The National Metrology Institute (NMI)
An NMI is typically a public good organization, that has a variety of stakeholders, among them:

Importance of the NMI
The reason why governments invest in NMIs is that NMIs have a strong and transversal influence in many aspects that are primarily responsibility of states towards their citizens, among them:
- Quality of life: health, safety, environmental protection, security, consumer protection.
- Industrial development and service providers: quality of production and services, productivity, efficiency, competitiveness.
- Economy and commerce: equity in commerce, free trade, non technical barriers.
- Innovation and technology development: evaluating efficiency and effectivity, comparability and confidence in results, new measurement methods and technologies.