Influential Saudi Presence at Meetings of SMIIC

تاريخ 25 Dec 2016
 
Influential Saudi Presence at Meetings of SMIIC

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      SASO has participated, as representative of the Kingdom,  in the meetings of the General Assembly and Board of Directors of the Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries (SMIIC), which have been held recently in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Saad bin Othman Alkasabi, Governor of SASO and Vice-Chairman of SMIIC Board, headed  SASO's delegation in these meetings. 

      The most prominent outcomes of these meetings are the formation of a special working group with the participation of SASO to review all SMIIC legislations and internal documents, and modify them in accordance with practices and legislations adopted by international organizations, in addition to the approval of extending the work of the Institute's Board until the end of 2017, upon the completion of amendments to internal legislations. Moreover, the General Assembly approved the implementation documents of main strategic initiatives for the Institute's strategic plan 2016-2020 as supplementary documents. 

      ​It is noteworthy that SASO participates in a number of the Institute's technical committees, such as: the Accreditation Committee, Certification Conformity Committee, Metrology Committee, Leather and Tanning Material Committee, Transportation Committee, and the Committee on Standards for Conformity Assessment. Furthermore, HE, Governor of SASO, holds the position of Vice-Chairman in the Institute's Board of Directors, thereby strengthening the Kingdom's leadership role at regional and Islamic levels.   

 

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