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Quality infrastructure goes digital – Metrology for digital transformation in international cooperation

Digital, EventsKatharina Telfser

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) recently brought out a new publication entitled “Quality Infrastructure and Digitalization”. This latest issue in PTB’s Compact series focuses on the relation between quality infrastructure (QI) and digitalization. It is available in German and will soon be available in English too. Digital transformation is a process visible in our daily lives.…

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Goodbye paper, welcome digital calibration certificates!

DigitalSabine Thomas

Today, we are announcing the release of a video on the digital calibration certificate (DCC). This film is intended to highlight the transition from conventional calibration certificates to digital calibration certificates (DCCs) in various sectors. As you watch this entertaining and informative video, you will see the advantages of introducing DCCs into our work processes.…

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Navigating the Digital Transformation: Insights from the Kick-Off Workshop on digital metrology and accreditation

Digital, EventsLaura Donath

On October 25, an engaging digitalization kick-off workshop brought together colleagues from national metrology institutes and national accreditation bodies from the Eastern Partnership countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Moreover, other colleagues from Asia, participating in the ADAPT project, joined the workshop as eager listeners. This virtual gathering aimed to facilitate the exchange…

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New e-learning course on the basics of QI “Quality Infrastructure – An Introduction”

DigitalRebecca Bahrmann

PTB’s International Cooperation Group has launched its first e-learning course called “Quality Infrastructure – An Introduction”. Anyone who would like to learn more about the topic of quality infrastructure (QI) and has no previous knowledge in this area is invited to participate. With a total duration of approximately four to five hours, the course offers…

Guidelines that make the best of both worlds

Digital, EventsSuzana Lange, Sabine Thomas

It is true that we can have wider social contacts again, that travel restrictions have been lifted and that virtual meetings are no longer obligatory in our “new normal”. But despite this, we have not yet returned to the “old normal” in many of our PTB projects, especially when it comes to on-site meetings with…

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SoSafe Cyber Security Training Campaign

DigitalAnne Höpfner

For many people around the world, the start of the coronavirus pandemic also marked the start of their experience in working from home. We at PTB’s International Cooperation group were no exception, nor were our partner institutions in the technical cooperation projects.This new situation sharpened our attitudes about the importance of information security and data…