By Sanaullah Ataullah
DOHA: Minister of Environment, H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi, inaugurated the first Gulf Metrology Forum and exhibition here yesterday.
The event is being organised by the Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) in collaboration with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment, the Gulf Standardisation Organisation (GSO) and GULFMET.
The two-day event will hold several panel discussions with experts. The topics of discussion include the importance of metrology for developing countries and GCC states, Qatar National Centre for Metrology: Necessity and Challenges, and the Role of Legal Metrology in a Global Market, among others.
“Human beings have used measurements since early civilisations. The need for accurate measurements has increased with technological advancement and surge in production and global trade,” said Al Humaidi.
So, developed countries had to establish specialised research centres for metrology sciences to develop standards and measurements that are internationally accepted. These metrology centres are the cornerstone of quality infrastructure in different countries. “In fact, metrology is the technological language spoken by the current advanced world,” said the Minister
“The Qatar National Vision 2030 is a wise roadmap that has adopted development and modernisation in various sectors to diversify income sources and guarantee the sustainability of growth and prosperity in the State of Qatar. We believe in the importance of metrology as an efficient development tool in Qatar and other GCC countries.”
GOIC’s Secretary-General, Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al Ageel, said: “The GCC countries have made huge efforts to establish metrology organisations to keep pace with international trends and promote their economies at the international level, and that was how GSO and GULFMET were founded”.
He added: “The GCC markets are considered globally emerging metrology markets facing increasing technological challenges. Furthermore, regional conformity assessment systems are the key to the internationalisation of GCC metrology activities, not only at the level of energy industries, but across the various industrial sectors to meet the huge surge in demand of measurement services in the last decade.”
Al Aqeel said: “GOIC was keen to hold this first forum of its kind in the Middle East to deal with metrology-related topics in the Gulf and international markets in light of reports published by international companies operating in the area of metrology revealing that the demand for metrology services would witness an increase until 2020”.
In fact, the recovery of the global economy is expected to be worth $824.6m per year in all industrial sectors, particularly automotive, aviation, electronics, energy and others.
“The recovery of the global economy will positively impact the Gulf region, resulting in surge in investments in various fields like energy, industry, health, food and their associated services.”
Al Aqeel said: “International industrial standards have become a key element to efficiently trade globally and to build and develop a local technological base that is capable of adapting to the global technological advancement”.
He added: “In order to compete internationally, countries need to be capable of manufacturing high-quality products in accordance with international standards.
“Accurate measurements are needed to guarantee that products are in line with these standards, hence the need to establish a modern national system for standards to allow GCC countries to become industrially advanced countries. It would also help them keep up with the fast growth of comprehensive economic activities, boost scientific and technological levels and promote the credibility of their products to be traded internationally.”
Marten Milton, BIPM (Business Intelligence and Porcess Management) Director-General, said: “The aim of metrology is to establish global agreement about measurements, and, of course, about them being right. Measurements are important in every aspect of life, whether it is countries trading goods and services or supporting their industry, patients receiving medical treatments or governments making decisions about the global environment; all of these depend on measurements that must be made on a basis that is fair and that everyone can accept.”
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Qatar General Organisation for Standards and Metrology (QS) representing Qatar’s Ministry of Environment and the Economic Zones Company (Manateq). The MoU aims at fostering cooperation and coordination in the areas of specialised technical support, IT, media, technical ventures and consulting, researches, studies, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, training and qualification.
The Minister of Environment was honoured along with sponsors, organisers and supporters of the 1st GMF.
The Peninsula
By Sanaullah Ataullah
DOHA: Minister of Environment, H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi, inaugurated the first Gulf Metrology Forum and exhibition here yesterday.
The event is being organised by the Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) in collaboration with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment, the Gulf Standardisation Organisation (GSO) and GULFMET.
The two-day event will hold several panel discussions with experts. The topics of discussion include the importance of metrology for developing countries and GCC states, Qatar National Centre for Metrology: Necessity and Challenges, and the Role of Legal Metrology in a Global Market, among others.
“Human beings have used measurements since early civilisations. The need for accurate measurements has increased with technological advancement and surge in production and global trade,” said Al Humaidi.
So, developed countries had to establish specialised research centres for metrology sciences to develop standards and measurements that are internationally accepted. These metrology centres are the cornerstone of quality infrastructure in different countries. “In fact, metrology is the technological language spoken by the current advanced world,” said the Minister
“The Qatar National Vision 2030 is a wise roadmap that has adopted development and modernisation in various sectors to diversify income sources and guarantee the sustainability of growth and prosperity in the State of Qatar. We believe in the importance of metrology as an efficient development tool in Qatar and other GCC countries.”
GOIC’s Secretary-General, Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al Ageel, said: “The GCC countries have made huge efforts to establish metrology organisations to keep pace with international trends and promote their economies at the international level, and that was how GSO and GULFMET were founded”.
He added: “The GCC markets are considered globally emerging metrology markets facing increasing technological challenges. Furthermore, regional conformity assessment systems are the key to the internationalisation of GCC metrology activities, not only at the level of energy industries, but across the various industrial sectors to meet the huge surge in demand of measurement services in the last decade.”
Al Aqeel said: “GOIC was keen to hold this first forum of its kind in the Middle East to deal with metrology-related topics in the Gulf and international markets in light of reports published by international companies operating in the area of metrology revealing that the demand for metrology services would witness an increase until 2020”.
In fact, the recovery of the global economy is expected to be worth $824.6m per year in all industrial sectors, particularly automotive, aviation, electronics, energy and others.
“The recovery of the global economy will positively impact the Gulf region, resulting in surge in investments in various fields like energy, industry, health, food and their associated services.”
Al Aqeel said: “International industrial standards have become a key element to efficiently trade globally and to build and develop a local technological base that is capable of adapting to the global technological advancement”.
He added: “In order to compete internationally, countries need to be capable of manufacturing high-quality products in accordance with international standards.
“Accurate measurements are needed to guarantee that products are in line with these standards, hence the need to establish a modern national system for standards to allow GCC countries to become industrially advanced countries. It would also help them keep up with the fast growth of comprehensive economic activities, boost scientific and technological levels and promote the credibility of their products to be traded internationally.”
Marten Milton, BIPM (Business Intelligence and Porcess Management) Director-General, said: “The aim of metrology is to establish global agreement about measurements, and, of course, about them being right. Measurements are important in every aspect of life, whether it is countries trading goods and services or supporting their industry, patients receiving medical treatments or governments making decisions about the global environment; all of these depend on measurements that must be made on a basis that is fair and that everyone can accept.”
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Qatar General Organisation for Standards and Metrology (QS) representing Qatar’s Ministry of Environment and the Economic Zones Company (Manateq). The MoU aims at fostering cooperation and coordination in the areas of specialised technical support, IT, media, technical ventures and consulting, researches, studies, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, training and qualification.
The Minister of Environment was honoured along with sponsors, organisers and supporters of the 1st GMF.
The Peninsula
