Metrology infrastructure for sustainable development of the Americas: the role of SIM |
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Authors: | Humberto S Brandi Taynah Lopes de Souza |
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Institution: | 1. Inter-American Metrology System (SIM), National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro), Av. Nossa Senhora das Gra?as, 50, Xerem, Duque de Caxias, Brazil
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Abstract: | Reliable measurements are essential to guarantee all aspects required for the sustainable development of nations. There is
an increasing awareness of the need to discuss, compare and improve infrastructures in the context of global economic efficiency,
and market access for goods and services for both developed and developing countries. This is where metrology, standardization
and conformity assessment come in. In order to further develop these activities, countries have been organizing themselves
into regional cooperation groups. The Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) brings together the National Metrology Institutes
of all 34 OAS member countries, aiming at the further development of a sound metrological basis, what lays in the basis of
the technical infrastructure necessary for the sustainable development. In this paper the goals and objectives of SIM and
some of its main projects will be analyzed, emphasizing the initiatives of chemical metrology and of quality management systems
in the region. |
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