PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN METROLOGY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION MEDEA 2.0 Metrology Enabling Developing Economies in Asia 25th November 2018, Singapore A. Rashid ZA/Dr. Sabine Greiner
INTRODUCTION TO MEDEA 2.0 MEDEA 1.0: 2014 to 2017 April 30, 2018 MEDEA 1.0 officially closed On average MEDEA 1.0 has supported 150 participants from developing NMIs and LMAs in Asia annually APMP CC MEMBERS UNDER MEDEA 2.0 Dr. Angela Samuel: APMP DEC Chair-elect Dr. Chu-Shik Kang: APMP Lead TC Chair Dr. Charun Yafa: APMP MiC Focal Person 2
GMA 2018 BENEFICIARIES (GROUP/INDIVIDUAL/UST) GULFMETM ideast 4/1 AFRIMETS Africa 2/2 Egypt (1) Ethiopia (1) Azerbaijan (1) Ukraine (1) COOMET Euro-Asia 2/2 Saudi Arabia (4) APMP Asia/Pacific 60/14 Bangladesh (2) China (2) C. Taipei (2) Hong Kong (1) India (2) Indonesia (7) Iran (1) Malaysia (5) Mongolia (1) Pakistan (4) Philippines (18) Sri Lanka (1) Thailand (6) Vietnam (8) USA (1) Colombia (1) SIM America 2/2 APMP AFRIMETS COOMET GULFMET SIM Total 60 Participants 14 Countries 2 Participants 2 Countries 2 Participants 2 Countries 4 Participants 1 Countries Africa (2) America (2) Africa (2) Mideast (4) Mideast (1) 2 Participants 2 Countries South America (2) Asia/Pacific (62) Asia/Pacific (16) 70 Participants 21 Countries 3
KEY DATA OF MEDEA 2.0 Project Period: May 2018 April 2021 Budget: 1.3 Mio. EUR Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implementation: Partners: Target Group: PTB, Germany APMP & APLMF NMIs and LMAs of the Developing Economies in the Asia-Pacific
BENEFICIARY ECONOMIES Developing Economies of the Asia-Pacific Region More than 20 Economies Overlap with other regional PTB projects: SAARC: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Buthan, Maldives ASEAN: Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines Bilateral projects:
ACTIVITIES COVERED UNDER MEDEA 2.0 1. Industrial metrology activities 2. Legal metrology activities 3. Joint industrial-legal metrology activities 4. Implementation of CABUREK tool in Asia-Pacific Region CABUREK = Capacity Building Using Regional Experience and Knowledge
THE THREE INTERVENTION AREAS Sustainability Sustainability Concepts Regional Cooperation CABUREK Regional Trainers Technical Trainings Legal & Industrial/Scientific Metrology
MEDEA 2.0 JOINT PROJECT PLANNING WORKSHOP 4th to 5th July 2018, Hong Kong Output: 3-year Project Plan Industrial and legal metrology Joint industrial-legal
CABUREK 1st WORKSHOP 30th Oct. to 1st Nov. 2018, Bangkok Visits to: 1. Central Laboratory (Test and Calibration) 2. Rice Department Tools delivered: Strategic Thinking SWOT Analysis Output: 6-month National Project Plan Submission by 1 st December 2018 *Each economy to fund own project
CABUREK 1st WORKSHOP Economies of Participants Bangladesh Bhutan Fiji India Indonesia Kiribati Mongolia Papua New Guinea Philippines Thailand China Malaysia Nepal Sri Lanka
CABUREK First implemented in the Latin America and the Caribbean All started 2009 with the idea to increase the impact of the NMI through the promotion of better relationship between the NMI and the metrology users: Make better use of existing services and competence Strengthen demand and user orientation of NMI Regional exchange on experiences and best practices Caburek Project Website https://www.ptb.de/lac/index.php?id=8072
CABUREK THE STRUCTURE The CABUREK Project Technical Committee WG1: Awareness on Metrology NMI/LMA 1 NMI/LMA 2 NMI/LMA 3 10 participants WG2: Needs Assessment for Development of New Service NMI/LMA A NMI/LMA B NMI/LMA C 14 participants WG3: Market Surveillance NMI/LMA I NMI/LMA II NMI/LMA III 6 participants
EXAMPLES OF NATIONAL PROJECTS WG1: Awareness on Metrology A National Programme for Awareness on Metrology Awareness of Metrology in the Education Sector WG2: Needs Assessment for Development of New Service Extension of temperature measurement in high range WG3: Market Surveillance Digitization of pattern approval information for effective enforcement of trade instruments
WG TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN NMI Strategic Planning Development of a Regional Training Offer in Metrology Metrology and Health
CABUREK THE PHASES Nov 2018 2019 2020 Sept 18 Jan 19 Mar19 Sept 19 Apr 20 Nov 20 Opening Workshop Thailand Follow-up Workshop Sri Lanka Follow-up Workshop Follow-up Workshop Follow-up Workshop TC (1 day) Workshop with participants 3 days TC (0,5 day)
CABUREK THE RESULTS AND IMPACTS NMI development Developed capacities: Plan and carry out demand analysis Develop/enhance relations Develop/enhance services New/better services for and new/better relations with metrology users Enhanced visibility and recognition Improved strategic orientation, improved priorisation Impacts for metrology users General Industry Education Regulation Better access to services like calibration, proficiency tests, training Improved production processes, enhanced competitiveness, increased exportation Improved metrology in engineering studies, better trained high school teachers Improved regulation, consumer protection, and SI Units implementation
CABUREK THE RESULTS AND IMPACTS Individual capacity and personality development Systematic project management, survey techniques, develop alliances, etc. Communication, collaboration, presentations, management of meetings, etc. Working style, systemic thinking, motivation, self-confidence. Broader view on metrology Network between participants Exchange of experiences, generation of new ideas, approaches, material, etc. Source of motivation Opportunity to tap resources of other participants
CABUREK THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE to plan, organize and cordinate the programme as a whole to steer the course of action of the Working Groups to prepare, coordinate and evaluate the work carried out in the Workshops to provide inputs for strengthening the participants hard and soft skills to follow up on the national projects To offer permanent support and tutoring Caburek Expert: Dr. Alexis Valqui Coaches: 1. Awareness Raising for Metrology Gao Wei & A.Rashid ZA 2. Needs Assessment for development of a new service Guo Su & Bunjob Suktat 3. Market Surveillance Alan Johnston & Marian Haire
MEDEA ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK MEDEA APMP-CC Meeting Review of 3-year Project Plan Update on the Caburek Workshop Approval of the MEDEA Implementation Procedure Presentation 1: To DEC Presentation 2: To Technical Chairs Presentation 3: To GA General consultancy on work plan
RECOMMENDATION TO APMP-DEC Some economies have yet to publish CMCs Problems: Not yet a member of the BIPM No accreditation Lack of participation in key comparison Internal problems Proposal is to import BIPM s Sound Beginning Workshop for these economies. Similar activity like the Leadership Workshop
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