Metrology in the Digital Era

The  SLBS  joins  the  rest  of  the  world  in  commemorating   World  Metrology  Day, May 20,  and notes  the   milestones achieved by  Saint  Lucia  in  the  areas  of   scientific, industrial  and legal  metrology  over  the  last thirty  years.  Metrology is  the  science of  measurement.

The theme for World Metrology Day 2022 is Metrology in the Digital Era.

This theme was chosen because digital technology is revolutionizing our community, and is one of the most exciting trends in society today.

Indeed more widely metrology, the science of measurement, plays a central role in scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, in improving the quality of life and in protecting the global environment.

World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and in its industrial, commercial and societal applications. The original aim of the Metre Convention – the world-wide uniformity of measurement – remains as important today as it was in 1875.

The World Metrology Day project is realized jointly by the BIPM and the OIML. We hope that you enjoy this site and that your Country or Metrology Organization will join us and participate in this year’s event.

Warm regards,

The WMD Team