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Strengthening National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) in the Hemisphere, an essential element in the development of National Quality Infrastructure (NQI). GOAL.

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  1. Strengthening National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) in the Hemisphere, an essential element in the development of National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) GOAL To enhance the NQI by advancing best practices at the NMIs and enhancing international recognition of measurement capabilities in the hemisphere PURPOSE • To further strengthen the institutions responsible for measurements in the Americas and thereby improve the world-wide reputation and credibility of the national quality infrastructures.

  2. This Project has three complimentary Project Concepts • Development of highly qualified metrology personnel capable of delivering scientific and legal metrology services in the region coordinated by USA. • Improved measurement capabilities in the hemisphere in areas that support environmental protection, health and trade coordinated by Uruguay. • Enhanced knowledge among government officials and metrology stakeholders of the importance of measurements to enhance trade and facilitate innovation coordinated by México. To address: • Regional Capacity Building • Measurement improvement and comparisons • Awareness and outreach • Technical partnerships Metrology proposals and priorities from the countries in the hemisphere were integrated into three Projects Concepts submitted on behalf of the entire membership of the Inter-American System of Metrology (SIM). Total Budget $1.190M (US $390K, Uruguay $470K, Mexico $330K)

  3. Addressing Programmatic Approaches for Strengthening National Quality Infrastructure and Promoting Improvements in Science and Engineering Education • Improve human and institutional capabilities of NMIs (i.e., to make more accurate and reliable measurements traceable to international standards) – • focus on capacity building with an emphasis on sustainability • Foster horizontal and vertical partnerships • Focus on measurement areas identified as high priority to the participants • Increase awareness and promote policy dialogue and partnerships between government and industry to develop strong National Quality Infrastructures (NQIs), with special emphasis on NMIs • Promote dialogues and partnerships between the NMIs and their State and Local Governments, and private sector stakeholders • Improve and develop calibration services to support industry development and innovation. • Encourage the integration of NMIs to NQI • Promote the creation of NMIs that focus on national priority areas for socio-economic development in smaller economies; • Scientific and legal metrology measurements and services targeted to address national needs • Foster technical cooperation for continued improvement of NQI/NMIs through sustainable local, sub-regional, regional, and international partnerships: • Enhance the dialog on quality infrastructure among the participating organizations • Promote training and other technical extension services by NMIs and a better relationship between them and local industry, universities and laboratories: • Focus on capacity building, training and development, with a combination of introductory level workshops and more advanced internships and hands-on laboratory experience.

  4. 1st Component: Development of highly qualified metrology personnel capable of delivering scientific and legal metrology services in the region on a sustainable basis (US): Budget: $390,000 for the three year effort: Year 1: $30K; Year 2 $330K; Year 3: $ 30K

  5. 2nd Component: Improved measurement capabilities in the hemisphere in areas that support environmental protection, health and trade (URUGUAY). Budget: $470,000 for the three year effort: Year 1:$180K; Year 2:$110K; Year 3: 180K

  6. 3rd Component: Enhanced knowledge among government officials and metrology stakeholders of the importance of measurements to enhance trade and facilitate innovation (MÉXICO) Budget: $330K for the three year effort: Each year $110K distributed as below:

  7. Benefits/Sustainability Beneficiaries include: • Institutions and technical staff responsible for measurement standards in each countr • Government and private-sector clients making use of calibration and measurement services offered by the national metrology institutes in each participating country • Regulatory authorities in each participating country • Trading partners who rely on accurate and reliable measurements when transacting business, providing health services, or innovating new technologies. • local populations who rely on measurements in their daily lives, from fuel pump dispensers to blood pressure monitors to medical radiation treatments. • Metrology capabilities are essential to protect the environment and human health. • Measurement needs change as countries develop and while remarkable progress has been made, there is still considerable work to be done • OAS support: • Provides a higher profile for regional metrology in hemisphere and internationally. • leverages local and international investment • demonstrates continued commitment to the mandates of the previous Summits of the Americas and the S&T Ministerials. • allows for more horizontal cooperation than could be achieved with local funds • provides resources to expose smaller, less developed NMIs to the international measurement community

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