Slide1: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Results of DEC Needs Assessment Survey 2005* 11th DEC Meeting, Jeju, Korea, September 2005 * NB: Syria and Indonesia’s responses were received at the 11th DEC meeting and incorporated after the meeting.


Slide2: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 1. Sent to all APMP developing economy NMIs (including Associate Members) on 19 June 2005, with several follow-up reminders 2. Responses received from: No response from: Fiji 1. Bangladesh India 2. China Indonesia 3. Egypt Malaysia 4. DPR Korea Nepal 5. Mongolia Pakistan 6. Russia Philippines 7. South Africa Sri Lanka Syria Thailand Vietnam DEC Needs Assessment Survey


Slide3: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 1. (a) State of laboratory facilities 1. (b) List of standards maintained 1. (c) Staff numbers 2. Staff – general 3. Global CIPM MRA participation 4. National measurement system status 5. Other peak measurement agencies 6. Legislation 7. R&D activities 8. Bi/multi-lateral projects 9. Training provided by NMI Questions


Slide4: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 10. Comparison participation 11. Five major concerns 12. Calibration needs 13. Training needs 14. Available professional training 15. Income/Expenditure 16. Strategic Plan – short/medium/long term Questions (ctd)


Slide5: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 1. (a) State of laboratory facilities Environmental control – poor (Nepal, Sri Lanka), moderate (Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam) or good (remainder) Internet access – poor (Fiji, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand), moderate (Pakistan), good (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam) QS documentation – poor (Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka) or good (remainder) CC/TC representation – poor (Fiji, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Vietnam) or good (remainder) Customer needs identified – mostly adequate (b) List of standards maintained Coverage – limited (Fiji, Nepal) or good (remainder) Clear need for more comparisons for DE NMIs (c) Staff numbers Need for more trained scientific staff in Fiji, Nepal & Sri Lanka Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide6: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 2. Staff - general Reasonable amount of training being provided Need for succession-planning guidance 3. Global CIPM MRA participation Fiji, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria yet to participate Mechanisms to reduce costs and assist participation needed 4. National measurement system (NMS) status NMS agencies established in most DE NMIs except Fiji & Sri Lanka (limited in Syria) Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide7: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 5. Other peak national measurement agencies Need for networking with other peak agencies 6. Legislation All except Pakistan have national measurement legislation 7. R&D activities Only significant R&D undertaken by India 8. Bi/multi-lateral projects Projects being undertaken by India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Syria & Vietnam Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide8: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 9. Training provided by the NMI No training provided by Nepal or Sri Lanka. Remainder provide some level of training to private/public customers & overseas NMIs 10. Comparison participation All except Nepal are participating, mostly in APMP comparisons Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide9: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 11. Five major concerns Maintenance, upgrade, purchase of standards & equipment Staff training – upgrade & re-skilling Traceability – calibration services, development of capabilities Laboratory & facilities upgrade MRA participation, CMCs, laboratory accreditation, Quality Systems, comparisons Awareness raising and coordination of National Measurement System Legal metrology Interaction with government & industry Metrology in Chemistry Participation internationally R&D Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide10: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 12. Calibration needs Broad range of areas identified 13. Training needs Broad range of areas identified 14. Available professional training Mostly provided by the NMI itself. Little external metrology training available. 15. Income/Expenditure (NB: Not all DEs responded) Fiji, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand totally government funded; Indonesia – 93.3%, Sri Lanka ~ 50%; Vietnam ~10-15% govt funded Very small %age of GNP spent on metrology Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide11: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 16. Strategic planning Short term: Equipment procurement Training & HR development MRA: CMCs, QS documentation, peer review/accreditation, more comparison participation Improve existing & develop new calibration services Develop infrastructure of calibration laboratories Survey of calibration, HR and infrastructure needs Medium term: Equipment/laboratory/standards upgrade Training & HR development MRA: CMCs, peer review/accreditation, more comparison participation Enhance capabilities, transfer low accuracy work Increase international participation Realise base units Develop metrology legislation Promotion to government (including website development) Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide12: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 16. Strategic planning Long term: Accreditation Self-sufficiency in traceability, realise base units Chemical (incl. CRMs), ionising radiation standards development Laboratory upgrade Develop new calibration services R&D Networking/coordination of metrology nationally Summary of issues raised by Survey responses


Slide13: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Survey responses in detail


Slide14: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Continuous temperature/humidity control Low %age of labs: Nepal, Sri Lanka Moderate %age of labs: Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam High %age of labs: Fiji, India, Malaysia, Syria, Thailand Continuous internet access Low %age of labs: Fiji, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand Moderate %age of labs: Pakistan High %age of labs: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam Work procedures written into QS docs None/limited: Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka Most/all areas: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam 1 (a): State of Laboratory Facilities


Slide15: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Identified CC/TC representatives None/limited: Fiji, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Vietnam Most/all areas: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand Customer survey of needs undertaken No response: Malaysia None/limited: Sri Lanka, Syria Moderate: India, Nepal Comprehensive: Fiji (priorities identified), Indonesia (2004-2006), Pakistan (2004 – priorities identified), Philippines (2000; 2004-05: calibration laboratories needs), Thailand (April 2005 – being processed), Vietnam (2005) 1 (a): State of Laboratory Facilities (ctd)


Slide16: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Fiji: Temperature (P – NMIA) Electrical (P – NMIA), T&F (P – NMIA) Mass (P/S – NMIA), Force (S – NMIA), Humidity (S – NMIA), High flow meter (P – NMIA) No relevant recent comparisons identified India: Temperature Acoustics (P), Vibration (P) Electrical (mostly P), T&F (P – BIPM) Dimensional (P – NMIJ) Force (P), Humidity Recent comparisons in dimensional and most electrical quantities and T&F 1 (b): Standards maintained


Slide17: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Indonesia: Temperature (P) Acoustics (S – NMIA), Vibration (S - NMIA) Electrical (mostly S – NMIA), T&F (P – BIPM) Dimensional (S) Mass (S – NMIA), Force (S – NMIA), Pressure (P – PTB) Photometry & Radiometry (P – PTB, NMIA) Chemistry (P – KRISS) Recent comparisons in temperature, voltage, resistance, T&F, mass, pressure, force, & photometry & radiometry 1 (b): Standards maintained (ctd)


Slide18: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Malaysia: Acoustics (P – NPL, DFM), Vibration (P) Electrical (mostly S – NMIA, JEMIC, BIPM, KRISS, NIST), T&F (P – UTC) Dimensional (P – NPL) Mass (P – BIPM), Force (P – NIST, S – NMIA), Pressure (P – NIST, BNM-LNE), Volume & Gas Flow (P) Photometry & Radiometry (S – NPL) Chemistry (P – KRISS) Recent comparisons in acoustics, LF electrical, T&F, dimensional, mass & pressure Nepal: Temperature (S – NPLI) Mass (P – NPLI) Force/Pressure (S – NPLI) No relevant recent comparisons identified 1 (b): Standards maintained (ctd)


Slide19: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Pakistan: Temperature (P, S – NPL, Guildline, NIM, KRISS) Electrical (P, S – SIRIM), T&F (P, S – USNO) Dimensional (P, S – SIRIM, NIM) Mass/Force (P, S – DKD, PTB), Pressure (P – SIRIM), Volume (S) Spectrophotometry (P – NIST), pH (S – NIM), Conductivity (P), Viscosity (S – KRISS) Limited recent comparisons, in electrical & spectrophotometry Philippines: Temperature (P, S - SPRING) Electrical (S – NMIA, Fluke), T&F (P – NMIA) Dimensional (S – NMIA) Mass (S – NIM, NIMT), Pressure (P, S), Viscosity (S) Ionising radiation (S – IAEA) Limited recent comparisons, in temperature, LF electrical, T&F, force/pressure, ionising radiation 1 (b): Standards maintained (ctd)


Slide20: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Sri Lanka: Temperature (P) Electrical (P, S), T&F (S – USNO) Dimensional (P, S – NPL, NIST, Switzerland) Mass (P – BIPM, NPL), Pressure (P – SIRIM), Volume (S) Spectrophotometry (P – NIST), pH (S – NIM), Conductivity (P), Viscosity (S – KRISS) Limited recent comparisons, in temperature and mass Syria: Temperature (S - JEMIC) Electrical (S - JEMIC), T&F (S – JEMIC) Dimensional (S – JQA-NMIJ) Mass (S – NMIJ), Force/Pressure (S – NMIJ) Limited recent comparisons, in gauge blocks, mass and pressure 1 (b): Standards maintained (ctd)


Slide21: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Thailand: Temperature (P, S – PTB, NMIA, NIMT, NPL, NMIJ), Humidity (P, S - NIST, PTB) Acoustics (P), Vibration (P) Electrical (P, S – NMIA, PTB, BIPM, NPL), T&F (P – BIPM) Dimensional (P, S – SI units, PTB, NMIJ, NMIA, NIMT) Mass (S – PTB, NMIJ), Force (S – PTB, NMIJ), Hardness (P – SI units), Torque (P – SI), Flow (S – SI, NIST), Pressure & vacuum (National standards – PTB) pH (P, S – NIST) Recent comparisons in most areas 1 (b): Standards maintained (ctd)


Slide22: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Vietnam: Temperature (P – NIST) Electrical (S, first order – NMIA, PTB, KRISS), T&F (P – BIPM) Dimensional (P – NIST) Mass (S – BNM-LNE), Force (Ref std – KRISS), Pressure (P, S – KRISS, NIST), Hardness (Ref std – KRISS), Volume & flow (P), Humidity (Ref std – KRISS), Density (Ref std – NIST) Viscosity (Ref std – KRISS) Spectrophotometry (Ref std – KRISS) pH (Ref std – KRISS), moisture (Ref std – KRISS) Limited recent comparisons, in T&F, pressure, pH 1 (b): Standards maintained (ctd)


Slide23: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Bachelors/Masters PhD Technical Fiji 7 0 12 India 36 26 39 Indonesia 34 3 5 Malaysia 49 4 8 Nepal 4 1 10 Pakistan 25 3 29 Philippines 14 1 7 Sri Lanka 9 0 2 Syria 14 3 18 Thailand 56 12 7 Vietnam 51 2 15 1 (c) : Staff numbers


Slide24: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 2 : Staff - general


Slide25: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 3 : Global MRA Participation


Slide26: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 4 : National Measurement System


Slide27: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 5 : Other peak measurement agencies


Slide28: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 6 : Legislation 7 : R&D Activities


Slide29: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 8 : Bi/multi-lateral projects


Slide30: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 9 : Training provided by NMI


Slide31: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 10 : Comparison participation


Slide32: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 11 : Five major concerns


Slide33: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 12 : Calibration needs


Slide34: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 13 : Training needs


Slide35: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 14 : Available professional training


Slide36: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 15 : Income/expenditure


Slide37: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 16 : Strategic plan – short term


Slide38: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 16 : Strategic plan – medium term


Slide39: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme 16 : Strategic plan – long term


Slide40: Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme Additional information provided