On the occasion of World Metrology Day - May 20, the Directorate for Measures and Precious Metals draws the public's attention to the importance of measurement in everyday life, economy, science and health and environmental protection.

This date has been traditionally celebrated in the professional community for many years in commemoration of the signing of the Metrology Convention in 1875, and starting in 2024, based on UNESCO's decision, as the internationally recognized World Metrology Day.

This year's World Metrology Day marks 150 years since the signing of the Meter Convention and the establishment of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), and on this occasion, permanent delegations to UNESCO, representatives of member countries and associated members of BIPM, representatives of international organizations, scientists, students and the general public will gather in Paris, at the headquarters of UNESCO, highlighting 150 years of metrology and unique international cooperation within the Meter Convention.

Measurement is fundamental to every aspect of our lives – from trading, to monitoring our health, to observing and understanding the world around us. The original signatories of the Meter Convention understood this and had a clear and ambitious vision: to unify and improve measurement systems around the world, establishing a system that would serve "for all time, for all people". Since its establishment in 1875, BIPM has tackled significant technological challenges to produce stable and accurate standards suitable for use worldwide.

"The Meter Convention and the work of the BIPM provided the world with a common language of measurement. Today, more than ever, precise measurements form the basis for the progress of science, economy, medicine, security and the everyday life of citizens. We are proud that Serbia continuously, since 1879 when it joined the Meter Convention as the Principality of Serbia, and today through the work of the Directorate for Measures and Precious Metals, a state administration body within the Ministry of Economy, contributes to the preservation and improvement of the global measurement system," pointed out the director of the Directorate for Measures and Precious Metals Čedomir Belić.