State Administration of Quality Management
The National Quality Management Commission, formerly the State Administration of Quality Management of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAQM) is the North Korean standards organization.[1][2] It oversees standards and metrology, including application of both the metric system and traditional Korean units, in accordance with the 1993 Law on Metrology.[3] It is located at 1 Inhung-Dong in Moranbong District, Pyongyang.[4]
The commission operates under the Academy of Sciences of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[1] Both are cabinet-level institutions. As of January 2020[update], the commission is led by Ri Chol-jin.[2]
Purview
The commission is charged with elaborating and realizing state metrological regulation and policy; defining, registering, and maintaining measurement standards and devices; accrediting the North Korean institution of self-calibration; organizing and conducting inspections and supervision to ensure proper use of approved measurements; approving guidelines for measurement calibration within North Korea.[4]
Subsidiary organizations
Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (CSK) represents the country in international standardization organizations,[1] such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO).[5]
Central Institute of Metrology
The National Quality Management Commission has supervision over the Central Institute of Metrology (CIM), located at Songsin Dong 1 in Sadong District, Pyongyang.[6] The CIM maintains custody over North Korea's national standards.[6] It also calibrates high-precision reference standards for provincial verification offices and other agencies; performs research on metrology and its application within North Korea; and assists the SAQM with supervision over implementation of North Korean laws related to metrology.[4][6]
IEC National Committee of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The IEC National Committee of Democratic People's Republic of Korea under the National Quality Management Commission is a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission.[7]
Territorial Institutions of Calibration
The National Quality Management Commission has supervision over Territorial Institutions of Calibration which have similar responsibilities at a provincial level.[4]
See also
North Korea portal
Technology portal
- Academy of Sciences of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Korean units
- Metric system
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Choi (2015).
- ^ a b Ministry of Unification (2020).
- ^ DPRK (1993).
- ^ a b c d CooMet (2013).
- ^ ISO (n.d.).
- ^ a b c APLMF (2015).
- ^ IEC (n.d.).
Bibliography
- "DPR Korea", Official site, Asia–Pacific Legal Metrology Forum, 2015
- Choi, Sung (23 September 2015), "Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea", Korea IT Times, retrieved 17 August 2022
- "DPR of Korea", Euro-Asian Cooperation of National Metrological Institutions, Moscow: CooMet Secretariat, 27 August 2013
- "The Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Metrology" (PDF), No. 484-112 (in Korean and English), Pyongyang: Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, 3 February 1993, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019, retrieved 6 June 2017
- "IEC - Members > Democratic People's Republic of Korea (KP)", IEC, n.d., retrieved 24 February 2019
- "CSK", ISO, n.d., retrieved 17 August 2022
- Organizational Chart of North Korean Leadership (As of January 2020) (PDF), Seoul: Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification, 2020, retrieved 17 August 2022
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