Acronyms and abbreviations

ANDI

Colombian National Business Association

BAM

German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing

BSR

Baltic Sea Region

CMCs

Calibration and Measurement Capabilities

CNC

Commission for Innovation and Competitiveness

Colciencias

Colombian Institute for Science and Technology

Confecámaras

Confederation of Colombia Chambers of Commerce

CONICYT

National Science and Technology Council

CONPES

National Council for Social and Economic Policy

COREs

Regional Counsellors

CORFO

Production Development Corporation, Chile

CPC

Private Council for Competitiveness

CRC

Regional Commission for Competitiveness

CT

Corporation Tax

DANE

Colombian National Department of Statistics

DH

Dinars

DIN

National Standardization Body

DNP

National Planning Department

ECLAC

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EMPIR

European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research

ERDF

European Regional Development Fund

EU

European Union

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GERD

Gross Domestic Expenditure in Research and Development

GVCs

Global Value Chains

IAAC

Interamerican Accreditation Cooperation

ICA

Instituto Nacional Colombiano de Agricultura

ICONTEC

Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

IEA

Institute for Industrial Development

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

ILO

International Labour Organization

INM

National Institute of Metrology

INVIMA

Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y de Alimentos

IoT

Internet of Things

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

KRIS

Korean Standards Research Institute

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LNI

Labs Network Industrie

MinCIT

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

MNEs

Multinational Enterprises

MRA

National Business Environment Committee

NGOs

Non-Governmental Organisations

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NLP

National Physical Laboratories

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ONAC

Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia

PDP

Production Development Policy

PLG

Peer Learning Group

PPP

Purchasing Parity Power

PTB

German National Metrology Institute

PTP

Productive Transformation Programme

PTPR

Production Transformation Policy Review

QI

Quality Infrastructure

R&D

Research and Development

RCM

National Calibration Network

RIS3

Smart Specialisation Platform

RT

Income Tax

RTAs

Regional Trade Agreements

SIC

Superintendence of Industry and Commerce

SICAL

National Quality Subsystem

SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises

SNR

National Royalties System

SPRI

Basque Business Development Agency

STI

Science, Technology and Innovation

STRI

Services Trade Restrictiveness Index

TFP

Total Factor Productivity

TiVA

Trade in Value Added database

UNCTAD

United Nations Commission for Trade and Development

UNDESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

ZIM

Central Innovation Program for SMEs

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