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Short, medium and long- term strategic agendas of the world of welding and joining technology Objectives of Strategic Agendas (SAs)........................................................................156 Short-term Strategic Agendas ......................................................................................156 Medium-term Strategic Agenda ..................................................................................157 Introduction.....................................................................................................................157 Typical hot topics............................................................................................................158 Co-operation, competition and help...........................................................................158 Improve communication ...............................................................................................158 Global welding knowledge system..............................................................................158 Conformity assessment or compliance .......................................................................158 Research and Development and Innovation .............................................................159 Education, training, qualification and certification (ETQ&C) ....................................159 Standards ........................................................................................................................159 10.3.10 OHS and environment....................................................................................................159 10.4 Long-term Strategic Agenda........................................................................................160 10.4.1 Essential infrastructure and resources ..........................................................................160 10.4.2 Laws and government...................................................................................................160 10.5 Human Factors................................................................................................................160 10.6 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................161 10.7 Improvement...................................................................................................................161 10.3.1 10.3.2 10.3.3 10.3.4 10.3.5 10.3.6 10.3.7 10.3.8 10.3.9 10.1 10.2 10.3

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