World Accreditation Day 2024
Accreditation: Empowering tomorrow and shaping the future
This year's World Accreditation Day (WAD) on June 9th, 2024, is entitled “Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and Shaping the Future.”It aims to highlight the central role of accreditation in a rapidly changing world, especially in the context of technological innovations, digital transformation and sustainable development. The day invites participants to exchange views on these topics and to discuss new approaches together.
Building trust in a changing world
Accreditations have been a key pillar of socioeconomic security for many decades, and form the basis for trust in almost every area of life. They enable the development and introduction of new technology, they support cybersecurity and data protection and they help consumers and businesses make informed choices, especially in terms of sustainability.
The global economy is currently facing challenges such as inflation, poor prospects for growth, economic fluctuations, disruptions to trade and climate change. At the same time, technological advances and consumer behavior are also changing markets. This year’s World Accreditation Day aims to show how accreditation can make a positive contribution to meeting these challenges.
Accreditations: The key to addressing global challenges
Below, we highlight a number of areas in which accreditation is able to help address the global challenges and to encourage sustainable development.
Below, we highlight a number of areas in which accreditation is able to help address the global challenges and to encourage sustainable development.
Innovation and technological progress
Standards and accredited conformity assessments play a crucial role in supporting technological developments. They prevent the duplication of developmental work and help promote trade by encouraging consumer confidence. New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and the blockchain have led to new challenges, such as cyber attacks and data protection problems. Accreditation can help overcome these difficulties and to ensure that new technologies are used responsibly.
Standards and accredited conformity assessments play a crucial role in supporting technological developments. They prevent the duplication of developmental work and help promote trade by encouraging consumer confidence. New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and the blockchain have led to new challenges, such as cyber attacks and data protection problems. Accreditation can help overcome these difficulties and to ensure that new technologies are used responsibly.
Cybersecurity and data protection
In a connected world, data protection and cybersecurity are of crucial importance. Accredited certification schemes protect organizations against data breaches, damage to their reputation and disruptions to their business. In Spain, for example, companies wishing to provide public services have to be certified according to the National Security Framework (ENS) in order to ensure information security. This measure illustrates how accreditation can ensure a reliable level of security and help build trust in digital services.
In a connected world, data protection and cybersecurity are of crucial importance. Accredited certification schemes protect organizations against data breaches, damage to their reputation and disruptions to their business. In Spain, for example, companies wishing to provide public services have to be certified according to the National Security Framework (ENS) in order to ensure information security. This measure illustrates how accreditation can ensure a reliable level of security and help build trust in digital services.
Environment, society and governance
The importance of environmental, social and governance issues (ESGs) has increased significantly in recent years. As a result, companies are under increasing pressure to improve their ESG-related performance. Accreditations help demonstrate sustainable practices and increase the levels of trust among both consumers and regulators.
The importance of environmental, social and governance issues (ESGs) has increased significantly in recent years. As a result, companies are under increasing pressure to improve their ESG-related performance. Accreditations help demonstrate sustainable practices and increase the levels of trust among both consumers and regulators.
The circular economy
The transition to a circular economy that extends product life cycles and minimizes waste is crucial for combating climate change. Accredited testing and validation play an important role in ensuring compliance with product safety, efficiency and reusability requirements. They also support the global strategy to combat climate change by supporting energy efficiency programs and the use of renewable sources of energy.
The transition to a circular economy that extends product life cycles and minimizes waste is crucial for combating climate change. Accredited testing and validation play an important role in ensuring compliance with product safety, efficiency and reusability requirements. They also support the global strategy to combat climate change by supporting energy efficiency programs and the use of renewable sources of energy.
The World Accreditation Day 2024 shows how accreditations shape the future and support innovation.
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF)
and the
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
will provide detailed information about the role of accreditation in tackling global challenges, and provide positive examples from a variety of fields. Accreditations aren’t only a guarantee of quality and safety, they are also a catalyst for innovation and sustainable development in a changing world.
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