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Saturday, June 16, 2007

What does the term "quality infrasatructure" mean? In the past, the abbreviation MSTQ was used, standing for Metrology, Standardisation, Testing and Quality. When "accreditation" was introduced, the abbreviation SQAM was sometimes preferred, standing for Standardisation, Quality assurance, Accreditation and Metrology. The International Trade Center (created by UNCTAD and WTO) states in a report A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE CHALLENGE from 2001:
"As accreditation must now be built into the quality infrastructure, there has been a shift from an emphasis on MSTQ (metrology or measurement traceability, standards, testing and
quality assurance) to SQAM (standards, quality assurance, accreditation and
metrology)
."

Probably it was thought that "testing" was part of "quality assurance". Den numera vanligaste termen har kommit att bli Quality Infrastructure, som omfattar Standards, Metrology, Testing, Certification, Accreditation. See e.g. brochure from PTB in Germany.

A most comprehensive list of references to the concept "Quality Infrastructure" is contained in the service from Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

ExportSource.ca - Let's Get Technical: An Exporter's Guide to Technical Standards

Article about standard from a Canadian export service