Objectives
The IODE Quality Management Framework (IODE-QMF) provides the overall strategy, advice and guidance for NODCs to design and implement quality management systems (QMS) for the successful delivery of oceanographic and related data, products and services.
Activities
- provide the overall strategy, advice and guidance to NODCs to establish organizational quality management systems for the delivery of oceanographic and related data, products and services,
- initiate and review existing standards and Manuals and Guides with respect to the inclusion of quality management procedures and practices,
- apply the necessary capacity development activities to ensure accreditation of NODCs according to agreed criteria in order to bring all NODCs to a minimum agreed level.
Governance
The Project is managed by an IODE Steering Group for the IODE Quality Management Framework Project. It has the following terms of reference:
- prepare and maintain the IODE Quality Management Framework Guidelines ,
- receive, through the IODE Secretariat, applications and review the accreditation of NODCs,
- advise the IODE Committee on the accreditation of NODCs,
The membership of the Steering Group can be found here. It was established based on an invitation by email (17 April 2013) to nominate members, addressed to all IODE national coordinators for data management.
Establishment
The Project was established through Recommendation IODE-XXII.18:
Recommendation IODE-XXII.18
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IODE QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PROJECT
The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange;
Noting the strategy, advice, guidance and tools necessary for an NODC to attain quality, efficiency and effectiveness to meet the requirements of the ocean research community as well as other stakeholders and to re-iterate the role of NODCs as trusted sources of ocean data;
Further noting the acceptance of IODE as a network member of the ICSU World Data System (WDS) and the requirement for NODCs to demonstrate their capability to meet ICSU certification criteria;
Recalling the IODE Committee (IODE-XXI) established an inter-sessional working group to “identify a set of quality management criteria for IODE NODCs taking into account those defined for the WDS”;
Recommends the establishment of the IODE Quality Management Framework (IODE-QMF) Project to carry out the following activities:
(i) provide the overall strategy, advice and guidance to NODCs to establish organizational quality management systems for the delivery of oceanographic and related data, products and services,
(ii) initiate and review existing standards and Manuals and Guides with respect to the inclusion of quality management procedures and practices,
(iii) apply the necessary capacity development activities to ensure accreditation of NODCs according to agreed criteria in order to bring all NODCs to a minimum agreed level.
Recommends further the establishment of the Steering Group for IODE Quality Management Framework (SG-QMF) with the following terms of reference:
(i) prepare and maintain the IODE Quality Management Framework Guidelines ,
(ii) receive, through the IODE Secretariat, applications and review the accreditation of NODCs,
(iii) advise the IODE Committee on the accreditation of NODCs,
Encourages Member States to nominate experts having expertise in implementing quality management systems for management of oceanographic data to the Group of Experts;
Strongly encourages NODCs and former DNAs to apply for accreditation;
Invites Member States with a well-developed QMS in place to share experiences, expertise and documentation with other Member States developing or planning such systems.
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Created on: Wednesday, 17 April 2013 14:57
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Last Updated on: Monday, 04 November 2013 14:01