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SHAH ALAM, March 5 The National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM), the national measurements laboratory operated by Sirim Bhd, has been appointed as President and Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) for a period of two years.
“The new appointment will make Malaysia the first developing country and from the Asean region mandated to the hosting economy, among other things, to manage the secretariat, organise annual meetings and support the execution of APLMF’s work programme,” NMIM said in a statement today.
Malaysia chosen to lead Asia Pacific Legal Metrology grouping 05 Mar 2021 / 21:03 H. The National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM) logo. Picture taken from the National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM) official website
SHAH ALAM: The National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM), the national measurements laboratory operated by SIRIM Bhd has been appointed as President and Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) for a period of two years.
“The new appointment will make Malaysia the first developing country and from the ASEAN region mandated to the hosting economy, among other things, to manage the secretariat, organise annual meetings and support the execution of APLMF’s work programme,” NMIM said in a statement today.
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DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña sought the passage of the proposed Modernized National Measurement System Act seeking to transform the National Metrological Division (NMD) into the National Measurement Institute of the Philippines (NMPhil) to ensure the precision, accuracy and reliability of the measurements and measuring instruments in the country.
“Because metrology is so intricately connected with our daily lives, there is a need to make sure that the system that creates and makes use of these measurements is updated, in place, and capable. The bill that we are pushing forth will be able to do just that,” he said in a Senate Webinar on “Modernizing the Philippines National Measurement System”.
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STAR-cc-OGSE, which stands for Spectroscopically Tuneable Absolute Radiometric, calibration and characterisation, Optical Ground Support Equipment, is a vital piece to the climate monitoring puzzle, conceived at NPL, to provide innovative solutions to the pre-flight calibration of satellite instruments. The facility provides a state-of-the-art solution to instrument calibration and characterisation, ensuring the needed performance is achieved while also minimising the time and effort involved in the pre-launch vacuum test environment. In essence the facility combines together in a single transportable package, the contents of NPL’s radiometric calibration capabilities which normally occupy three laboratories at the Teddington site.