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6.3 Job, skill, career and competence developments ................................................56<br />

6.4 Communication and information technologies .....................................................57<br />

6.4.1 Training, education, qualifi cation and certifi cation ...............................................57<br />

6.4.2 Use <strong>of</strong> IT and communication technologies ...........................................................59<br />

6.5 Strategies to meet challenges in human and material resources,<br />

demographic developments ...................................................................................60<br />

7. Needs and challenges in legal codes, rules and standardisation .........61<br />

7.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................62<br />

7.2 Background ................................................................................................................62<br />

7.3 Currentposition with laws, standards and technical knowledge .........................63<br />

7.3.1 Laws .............................................................................................................................63<br />

7.3.2 Standards ....................................................................................................................63<br />

7.3.3 IIW source <strong>of</strong> technical knowledge .........................................................................64<br />

7.3.4 IIW help for developing nations ................................................................................65<br />

7.4 Needs in laws, standards and technical information .............................................65<br />

7.4.1 Welding Industry involvement ...................................................................................65<br />

7.4.2 Optimum laws .............................................................................................................66<br />

7.4.3 Conformity assessment ..............................................................................................66<br />

7.4.4 Material standards and grouping ............................................................................67<br />

7.4.5 Welding industry roles ................................................................................................68<br />

7.4.6 Up-to-date consistent laws, regulations, codes <strong>of</strong> practice and standards .......68<br />

7.4.7 Management systems ...............................................................................................68<br />

7.4.8 Non-conformances ....................................................................................................69<br />

7.4.9 Strategies for unifi ed standards ................................................................................69<br />

7.4.10 Challenges in laws, standards and technical information ....................................70<br />

7.4.11 Strategies to meet needs &challenges in laws, standards &<br />

technical information ................................................................................................71<br />

8. Needs and challenges for global communication ........................................73<br />

8.1 International networks and IIW .................................................................................74<br />

8.2 Technology diffusion strategies to meet challenges to be “world centre”<br />

<strong>of</strong> knowledge, innovation and best practice in welding and joining ..................75<br />

8.2.1 IIW Member Societies ................................................................................................75<br />

8.2.2 Key Actions and Activities in Technology Diffusion .................................................76<br />

8.2.3 IIW WeldCare Programme ........................................................................................78<br />

VIII <strong>Improving</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Through Optimum Use and Innovation <strong>of</strong> Welding and Joining Technologies

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