UKAS recently published its Annual Report for 2021/2022, which also contained contributions from external experts providing their own perspectives on a range of important topics. This paper is from Emanuele Riva, Chair of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), who considers the future for international collaboration in the accreditation arena.
At the international level, accreditation is entering a very significant internal reflection phase. The scenarios are difficult to predict. On the face of it, the crisis in Ukraine has the potential to threaten the long-term unity of international organisations. In reality, the accreditation community is coming even closer together, with IAF and ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) having decided to join together to become one new organisation. The paper speculates about the future developments taking into account the changes occurring in digitisation and the drive for sustainability.
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