On the path to digital transformation – establishing a national Digital LabHub
On the path to digital transformation – establishing a national Digital LabHub
A joint article in the GIT Labor trade journal shows how the establishment of a national Digital LabHub is systematically supporting small and medium-sized laboratories in their entry into the digital laboratory world. The focus is on open data and communication standards as well as practical solutions – from digitally generated test reports and device connectivity to the networking of laboratories, manufacturers, and users. This represents an important step toward a future-oriented, quality-focused digital quality infrastructure in the laboratory.
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Auf dem Weg in die digitale Transformation - 2025 - Wiley Analytical Science
Suitability of the legal framework for a digitized quality infrastructure - Legal study as part of the QI-Digital initiative
New digital solutions in QI promise great potential for greater efficiency and transparency in quality assurance and verification. However, the existing legal framework—from European directives under the New Legislative Framework to German federal legislation, technical regulations, and municipal ordinances—can sometimes be designed in such a way that it hinders the introduction and use of new digital solutions. This can affect various areas of application – from product safety to environmental and consumer protection to commercial law. A recently published legal study systematically examined the extent to which the existing legal framework is suitable for digital QI.
The importance of quality infrastructure: Study on economic and non-economic effects and trend study on digitization. Final report
This study provides a detailed analysis of the economic significance of quality infrastructure (QI) in Germany. QI comprises the key elements of standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation, metrology, and market surveillance. This study explores the interactions between these components and their influence on overall economic development, innovation, and exports, as well as on non-economic impact dimensions.
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Report on the results of the dialogue process
DIGITAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN TESTING AND CALIBRATION LABORATORIES – FROM TREND TO DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS
Enabling digitization in quality infrastructure: 10 principles for good regulation
A suitable legal framework is needed for the introduction and use of digital tools in the quality infrastructure. With its policy paper “10 Principles for Good Regulation,” the advisory board of the QI-Digital initiative invites dialogue on legislative and regulatory practice.
The paper, which was produced by the “Regulation” working group of the QI-Digital Initiative Advisory Board, provides recommendations for an appropriate legal framework and the underlying regulation of QI institutions that support QI's digital tools. Legislators and regulators must enable the introduction and use of digital QI tools and procedures. To this end, the 10 principles from our principles paper should be taken into account in legislative and regulatory practice.
The paper is aimed at national and European legislators, regulators, and other stakeholders from politics, administration, business, and society. It also serves explicitly as a basis for practice-oriented further development and as an invitation for a corresponding dialogue between the stakeholders.
Interim report on the dialogue process “Digital QI in testing and calibration laboratories – from trend to everyday business”
After two of four workshops in our practical workshops, there is an interim report with initial findings: The participating laboratories hope that digitizing everyday laboratory work will lead to efficiency gains, fewer sources of error, and new business models. However, there are still a number of hurdles to overcome on the way to a fully digitized, traceable, and secure laboratory process. Proprietary software solutions and formats with limited interoperability are just as much of a problem as high bureaucratic requirements for documentation and heterogeneous regulations across the various federal states. Laboratories lack a common language when it comes to the use of metrics, units, procedures, and representations.
Enabling digitization in quality infrastructure: 10 principles for good regulation (copy 1)
A suitable legal framework is needed for the introduction and use of digital tools in the quality infrastructure. With its policy paper “10 Principles for Good Regulation,” the advisory board of the QI-Digital initiative invites dialogue on legislative and regulatory practice.
The paper, which was produced by the “Regulation” working group of the QI-Digital Initiative Advisory Board, provides recommendations for a suitable legal framework and the underlying regulation of QI institutions that support QI's digital tools. Legislators and regulators must enable the introduction and use of digital QI tools and procedures. To this end, the 10 principles from our principles paper should be taken into account in legislative and regulatory practice.
The paper is aimed at national and European legislators, regulators, and other stakeholders from politics, administration, business, and society. It also serves explicitly as a basis for practice-oriented further development and as an invitation for a corresponding dialogue between the stakeholders.
Quality-X: A Federated Digital Ecosystem For The Future Quality Infrastructure
At the core of Quality-X lies the ambition to make trust universally accessible to a wide range of stakeholders - from governmental and private organizations, small and medium enterprises, to users that require high-quality and safe products. This goal can be achieved by establishing a QI ecosystem that comprises interfaces, digital assets, and services accessible to providers and users throughout the entire product lifecycle. The initial use cases considered for Quality-X will represent diverse scenarios, including QI applications for modern production facilities, technical stablishments and accredited laboratories. For each use case we investigate the roles, operations, and requirements necessary for implementation within a data space framework.
Flyer: New solutions for a modern digital quality infrastructure
Brief information about the QI-Digital initiative