Gambia
Standards Bureau recently sensitised stakeholders on income strategy, held at
their head office in Fajara.
Speaking
on the occasion, Bai Dodou Jallow, Director of Standardization Division at
Gambia Standards Bureau, described the workshop as very important, saying the
Standards Bureau is in the process of developing a national standardisation
strategy to collect a lot of information on identifying the priorities of the
country.
“Our
standard development is supposed to mirror the country’s priorities,” he said.
He
said whatever resources is being used in their standard development should
address the priority needs of the country, which explains the rationale for the
workshop.
Joseph
Dem, an official of Standards Bureau, said the strategy to uphold concise
standardization system will help greatly in identifying the income needs and
priorities of the country.
The
national standardization strategy, he added, would aid the country’s
development trajectory.
