The IEC Affiliate Country Programme Leader

Role of the Affiliate Leader

 

The IEC Affiliate Leader, i.e. an individual, not a country, is nominated by the IEC General Secretary to act as the affiliates' collective voice with the IEC governing bodies. He was selected for his personality and not by virtue of its country of origin.

The Affiliate Secretariat, based at the IEC Central Office in Geneva, supports the Affiliate Leader in:

• submitting comments or proposals from affiliates to the relevant IEC Technical Committees/Subcommittees during the standardization process;
• identifying issues in the work of the IEC relevant to developing and newly industrializing countries;
• seeking a common position for affiliates and communicate this position to the relevant technical or management committees;
• conducting Dialogue sessions on the Programme.

 

Affiliate Leader's reports

 

During IEC General Meetings, the Affiliate Leader conducts the Affiliate Heads of Delegations at IEC Council and represents all Affiliate Countries at the Standardization Management Board (SMB) and the Conformity Assessment Board (CAB). On a yearly basis, the Affiliate Leader submits a report on the Affiliate Country Programme to the SMB and CAB.

 

The Affiliate Leader's reports are available in the section Feedback from General Meetings.

 

As per 2011-06-01, the Affiliate Leader is Phuntsho Wangdi.

 

 

Phuntsho Wangdi

 

Phuntsho Wangdi, after being Director in SQCA (Standards & Quality Control Authority), in the Ministry of Works & Human Settlement of Bhutan, is now Director of the newly born BSB (Bhutan Standards Bureau). He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Punjab Engineering College, India, and is one of the Board Directors of SARSO (the South Asian Regional Standards Organization).

 

Phuntsho Wangdi represents regularly his country, Bhutan, in SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Conferences and Workshops. Besides Bhutan, the seven other SAARC Member States are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Except for Maldives all are either IEC Members or participating in the IEC Affiliate Country Programme.