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A NATIONAL QUALITY POLICY FOR CURAÇAO

National Development Plan – Economic Focus OVERALL SETUP Curaçao’s SDG’s Curaçao’s Themes • • Quality Education (4) Education • • Affordable and Clean Economy • Energy (7) Sustainability • • Decent Work and National identity • Economic Growth (8) Good Governance • Life Below Water (14) Implementation Long Term Economic Strategy (LTES) KEY OBJECTIVE 1. Accelerate Private investments 2. Accelerate Public Investments and Governance 3. Workforce planning & Development 2

Enabling environment Partnerships Government - Institutions - Policy - Instruments - Regulation - Implementation - Legislation - Monitoring 3

Main economic objectives • Economic growth • Create jobs • Raise Competitiveness • Develop new business opportunities 4

Policies Supporting Economic Objectives • National Quality Policy • Innovation Policy • Energy Policy • Investment Policy • Economic Diplomacy Policy • Industrialization Policy • International Trade Policy 5

International Trade  world development Understanding the WTO - Standards and safety - WTO It allows countries to set their own standards . But it also says regulations must be based on science. ... Member countries are encouraged to use international standards , guidelines and recommendations where they exist. When they do, they are unlikely to be challenged legally in a WTO dispute. WTO members discuss product quality, safety and standards ... Nov 15, 2019 - WTO members discuss product quality , safety and standards , debate new trade concerns. At a meeting of the Technical Barriers to Trade Committee on 12-13 November, WTO members held discussions on how to develop coherent ways to test, measure and demonstrate the safety and quality of products. 6

Agenda 1.High level Policy Objective - VISION 2.Strategic approach 3.Institutions and Instruments - Quality Infrastructure Map 4.Estimated budget 5.Moving forward 7

1. High level Policy Objective - VISION A community that values quality and is recognized internationally for applying quality solutions 8

Curaçao´s National Quality Policy 3. NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE Energy efficiency and demand side Policy objectives: Fuel diversification & waste-to-energy Efficient system operation Reliability of energy supply Renewable local energy resources Energy efficient mobility management 1. HIGH-LEVEL Security and adequacy of supply POLICY OBJECTIVES Quality of supply Policy Areas Energy conservation Sustainability & emissions reduction Affordability 9

The High level Policy Objective – to Enhance NDP Support 10

HOW IT ALL FITS TOGETHER 3. QI Development 4. Enhanced NDP support 3. NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE 1. Policy Areas Economic growth Industrial Development 2. Implementation Plan Consumer Welfare Institutional Development Sustainability Continuous Improvement 1. High-level Policy NDP Objectives 11

1. High level Policy Objective – The MISSION Realize by 2030 a developed quality infrastructure in line with national and international standards. A competitive nation with high quality standards for products and services and in which basic needs are met. Realize b y 2025 a workforce with knowledge and the right attitude, instilled with the awareness of high quality standards (certified workforce development) Realize by 2025 that Curaçao radiates quality as its brand name.

1. High level Quality Policy Objective – Policy Areas Policy area Objective Support economic growth through conformity and 1 Economic growth increase productivity and enhance competitiveness of local industries. Support industrial development through value chain Industrial 2 development and compliance to local and Development international quality standards Protect the health and safety of the consumers and 3 Consumer welfare prevent trade in sub-standard goods. Coordinate the provision of Standards, Metrology, Institutional 4 Conformity Assessment (inspection, testing and development certification) and Accreditation infrastructures Ensure sustainability through quality management 5 Sustainability and corporate social responsibility Continuous Continuous improvement through continuous 6 improvement (certified) education 13

2. Strategic approach - Description Strategy Aspiration Have a modern legal and institutional quality framework that is I. Modernization harmonized with international standards and guidelines in of NQI Legal tandem with the establishment and improvement of the and framework for technical regulations, to ensure compliance and Institutional fairness in trade of products and services in accordance with Framework local and international trade law. II. Establish regional and Have strong regional and international trade linkages to have international access to knowledge and technical assistance. trade linkages III.Develop regional and Have regional and international partnerships to strengthen international national understanding and capacity. and establish public-private and public/ partnerships to manage health care, food and product safety and private production and agriculture processes partnerships IV.Establish an 14 NQI Establish a governance framework that ensures the provision of

2. Strategic approach - Description Strategy Aspiration V. Establish and maintain a Establish and maintain a recognized National Metrology System that recognized ensures the provision of reliable and accurate measurements Metrology, A National Standards Body (NSB) is established to have international Standards standards available in Curaçao and when needed issue Curaçao setting and Standards (CS) Accreditation Systems VI. Quality Culture- Deepen consumer awareness and protection, protecting the rights of the Deepen consumers by implementing an effective regulatory mechanism, product Consumer certification and other conformity assessments schemes and imbedding a Awareness quality culture in the educational system Improve productivity through training, education and embed continuous VII.Educational and quality improvement principles and practices in other important promotional sustainable development policy areas such as: research, security, natural actions resource VIII.Develop and Develop and maintain competent and skilled (technical) personnel maintain through technical training and apprenticeship methodologies to support competent and the various metrology, standardization, accreditation, conformity skilled personnel assessment and technical regulation activities and programs 15

2. Strategic approach - From quality policy objectives to strategies Quality policy areas 1 2 3 4 Institutional 5 6 Economic Industrial Consumer development Sustainabilit Continuous Strategies growth development welfare y improvement Standards Accreditation I. Modernization of NQI Standards Information Governance Regulation Certification Legal and Institutional Regulation Confidence Transparency Certification Value chain Institutional Framework Transparency Health Trust development partnership Market access Knowledge Knowledge II. Establish regional and Quality Standards Technical Technical international trade linkages products Regulation assistance assistance III. Develop regional and Management    international and public/ Best practices training private partnerships Certification IV. Establish an NQI Accreditation   governance framework Conformity Conformity Certification Metrology system V. Establish and maintain a Standards setting recognized Metrology, body Accreditation Accreditation Conformity Conformity Information Standards setting and Testing labs Certification Certification Test labs Testing labs dissemination Accreditation Systems Accreditation arrangement Inspection VI. Quality Culture- Deepen      Consumer Awareness VII. Educational and    promotional actions VIII. Develop and maintain Certified     competent and skilled workforce development 16 personnel

2. Strategic approach: Overview of institutional strategies Consumers Community Industry Government I. Modernization of NQI NQI Development Legal and Institutional Framework II. Establish regional and International and regionally international trade recognized NQI linkages III. Develop regional and MLA/mra WTO/MRA international and public/ private partnerships NQI IV. Establish an NQI NQI Support NQI Support NQI Support Governance governance framework V. Establish and maintain a recognized Metrology, NQI Development Standards setting and Accreditation Systems Quality Culture VI. Quality Culture- Deepen Consumer Awareness Quality Culture VII. Educational and promotional actions VIII. Develop and maintain Quality Culture competent and skilled personnel 17

2. Strategic approach: The five A’s 18