Category Archives: Demand for Quality

A Look into The Hands-On Elements of RQI

Part 2 of “What Building the RQI Looks Like” by David Tomlinson – Technical Officer, Metrology I recently undertook two missions with the aim of helping national bureaux improve their quality services. Those bureaux were the Bahamas Bureau of Standards & Quality (BBSQ) and the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS). This is an in-depth […]

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What Building the RQI Looks Like

Part 1 Development of Regional Quality Infrastructure, or RQI, is the mandate of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ). Over the next several months, we will try to bring you an in-depth look at what that means in not just technical jargon, but in practical terms. CROSQ, which is really a network […]

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Strategies for Developing Metrology in SIDS – The CARICOM Experience

Part 3 of “Developing Metrology In Small Island Developing States” by David Tomlinson 3.         STRATEGIES Considering the aforementioned challenges, the CARIMET NMIs have taken a position to strengthen metrology by using the following strategies: 3.1        Regional Support Mechanisms As a response from CARICOM to promote sustainable production and trade of goods and services in the […]

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Challenges to Developing Metrology in SIDS – The CARICOM Experience

Part 2 of “Developing Metrology in Small Island Developing States”  2.        CHALLENGES Though there are unique challenges in each country which rules out the possibility of a “one size fits all” approach, many of the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) in CARICOM share similar challenges which can be resolved using regional initiatives. These common challenges are […]

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Developing Metrology in Small Island Developing States – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Experience

Part 1 by David Tomlinson Abstract:The development of metrology in the Caribbean has generally been adversely impacted by many of the specific social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities associated with their characterization as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). More specifically, in many countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), whilst recognized by some of the major industries, […]

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