Pathways to digitalisation at the Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand

Several strategic initiatives undertaken by the Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand in response to the digital transformation of metrology are discussed. While the laboratory does not currently perceive an external demand for the digital delivery of its metrological services, it recognises that change will be required as global support for digital services becomes the norm. To support the longer-term vision of semantic representation of metrological data, a shift will be required from procedural, process-based knowledge capture towards abstract scientific forms. MSL has several initiatives in place to prepare for and facilitate this transition.