VIII
Improving Global Quality of Life
Through Optimum Use and Innovation of Welding and Joining Technologies
6.3
Job, skill, career and competence developments ................................................56
6.4
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
Introduction.................................................................................................................62
7.2
Background ................................................................................................................62
7.3
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
International networks and IIW.................................................................................74
8.2
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
