At the beginning of December 2019 the All-Russian Forum of Accredited CABs was held in Moscow at the World Trade Center. During the plenary session, a report was made by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation - Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation A. KHERSONTSEV. The head of the organization summed up the work of the Federal Service for Accreditation for 2019, outlined the role of the national accreditation system (NSA) in the economy of the future, and set development goals for 2020. More details can be found in the new issue of Standards and Quality.