TFWG Workshop & Planning Meeting, Querétaro, Mexico, October 15 – 17, 2012 by Alan Michael Standardization Officer Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards.

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TFWG Workshop & Planning Meeting, Querétaro, Mexico, October 15 – 17, 2012 by Alan Michael Standardization Officer Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards

 Antigua & Barbuda – Basic Info  Antigua & Barbuda Bureau of Standards  A & B Time & Frequency Metrology Status ABBS - A. Michael 2

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sq km (108 sq miles) sq km (62 sq miles) ABBS - A. Michael 4

 Population – 86,295 (2011 census)  Official Language – English  Exports –  petroleum products 48%,  manufactures 23%,  machinery and transport equipment 17%,  food and live animals 4%,  other 8%  Industries – Tourism, Construction, Alcohol, others  GDP – EC$ Billion (US$ 0.44 Billion) ABBS - A. Michael 5

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 Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS) :  Established – Standards Act (1987) Cap. 411  Purpose –  To prepare and promulgate standards in relation to goods, services, processes and practices.  Provide a broad base of technical, advisory and monitoring services for retailers, manufactures and service providers.  National Metrology Institute ABBS - A. Michael 9

 Membership in –  Caribbean Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)CROSQ  Codex Alimentarius (WHO/FAO)Commission Codex AlimentariusWHOFAO  Inter-American Metrology System (SIM)SIM  Subscriber Member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)ISO  Affiliate Member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).IEC  National Inquiry Point for WTO TBT Agreement ABBS - A. Michael 10

 Metrology  Metrology Act – 2007 (passed 2008)  Regulations pending  Equipment available (mainly for Legal Metrology) but no Labs  2 x staff (Bureau 9 total)  Participating in SIM Time & Frequency Network January 12, 2012  Metrication Programme re-launched October 2011 ABBS - A. Michael 11

 Equipment donated by SIM – September, 2011  Installed January, 2012  Antigua Computer Technologies Internet Co-location Centre (due pending re-location of ABBS) – Computer/Telecomms/Internet Provider  Administered remotely via Microsoft Remote Desktop & Teamviewer Software  No Services offered currently ABBS - A. Michael 12

 Issues/Problems: 1 to date  No Measurement uploads to SIM Servers June 02 – 15, 2012 (advised by NIST)  Uploads manually restarted (via remote control). Unsure of cause.  Milestones  Installation of Software to steer Rubidium Standard to SIMT automatically by NIST (July 13, 2012)  Manual steering no longer required & working well ABBS - A. Michael 13

 Challenges–  Awareness – Business / Industry / Government / Public  Finance to develop services  Human Resource availability and competence  Future Plans –  Training, Develop Awareness Programmes, Establish and Distribute National Time, Develop & Offer T & F Calibration & other services. ABBS - A. Michael 14

Thank you for your attention! ABBS - A. Michael 15