Speaker
Zakithi Msimang
(NMISA)
Description
The dti established agencies that form part of its technical infrastructure (standards, quality assurance and metrology) in order:
- To address market failures through technical regulations in order to
protect the public and the environment and by providing standards and
accreditation to regulators as policy tools. -
To support industrial development through:
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development and maintenance of sector specific South African
National Standards (SANS) - providing traceability of measurement,
- accrediting service providers that provide testing, certification and verification services to industry that needs to prove compliance with regulations and standards.
NMISA is part of the technical infrastructure and provides measurement support to the South African community through its metrology capabilities. The presentation will highlight the role of NMISA and how it supports the South Africans and neighbouring countries through measurements that are linked to the international measurement system.
Primary author
Zakithi Msimang
(NMISA)
