31st ARSO General Assembly Zanzibar – 23rd to 27th June 2025
31st ARSO General Assembly
Zanzibar – 23rd to 27th June 2025

Day 3 – The African Day of Standardisation (ADS) and Opening Ceremony of the 31st GA Events on 25th June 2025

ALL MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE WELCOMED

Official Opening Ceremony of the 31st GA Events

  1. Welcome Address by the TBS Director General – Dr. Ashura A. Kantuzi.
  2. Welcome Remarks by Secretary General – ARSO, Dr. Hermogene Nsengimana.
  3. Key Note Address by Guest of Honours (AUC, UNECA/International Organisations (ISO).
  4. Key Note Address – by Prof. Alex Dodoo, President, ARSO.
  5. Key Note Address – Tanzania Minister for Industry.
  6. Key Note Address and Official Opening – H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, The President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.

Vote of Thanks – Master of Ceremony – TBS

MEDIA AND PHOTO SESSIONS/TEA/COFFEE BREAK

African Day of Standardisation

Three Sessions on the theme with Presentations and discussions by Resource persons, discussants and Experts: (To be updated)

Session 1 – (Theme, subthemes, Moderator and Discussants).
Theme: Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – Milestones and Challenges.
Issues/Sub-themes

  • The AfCFTA oportunities, benefits, challenges and lessons learnt.
  • Implementation of the Guided Trade Initiatives with a focus on enhansing the SMEs capacities under the AfCFTA – expectations and status and current outcomes.

Leveraging market opportunities under the AfCFTA through the African Coherent Regulatory Framework and Harmonised standards.


Session 2 – (Theme, subthemes, Moderator and Discussants).
Theme: The Africa Renewable Energy and Climate Change mitigigation revolution.
Issues/Sub-themes

  • The International and Africa’s Climate Change mitigigation policy initiatives under the UN 2030 SDGs and Agenda 2063.
  • Harnessing the Biofuel re-newable Energy opportuntites for Africa – Benefits and Challges.
  • Partnerships for clean cooking fuel revolution in Africa
  • Leveraging Africa’s Renewable Energy potentals through standardsiation (sustainability standards and Eco Mark Africa Certification scheme).

Session 3 – (Theme, subthemes, Moderator and Discussants).
Theme: Creating opportunities for Fair and Just Intra-African and Global Trade
Issues/Sub-themes

  • Status and of Intra-African Trade and the effects of Technical Barriers to Trade and the AfCFTA Opportunities.
  • Analysis of SMEs and private Sector participation in the Intra-African Trade – challenges and strategies to address them.
  • Role of international standards in creating Fair and Just Global Trade.