The establishment of the Industrial Standards Committee did play a tremendous role in early East African industry, setting manufacturing standards for many East African industrial products.
This meant that in the planned economy Era, the reputation of East African goods was quite good, especially in industrial sectors where East Africa was relatively strong; however, up to that point, the East African Industrial Standards Committee mainly dealt with East African state-owned enterprises.
After all, the rise of the market economy in East Africa has not been around for many years, and after 1910, the East African Industrial Standards Committee also quieted down for a period of time.
So Delaine said, "However, over the past decade or so, in order to encourage the development of private enterprises, the state relaxed market regulation, but that does not mean this situation will continue indefinitely."
