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What is DEC
The APMP Developing Economies' Committee (DEC) was established in 2000 to help address the needs of APMP's developing member institutes and to oversee and coordinate associated work programs. More details are available in the APMP MoU, Article 7.
The DEC's Strategic Plan 2021-2023 is available here. The Plan identifies 6 Strategic Priorities, as listed here together with the DEC Task Force Lead(s) who are driving the work programs to address each Prioritty:
Leadership and Management Development : Dr Angela Samuel, NMIA, Australia
Implementation of DEC Monitoring and Evaluation System: Dr Ghufron Zaid, SNSU-BSN, Indonesia
Creation of a Knowledge Management System : Mr Michael Solis, NML-ITDI, Philippines
Support for NMIs without published Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs) : Ms Thanakporn Nontachart, NIMT, Thailand
Fostering developing economy participation in APMP's Focus Groups : Mr S D I Dias, MUSSD, Sri Lanka
Future Proofing - supporting developing NMIs adapt, adopt and engage with new technologies : Dr Jariya Buajarern, NIMT, Thailand.
- Links to resources from events organised by Dr Buajarern is: here.
Chair & Contact
Dr Angela Samuel, Director, International Relations, NMIA.
E-mail: angela.samuel@measurement.gov.au
TCxx-DEC Champions have been identified to support developing NMIs in the following APMP Technical Committees (TCs):
- TCAUV: Mr Pairoj Rattanangkul, NIMT, Thailand
- TCEM: Mr Agah Faisal, SNSU-BSN, Indonesia
- TCFF: Dr Theerarak Chinarak, NIMT, Thailand
- TCL: Dr Jariya Buajarern, NIMT,Thailand
- TCM: Ms MaryNess Salazar, ITDI, Philippines
- TCMM: Dr Narin Chanthawong, NIMT, Thailand
- TCPR: Mr Helmi Zaini, SNSU-BSN, Indonesia
- TCQM: Dr Charun Yafa, NIMT, Thailand
- TCQS: Mrs Narangerel Dalaijamts, MASM, Mongolia
- TCRI: Dr Duncan Butler, ARPANSA, Australia
- TCT: Ms Monalisa Ragay, ITDI, Philippines
- TCTF: Mr Ahmad Sahar Bin Omar, NMIM, Malaysia