The Sudanese Accreditation Council participated in the meeting of the Accreditation Council of Islamic Countries, which was held in Istanbul (Turkey) from 26-27 February/2018. The Islamic Accreditation Council aims to promote accreditation activities in the Islamic world by strengthening cooperation in the field with Islamic countries.
The meeting agenda included the following:
- Opening session
- Leave the meeting agenda
- Choosing the meeting chair
- Introductory presentation on the Accreditation Council for Islamic Countries.
- Review and discussion of the reference work of the Council
- Leave meeting decisions
- Other.
The most important recommendations that came out of the event:-
- Taking into consideration the comments of the member states on the terms of reference for the work of the council that were discussed in the meeting.
- Forming a working group headed by Jordan to prepare a draft of the reference based on the first draft and in light of the information provided by the council secretariat.
- Requesting the Secretary-General of the Institute (SMIIC) to address the Member States to open the door for nomination for the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
- Leave the decisions of the meeting.
- Thanking the Turkish government and the Secretary General of SMIIC for hosting the council’s meetings and making the necessary arrangements for them.
- Setting June 26-27 as the date for the second meeting of the Council.
The goals achieved by the participation:
One of the most important goals is to promote and develop accreditation activities in the country by strengthening cooperation in the field with Islamic countries. Undoubtedly, this is linked to the state’s goal of reforming state institutions and the success of reform programs of which accreditation is one of its main pillars.
The benefits obtained by the state in this mission:
Sudan’s obtaining membership in the Accreditation Council for Islamic Countries and membership in its Board of Directors is an important achievement and achieves many benefits that contribute, God willing, to the advancement of conformity assessment bodies from laboratories, inspection bodies, and quality management system certification bodies with the aim of supporting the national economy and consumer protection.