National Quality Policy for Botswana (2022).

The primary objective of the National Quality Policy for Botswana (2022) (NQP 2022) is to ensure that the quality of Botswana goods and services is designed to match the needs, expectations and requirements of producers, retailers and consumers, as well as those of the regulatory authorities in the domestic and global markets. The specific objectives of the NQP (2022) are to: promote regional and global recognition and acceptance of Botswana National Quality Infrastructure and the Technical Regulation; improve Botswana products and services market access and competitiveness in all trading partners; promote quality awareness among National Quality Institutions, producers and consumers; promote Private Sector participation in the National Quality Infrastructure and Technical Regulatory Framework; improve coordination and collaboration among regulatory and standards development agencies; develop capacity of National Quality Infrastructure and Technical Regulatory Framework; To support SMMEs conformance to standards and compliance with Technical Regulation; viii. To promote Government and Private Sector Funding of National Quality Infrastructure and Technical Regulation; ix. To develop legislation for National Quality Infrastructure and Technical Regulation; and, x. To establish appropriate Institutions for National Quality Infrastructure and Technical Regulation. THEME: USING QUALITY FOR BOTSWANA’S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS 21 8. NATIONAL QUALITY POLICY FOCUS AREAS This Section defines the NQP (2022) Policy Focus Areas. This covers the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and the Technical Regulatory Framework (TRF) in line with the WTO/TBT agreements. The Section outlines the core elements of the NQI and TRF as well as Government policy in addressing them. Implementation of the Policy Focus Areas will bring about the realization of the objectives of the Policy. The Policy Focus Areas are discussed below.
The NQP 2022 identifies then the Policy Focus Areas; this covers the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and the Technical Regulatory Framework (TRF) in line with the WTO/TBT agreements.