The theme for World Metrology Day 2023 is Measurements supporting the global food system.
This theme was chosen because of the increasing challenges of climate change, and global distribution of food in a world whose population reached 8 billion at the end of 2022.
World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and in its industrial, commercial and societal applications. The original aim of the Metre Convention - the world-wide uniformity of measurement - remains as important today as it was in 1875.
2023 World Metrology Day in Sri Lanka
The Measurements Units, Standards and Services Department (MUSSD), the National Metrology Institute in Sri Lanka, joins with the world community to celebrate World Metrology Day 2023.
We have organized a celebration on 25th May 2023 with a big gathering including our stakeholders in metrology and experts in the food industry to discuss the importance of measurement for the local food industry and food agriculture. This event will also be covered by the local media.