IIW White Paper

6.3 6.4

Job, skill, career and competence developments ................................................56

Communication and information technologies.....................................................57 6.4.1 Training, education, qualification and certification ...............................................57 6.4.2 Use of IT and communication technologies ...........................................................59 6.5 Strategies to meet challenges in human and material resources, demographic developments ...................................................................................60

7. Needs and challenges in legal codes, rules and standardisation .........61

7.1 7.2 7.3 Introduction.................................................................................................................62 Background ................................................................................................................62 Currentposition with laws, standards and technical knowledge .........................63 7.3.1 Laws .............................................................................................................................63 7.3.2 Standards ....................................................................................................................63 7.3.3 IIW source of technical knowledge .........................................................................64 7.3.4 IIW help for developing nations................................................................................65 7.4 Needs in laws, standards and technical information.............................................65 7.4.1 Welding Industry involvement...................................................................................65 7.4.2 Optimum laws.............................................................................................................66 7.4.3 Conformity assessment..............................................................................................66 7.4.4 Material standards and grouping ............................................................................67 7.4.5 Welding industry roles ................................................................................................68 7.4.6 Up-to-date consistent laws, regulations, codes of practice and standards .......68 7.4.7 Management systems ...............................................................................................68 7.4.8 Non-conformances....................................................................................................69 7.4.9 Strategies for unified standards ................................................................................69 7.4.10 Challenges in laws, standards and technical information ....................................70 7.4.11 Strategies to meet needs &challenges in laws, standards & technical information ................................................................................................71

8. Needs and challenges for global communication ........................................73

8.1 8.2

International networks and IIW.................................................................................74

Technology diffusion strategies to meet challenges to be “world centre” of knowledge, innovation and best practice in welding and joining..................75 8.2.1 IIW Member Societies ................................................................................................75 8.2.2 Key Actions and Activities in Technology Diffusion.................................................76 8.2.3 IIW WeldCare Programme ........................................................................................78

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Through Optimum Use and Innovation of Welding and Joining Technologies

Improving Global Quality of Life