.


GPQI on behalf of Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

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