Tasks
Service and cross-sectional tasks in the field of information technology in regulated metrology:
- Conformity assessment of complex software and ICT components in regulated measuring instruments ((2014/32/EU), MessEG).
- Type approval of gambling machines (GewO).
- Type approval of digital voting systems (BWahlGV).
- Software testing of industrial sensor networks (DIN EN 12830).
- Research and development projects for the scientific and technical advancement of metrological services and for technology transfer.
- National and international harmonization of legal metrology in the field of software, information and communication technology (WELMEC, OIML).
- Consulting and coordination activities for politics, economy and authorities.
- Assessment activities for the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) and for the Conformity Assessment Body (KBS) of PTB.
The department is a faculty member of the Helmholtz Research School on Security Technologies (HRSST).
