Since 1994, Singapore has been a member of the Metre Convention, an international diplomatic treaty on world metrology. NMC establishes primary measurement standards as defined by the SI under the Metre Convention, to ensure compatibility of these measurements standards with the international system.
As part of the international metrology community, NMC actively promotes and collaborates with national metrology institutes in the region through the Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP), and other institutes worldwide through the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and the Consultative Committees of CIPM.
Participation in international committees:
Committee | Member Status |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Acoustic, Ultrasound & Vibration | Observer |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism | Member |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Length | Member |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Mass & Related Quantities | Observer |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry | Member |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Thermometry | Member |
CIPM Consultative Committee for Time & Frequency | Observer |
International Committee on Illumination | Member |
International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) Technical Committee (TC) 8: Traceability in Metrology | Member |
IMEKO TC12: Temperature and Thermal Measurements | Member |
Participation in regional APMP committees:
Committee | Member Status |
Technical Committee for Acoustic, Ultrasound & Vibration | Member |
Technical Committee for Electricity and Magnetism | Member |
Technical Committee for Fluid Flow | Member |
Technical Committee for Length | Member |
Technical Committee for Mass & Related Quantities | Member |
Technical Committee for Photometry and Radiometry | Member |
Technical Committee for Quality System | Member |
Technical Committee for Thermometry | Member |
Technical Committee for Time and Frequency | Member |
Participation in international comparisons of measurements:
NMC participates in international comparison of measurements, known as key comparison, as well as supplementary international comparison, in various technical areas.
Conducting technical assessments:
NMC has been invited to conduct technical peer assessment to other national metrology institutes, including BIPM, SCL Hong Kong, NMIA Australia, SIRIM Malaysia, KRISS Korea and NMISA South Africa.