On Oct. 29, ASTM International and Mexico’s national standards body, Dirección General de Normas, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, according to astm.org. Dirección General de Normas coordinates the development of standards and regulations and promotes standardization use in Mexico.
The Memorandum of Understanding serves as a cooperation agreement allowing ASTM International to continue its ongoing outreach to Mexico, which is focused on:
- Enhancing communications to build government and industry awareness of ASTM International as a trusted technical source of information that supports public health and safety, consumer confidence, trade and the overall quality of life
- Inviting Mexican stakeholder participation in developing ASTM International standards to share knowledge and exchange best practices, ensuring ASTM International standards meet and support Mexico’s local and global needs
- Encouraging collaboration regarding topics and issues of mutual interest
- Promoting standards education and related ASTM International activities for students and professors
“To sign this MoU is for us a historical moment,” said Alfonso Guati Rojo Sánchez, general director of standards in Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, at the ceremony. “It’s very relevant in the evolution of the processes of implementation of the Quality Infrastructure in Mexico. It’s very important to set these kinds of agreements to disseminate and share information and train ourselves in the best way possible on high quality standards that are prepared around the world to be able to improve our systems.”
