Your input is needed to help shape our future
The next 10 years
Lorraine Turner Business Development Director
The Future
What will influence what we do and how we work?
• Government relationship, BEIS MoU
• BREXIT
• EC Regulation 765/08
• EA 2025 Strategy
• Revision of ISO/IEC 17011
• New and revised standards used for accreditation
• Technology
• Stakeholder and market needs
Where can UKAS influence?
• Government relationship, BEIS MoU
• BREXIT
• EC Regulation 765/08
• EA 2025 Strategy
• Revision of ISO/IEC 17011
• New and revised standards used for accreditation
• Technology
• Stakeholder and market needs
What might change?
• Governance arrangements
• Our structure
• Relationship/support from government
• The assessment process
• The way we communicate
• Scope of activities
BREXIT
EU Recognition
UKAS appointed as National Accreditation Body under EU Regulation
765/2008
Accredited conformity assessment referenced as a requirement in EU
Regulations and Directives eg:
• Certification of organic food and farming
• Forensic services eg fingerprinting and DNA testing
• ‘Notified bodies’ required for testing and certification under a wide
range of product regulations eg toys, lifts, machinery, pressure
equipment
International recognition
Accredited conformity assessment referenced in WTO TBT Agreement
and bilateral trade agreements
Multilateral agreements established between economies to recognise
accredited results and facilitate trade
UKAS is a member of:
UK withdrawal from EU
Post Brexit, it is vitally important that UK businesses can continue to benefit from UKAS accredited conformity assessment by:
• Continued recognition of UKAS as the national accreditation body
• Continued UKAS membership of EA, ILAC and IAF
• Access to notified bodies or other mutually recognised bodies for EU regulated products
What will the world look 10 years time
• $1000 Brain
• Trillion sensor economy – the internet of everything
• Situation of ‘perfect knowledge’
• 8 Billion hyper connected people
• ‘Disruption’ of Healthcare
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Artificial intelligence
• Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
Developing areas
UKAS Vision
“Everything that should be underpinned by accreditation, is”
Your input is needed to help shape our future
The next 10 years
Lorraine Turner Business Development Director
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