CARIRI is honoured to have been selected by the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisations (WAITRO) to be the Regional Focal Point (RFP) Co-ordinator for the Latin America and Caribbean region.
In this capacity, and as a founding member of this prestigious body headquartered in Malaysia, we have access to the experience, technical know-how and breakthrough research of over 160 Research and Technology organisations from over 70 countries.
We can facilitate the international linkages and high level networking that companies and governments need to put their organisations and economies on the cutting edge.
As the RFP Co-ordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, we prepare annual work programmes focusing on the areas of research needed most urgently by our members. We are also working to deepen collaboration among the 21 similar organisations in this region, promote linkages with other RFPs, and drive joint projects that promote the sustainable development of the region.
The management system of CARIRI has been assessed and certified by SGS as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 for the following activities:Consulting, industrial research and testing and equipment design and development. CARIRI has been certified by SGS to the ISO 9001 standard since January 1999.
The laboratories of CARIRI have demonstrated compliance with the ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard, General criteria for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and have been accredited by the International
Accreditation Service Inc. for the test methods listed in the scope of accreditation at IASonline.org.
CARIRI's laboratories have had a history of international accreditation since 1997.
