The TSP provided technical assistance to BSN in order to improve the institutional and human capacities of this relatively new agency, including steps to improve the computer hardware, software, network and internet facility, as well as to update the website of BSN's standards information system. In order to help Indonesia harmonise its standards with those of the European Union and other international bodies (such as ISO), the TSP organised several train-the-trainers programmes and study visits to Europe in association with the German National Standards body (DIN). Finally, the TSP provided assistance to SMEs in the standards area, including in the form of a dedicated guide on standards (European Union, 2008).