World Standards Day is observed on 14 October annually. World Standards Day is celebrated in the view of paying tribute to efforts of thousands of experts in the world who were involved in developing the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
Theme:
Each and every year the day is celebrated with a theme. The theme of 2020 World Standards Day is “Protecting the Planet with Standards”. The theme addresses protecting our earth from negative human impact using international standards.
Each and every year the day is celebrated with a theme. The theme of 2020 World Standards Day is “Protecting the Planet with Standards”. The theme addresses protecting our earth from negative human impact using international standards.
History:
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- The official celebration of World Standards day started in 1970 and initially, in 1946, 25 countries were gathered in London for the 1st time and decided for the annual celebration.
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- It is celebrated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India. Standardization is more beneficial and it promotes the economic aspects of the nations and the Standardization process includes testing, quality checking, auditing, certifying etc.
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- The experts honoured in this day are from the organisations of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Published on 10/15/2020 4:00:00 PM