Industry Workshop Plenary Session Seoul South Korea 21 October 2014
ASTM International Global Cooperation Teresa J. Cendrowska Vice President, Global Cooperation Seoul, South Korea, 21 October 2014 www.astm.org
Today s Topics 1 Introduction 2 Core Activities 3 Outreach Beyond the MoU 4 ASTM and Korea
Section 1 Introduction
Global Cooperation Establishment 2001 WTO/TBT Definition for International Standard - ASTM s compliance with the WTO/TBT principles for international standards: Transparency Openness Relevance Coherence Consensus/impartiality Development Dimension Constraints on developing countries, in particular to effectively participate in standards development should be taken into consideration in the standards development process.
Who We Are and What We Strive to Do Staffing - Staffing Headquarters office four staff China office two staff Mexico office consultant and assistant - Support - Members of the Board - ASTM Staff - Volunteer Technical Experts Objectives - Our focus Minimize barriers to the use and application of ASTM standards Encourage active participation on ASTM technical committees
Section 2 Core Activities
National Standards Bodies and Regional Bodies with ASTM MoU Agreements MIDDLE EAST & NORTH EASTERN, WESTERN & ASIA EUROPE/EURASIA SOUTH AMERICA CARIBBEAN EASTERN, SOUTHERN AFRICA MIDDLE EAST AFRICA & CENTRAL AFRICA ASIA EUROPE/EURASIA SOUTH AMERICA CARIBBEAN WESTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICA NORTH AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA ANTIGUA ANTIGUA AND AND AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA* ALBANIA* BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BAHRAIN BAHRAIN BURUNDI BURUNDI BOTSWANA BOTSWANA BARBUDA BHUTAN BHUTAN BOSNIA BOSNIA CHILE CHILE BELIZE EGYPT EGYPT CAMEROON CAMEROON MALAWI MALAWI DEMOCRATIC BRUNEI GCC (GULF DEMOCRATIC BRUNEI BULGARIA COLOMBIA CROSQ GCC (GULF REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS DARUSSALAM BULGARIA COLOMBIA CROSQ STATES) REPUBLIC OF DARUSSALAM STATES) CONGO CHINA CROATIA COSTA RICA DOMINICA IRAQ ETHIOPIA CONGO NAMIBIA MAURITIUS CHINA INDONESIA CROATIA KAZAKHSTAN COSTA RICA ECUADOR DOMINICAN ISRAELIRAQ GHANA ETHIOPIA SEYCHELLES NAMIBIA REPUBLIC DOMINICAN INDONESIA KAZAKHSTAN ECUADOR ISRAEL SOUTHERN GHANA AFRICA SEYCHELLES REPUBLIC KOREA KOSOVO EL SALVADOR GRENADA JORDAN KENYA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION SOUTHERN AFRICA KOREA MALAYSIA KOSOVO MOLDOVA EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA GRENADA GUYANA KUWAIT JORDAN MOZAMBIQUE KENYA SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT MONGOLIA ROMANIA* HONDURAS HAITI MOROCCO NIGERIA SWAZILAND COOPERATION NEPAL RUSSIA NICARAGUA JAMAICA OMAN RWANDA ZAMBIA MALAYSIA MOLDOVA GUATEMALA GUYANA ST. KITTS- KUWAIT MOZAMBIQUE SOUTH AFRICA PAKISTAN SERBIA PANAMA PALESTINE SIERRA LEONE ZIMBABWE MONGOLIA ROMANIA* HONDURAS HAITI NEVIS MOROCCO NIGERIA SWAZILAND NEPAL PAPUA RUSSIA NEW GUINEA NICARAGUA PERU JAMAICA ST. LUCIA QATAROMAN TANZANIA RWANDA ZAMBIA PAKISTAN SERBIA PANAMA ST. ST. KITTS-NEVIS VINCENT PALESTINE SIERRA LEONE ZIMBABWE PHILIPPINES SURINAM AND THE SAUDI ARABIA UGANDA PAPUA NEW GUINEA GRENADINES PERU ST. TRINIDAD LUCIA & QATAR SINGAPORE URUGUAY TUNISIA TOBAGO TANZANIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE SRI LANKA ST. VINCENT AND TURKEY SURINAM SAUDI ARABIA * Former UGANDA MOU Partner THE GRENADINES TAIWAN U.A.E. THAILAND TRINIDAD & YEMEN VIETNAM URUGUAY TOBAGO TUNISIA 17 10 13 13 16 12 10 91 SRI LANKA TURKEY * Former MOU Partner TAIWAN THAILAND VIETNAM U.A.E. YEMEN 17 10 13 13 16 12 10 91
Does the MoU Work? Citations of Standards 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Does the MoU Work? MoU Memberships 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
MoU-Unique Training Programs Standards Expert Program - Format One month On-site educational program Orientation to ASTM process/procedures Fully sponsored by ASTM - Past Participants - 2005 China (2) - 2006 Indonesia, Vietnam, Zambia - 2007 Colombia, Saudi Arabia - 2008 Peru, South Korea - 2009 China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica - 2010 South Africa, Vietnam - 2011 Jordan, Malaysia - 2012 Mongolia, Qatar, Turkey, Zimbabwe - 2013 Egypt, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago - 2014 Bolivia, Pakistan, Singapore MoU Technical Visitor Program - Four to six weeks - Competitive Application Process - On-site research for sector where ASTM standards are applied in home nation - Partial sponsorship by ASTM
MoU-Unique Training Programs Standards Expert Program Initiated in 2005 Typically three nations each year NSB selects participant Participant becomes an expert and a resource MTVGP 2014 Awardee Nana Sekyi, Ghana GSA Pipeline integrity for the oil/gas sector Focused on Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Relayed Alloys Other International Visitors Attached staff One week to eleven months Sponsoring organization identifies focus of study Recently: Botswana, South Africa, South Korea
Section 3 Outreach Outside the MoU
Alternative Model for Training Intensive Training Programs - Eight to twelve delegates - One to three weeks - Sector specific at sponsor s request - Funded by participants industry or government Nation Topic Delegates India Plastics 8 South Korea Nuclear energy 8 Chechen Republic Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago Public/private partnership 8 Steel 6 Latin America Concrete and cement 6 China 1. Petroleum 2. Renewable energy and roofing GSO Concrete and roads 3 1. 13 2. 14
Connecting Virtually, Bridging Distances, Engaging Nations Year Meetings Countries Participants 2008 13 14 130 2009 23 37 440 2010 14 18 175 2011 15 27 185 2012 21 21 456 2013 20 20 180
Delegation Visits Hosting visitors at the Headquarters and Washington, DC offices. 2013 11 delegations 13 nations 2008 8 delegations 6 nations Discussion of procedural and technical topics with the assistance of staff and technical experts 2012 16 delegations 6 nations Delegations and Nations 2009 11 delegations 4 nations Initiated by direct contact with ASTM staff or at the request of other public or private sector entities 2011 5 delegations 3 nations 2010 18 delegations 6 nations
Section 4 ASTM and the Republic of Korea
Growing and Expanding Collaboration 2006 KATS/ASTM MoU signed 2007 KATS visits to discuss use of private sector standard 2008 Dr. Jun Ho KIM represents KATS in the Standards Expert Program 2009 ASTM staff visits KATS, KSA and Korean industry 2009 More Korean experts joint ASTM 170 Korean technical experts active in ASTM TCs today
Growing and Expanding Collaboration 2010 Joint ASTM/KATS Standardization Workshop in Seoul 2011 Nuclear Sector Intensive Training Program for Korea 2012 Dr. Kaphong CHOI joins the ASTM Board of Directors Collaboration and Cooperation 2012 Two week attached staff program for two participants from KATS and KSA 2013 Nine-month KATS attachment to ASTM staff 2014 Eleven-month KATS attachment to ASTM staff
Continuing to Explore Mutual Opportunities Conduct Board Meeting in Seoul Sector Outreach Day and Industry Workshop Acting on Mutual Opportunities International cooperation Industry outreach Academic outreach A Bright Future
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