By Lodu William Odiya
South Sudan has joined the rest of the countries in commemorating the world standard day.
Speaking during the event, yesterday during the workshop, Gloria Nyoka Joseph, the Executive Director of the South Sudan Bureau Standards (SSNBS) said the country takes the day for consulting experts who set the standards about some of the policies.
“Today we put it also to be consulting our experts who set the standards about some of the policies like the food safety policy that will need to be presented later to the higher level so that we have the national food safety policy that will address issues concerning food safety, quality and implementation of the standard” she explained.
She underscored the theme for the day “a shared vision for a better world” was in line with the SDG17, which called for participation for the goals.
According to Nyoka the day is celebrated to recognize and to honor all the experts and the minds behind setting and developing standards all over the world.
“The Standard Day to South Sudan means an important day for us because it asks us to adhere to the standards of what we are consuming, being food or non-food items or products” she said.
“Additionally, being one of the countries that is also a member to EAC’s standard secretariat and to ARSO, which is African Regional Standard Board and to ISO, the international” Nyoka added.
Nyoka underlined the commemoration gives the country a strong participation that South Sudan is also part of the world.
“We also have a part to disseminate the standards nationally, regionally and globally. and we have to work together in line with the world to make sure that the standard is implemented” she said.
On his part, Peter Abui the Food and Agriculture Organization South Sudan’ representative reaffirmed his team’s commitment to working together in development of standard in the country.
“We know very well that are new nation, we have just emerged but we have worked together with SSNBS and other stakeholders to have standard development in the country” he said.
World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is an international day celebrated on 14 October each year.
The day honours standards development organizations and aims to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers of the importance of standardization to the global economy.