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The International Journal of Conformity Assessment
Message from IAS President
As the world slowly emerges from the pandemic shock, and most of us are
trying to adjust to the new shift in our work-paradigm as well as ensure that the
“old order” continues to function within the guardrails of norms and standards,
a nagging question emerges: How do we calibrate this shift without adding to
the associated risks? Conformity assessment organizations, as well, have had to
quickly manage this risk-paradigm shift due to the ever-changing expectations of clients, markets,
and regulators. This issue of the International Journal of Conformity Assessment (IJCA) is intended
to address risk from current and prospective viewpoints.
Our intent in supporting this professional publication in the conformity assessment space is to bring
critical analysis to a wider audience beyond the conformity assessment community. In my everyday
interactions with regulators and consumers, it is clear that the work of the conformity assessment
community is now integral to quality of life and safety in virtually all supply-chain sectors. Products
and services delivered to meet customer and regulatory requirements and expectations are inherently modulated by risk-based decisions. As an accreditation body, IAS wakes up each morning with
the same burden to balance risks with rewards. Our daily calling is to address these risks in practical
and operational terms. I am sure you would agree that building upon this awareness and developing
risk-based tools and approaches ensure those guardrails continue to be in place and guarantee our
goal to deliver a safer and better product and/or service is essentially maintained.
We invite you to share your feedback on this issue and contribute to our shared efforts through this
publication.
Raj Nathan
President, IAS
May 2023
