Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Activities Report 2022
Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) is focused on supporting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) goals through the development of legal metrology and promotion of free trade. In 2022, APLMF activities are conducted using the Zoom platform, with a pilot eLearning module for Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWI) and the development of a joint metrology web portal. The forum also collaborates on projects like Metrology Enabling Developing Economies in Asia (MEDEA) to support the achievement of WTO Sustainable Development goals. Overall, APLMF is actively engaged in advancing metrology practices in the region.
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Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Report to RLMO Presented by: Dr Osman Zakaria, Senior Director, NMIM, Malaysia APLMF President OIML CIML Member 27th September 2022
Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum Regional grouping of Legal Metrology authorities Objective: support Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) goals - development of legal metrology; promotion of free trade through harmonisation and removal of technical barriers to trade (voluntary, practical application of OIML recommendations and documents) Website: www.aplmf.org Current Membership: There was a new membership since the last year after received the confirmation of Peru to move from Corresponding to Full Member status. All APEC member economies are eligible to become APLMF members. Kiribati is our newest member. At present, there are 27 APLMF member economies including 20 Full Members; Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, PR China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, USA and Viet Nam and 2 Corresponding Members; Lao PDR and Russia.
APLMF Activities In 2022, all activities for APLMF are using Zoom platform as our platform. Secretariat has ZOOM licence to support Working Groups. Remote representation at Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC), Specialist Regional Bodies Forum (SRB) https://www.apec.org/Groups/Committee-on-Trade-and- Investment/Sub-Committee-on-Standards-and-Conformance APEC meetings hosted by New Zealand 2021: all on-line Working with Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) on Metrology Enabling Developing Economies in Asia (MEDEA): https://www.ptb.de/tc/index.php?id=6461 Managed PTB, Funded by German Government Face to face training planned for 2020 delayed moving to on-line format in 2021 In May 2021, the third-phase project, MEDEA 3, started and it will be condusted for 3 years. Focus on metrology supporting achievement of WTO Sustainable Development goals. Progress benchmarked against World Bank Rapid Diagnostic toolkit. Updated APLMF Strategic Plan to be published before end of December 2021
APLMF Activities Non-automatic Weighing Instrument (NAWI) eLearning module Pilot Until OIML Learning Management System (LMS) updates have been completed, PTB is hosting the NAWI eLearning Module on their LMS. Pilot is being run with representatives from Developing Economies in November. Once feedback analysed and responded to - module will be made freely available Australia is completing conversion fuel dispenser eLearning module so it is suitable for use by other economies in the region. This will be hosted by NMIA and available once a pilot has been completed Joint APMP-APLMF metrology web portal (Metrology Asia Pacific) to facilitate sharing of information resources to be published in Nov 2022. The portal will enable easy access to resources that will support communication and engagement with stakeholders on issues relating to metrology (see Item 10 / DEC- 41 / 17 November) Regional Conformity to Type (CTT) Market surveillance pilot under development. Lead by Australia and supported by interested APLMF economies delayed by pandemic
Verification of Fuel Dispensers and NAWI Numbers of participants registered for e-Learning courses Jan-July 2022 Total participants for NAWI Total participants for VFD July June May February January 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Year 2022 No of participants (NAWI) No of Participants (VFD)
APLMF Updates Annual 28th APLMF Meetings were held online and the decision has been made to do the same this year: 1. Monday 1st November 2021 (Seminar presentations) 2hrs 30 minute Zoom meeting presentations with questions: Improving compliance using collaborative tools , Neil Yates (Legal Metrology, NMI Australia) Presentation on Data Metrology , Dr Balir Hall (MSL, New Zealand) Gold Purity Measurement in Malaysia , Ts Dr Mohd Fazrulhisyam Mohd Nor, (NMIM Malaysia) BIML 2021 highlights , Pre-recorded by Mr Ian Dunmill, Assistant Director, OIML PTB and MEDEA 2021 Highlights , Pre-recorded by Ms Katja Lamich and , PTB, Germany Upadate on APMP 2021 Activities , Pre-recorded by Juan (Ada) CAI, NIM, China 2. Tuesday 2nd November 2021 (Forum meeting) 2hrs Zoom Member Only Session to discuss the business of APLMF including voting on resolutions. OIML, MEDEA / PTB and APMP will each provide a short updates. Digital Transformation in Legal Metrology , Pre-recorded by Dr Roman Schwartz, CIML President 3. The 29th APLMF Meeting is planned 1st 2nd November 2022 via zooms
Future focus Proposed training courses in 2022 and later (Table 3 in 3.1) Tentative topic of training course (TC) / workshop (WS) Supporters / trainers Organizers Tentative timing (year) Place or form WS on certification of software used for measuring instruments and transactions Malaysia and APEC Malaysia, WG- MCS and Sec. 2022 (Online) TC on belt weighers based on OIML R 50 Australia and MEDEA 3 WG-WI and Sec. 2022-2023 (Online?) TC on weighing in motion (WIM) technology based on OIML R 134 Malaysia and MEDEA 3 WG-WI and Sec. 2022-2023 (Online?) There were several proposals left over from MEDEA 2 to MEDEA 3. The responsible hosts, supporters and trainers have not been identified. 7
APLMF Working Groups (WGs) Key activities (2.4) and future focuses (3.2) 1. WG on Goods Packed by Measure (WG-GPM / Dr Rifan Ardianto, Indonesia) WG covers pre-packaged goods (PPGs). WG provided a training course in March. WG plans additional courses including frozen foods and drained weights. WG plans events: (1) workshop on campaign for PPGs, (2) cooperation with 100 Years of Legal Metrology in Indonesia , (3) a topic for World Metrology Day, and (4) workshop on OIML G 21. WG started drafting an eLearning module based on OIML R 87. 2. WG on Utility Meters (WG-UM / Mr Wang Lei, PR China) WG covers meters for water, gas and electricity. WG provided an electricity course in January. WG started a survey on electricity meters and drafting of an eLearning module based on R 46. WG plans training courses on: (1) gas meters, (2) EV charging systems, and (3) taxi systems with GIS (geological info. sys.). WG liaises with Issuing Authorities of OIML- CS in APLMF. The scope will be expanded to cover the traceability for quantity of water. 3. WG on OIML Certificate Systems (WG-CS / Ms Zheng Huaxin, PR China) WG liaises with OIML-CS (certificate system). WG conducted a survey in 2020 and continues the analysis of the feedbacks. WG shares the discussions in CS, shares case studies for using CS, and promotes CS to the stakeholders in APLMF. WG plans to develop an eLearning module on OIML-CS. 8
APLMF Working Groups (WGs) Key activities (2.4) and future focuses (3.2) 4. WG on Metrological Control Systems (WG-MCS / Mr Guo Su, PR China) WG covers the metrology systems in the APLMF region, and it is responsible for APLMF guide documents. In OIML, WG liaises with CEEMS AG (Advisory Group on Countries and Economies with Emerging Metrology Systems), OTC (OIML training center), OTE (OIML training event), and RLMO RT (Regional Legal Metrology Organizations Round Table) for planning joint events. WG has provided a scholarship to invite experts to PR China. WG supports revisions of OIML D 1, D 14 and D 19 under CEEMS AG. WG supports eLearning modules developed by other WGs. This WG is expected to lead the joint task group on software and to support the workshop in Malaysia. 5. WG on Quality Measurement of Agricultural Products (WG-QMAP / Ms Haslina bte Abdul Kadir, Malaysia) WG covers measuring instruments for agricultural products. This WG is drafting a test procedure for meter-to-meter comparisons for verifying/testing rice moisture meters. APLMF Guide 6 on rice moisture measurement (2017) will be jointly updated. The WG also starts developing an eLearning module for rice moisture measurement. The WG finds a possibility of a new training course on sugar contents and plans a need survey among the member economies. 9
APLMF Working Groups (WGs) Key activities (2.4) and future focuses (3.2) 6. WG on Weighing Instruments (WG-WI/ Ms Suliana Ghazalli, Malaysia) New WG set up in 2018. The former title WG on NAWI (non-automatic weighing instrument) was recently renamed to expand the scope to all weighing instruments. WG also covers multi-dimensional measuring instruments based on OIML R 129 and weighing-in-motion (WIM) technology (R 134). This WG has completed the eLearning module on NAWI (R 76), and it is utilized on the PTB s site. WG continues developing eLearning modules on spring scales and weighbridges. WG plans training courses on: (1) belt weighers (R 50), (2) WIM, (3) multi-dimensional measuring instruments, (4) automatic catch-weighing instruments (R 51), and (5) automatic gravimetric filling Instruments (R 61). 7. WG on Measurement of fuel (WG-MF/Greg Harrington from Australia) New working group 8. WG on Medical Measurement (WG-MM/Chengwei Li from NIM, China) New working group 10
APLMF Working Groups (WGs) eLearning modules (Table 2 in 2.6) Year of delivery Main topic Providers and responsibility Fuel dispensers (OIML R 117) Utilized since June on NMIA s site 2021 Australia (or new WG) NAWI (OIML R 76) Utilized since October on PTB s site 2021 New Zealand and WG-WI 2022 AQS (average quantity system) for pre-packages (OIML R 87) WG-GPM 2022 OIML-CS (OIML B 18 and others) WG-CS 2022 Spring balances (OIML R 76) WG-WI 2022 Weighbridges (OIML R76) WG-WI 2022 Electricity meters (OIML R 46) WG-UM 2022 Bulk fuel metering system (OIML R 117) WG-MCS (or new WG) 2022 CNG (compressed natural gas) dispensers (R 139) WG-MCS (or new WG) 2022 Taxi meters (OIML R 21) WG-MCS 2023 Rice moisture meters (R 59 and APLMF Guide 6) WG-QMAP 2023 Belt weighers (OIML R 50) WG-WI 2023 Instruments for weigh in motion (OIML R 134) WG-WI 2023 Multi-dimensional measuring instruments (OIML R 129) WG-WI 2023 Automatic catch-weighing instruments (OIML R 51) WG-WI 2023 Automatic gravimetric filling Instruments (OIML R 61) WG-WI All WGs started drafting eLearning modules. Modules for fuel dispensers and NAWI are utilized on a monthly basis. 11
Future focus - emerging issues Recommendations to MEDEA 3 (4.1) 1. Capacity building at the organizational and social levels. 2. Support middle and least developed economies. 3. Transfer knowledge in the economy. Our policy is train-the-trainers . 4. Continue developing eLearning modules and online training courses in preparation for a conventional face-to-face form. 5. Initiatives of NMIs/LMAs aligned with national/international strategies. 6. M+E (monitoring and evaluation) and KPI (key performance indicators) for judging the effectiveness. 7. Cooperation with OIML, CEEMS and RLMOs for eLearning. 8. Continue to support the joint metrology portal (PTB-APMP-APLMF) and CABUREK (PTB project to support developing economies). 12
Thank you for your attention Dr Osman Zakaria: president@aplmf.org
