ISO9001:2000

ISO 9001:2000 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements.

IQNET

IQ-Net is a network which brings together regional and national partners from Structural Funds programmes across the European Union. Its aim is to improve the quality of Structural Funds programme management through exchange of experience. The network involves a structured programme of applied research and debate, centred on bi-annual conferences.

IQ-Net was launched in 1996 and is managed by the European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The partner organisations are mainly regional or national managing authorities or programme secretariats. Following the enlargement eastwards of the European Union in 2004 and 2007, the network is being expanded to include a selected number of partners from Central and Eastern European countries and regions.