Standards organization

Standards Organizations are bodies, organizations and institutions that produce, and in some cases measure, standards.

Standards Organizations are constituted at the national, transnational and international levels - e.g. the British Standards Institution, the European Committee for Standardization), and the International Telecommunication Union.

The subject of their work can be narrow or broad - e.g. the World Wide Web Consortium concentrates on matters concerned with the World Wide Web), whilst the International Organization for Standardization deals with standards over a broad range of disciplines.

Overlapping or competing standards bodies tend to cooperate purposefully, by seeking to define boundaries between the scope of their work, and by operating in a hierarchical fashion in terms of national, transnational and international scope; international organisations tend to have as members national organisations; and standards emerging at national level (such as BS 5750) can be adopted at transnational levels (BS 5750 was adopted as EN 29000) and at international levels (BS 5750 was adopted as ISO 9000).

Some standards groups are government agencies (like NIST). Some are private research institutes that act like government agencies (like ANSI). There are also private volunteer associations (like IETF), and private industry consortia (like W3C).

Contents

1 International Standards Organizations

2 Continental and Transnational Standards Organizations

3 National Standards Organizations

4 See Also

5 External links

International Standards Organizations

ASTM International
BIPM, CGPM, and CIPM - Bureau International des Poids et Mesures and the related organizations established under the Metre Convention of 1875. Website (http://www.bipm.org/en/si/)
FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - Website (http://www.fai.org)
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission - Website (http://www.iec.ch/)
IEEE - Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers - Website (http://www.ieee.org/)
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force - Website (http://www.ietf.org/)
ISO - International Organization for Standardization - Website (http://www.iso.org/)
ITU - The International Telecommunication Union - Website (http://www.itu.int/)
- ITU-R - ITU Radiocommunications Sector (formerly known as CCIR)
- ITU-T - ITU Telecommunications Sector (formerly known as CCITT)
IUPAC - International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry - Website (http://www.iupac.org/)
OASIS - Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards - Website (http://www.oasis-open.org/)
SI - Système International d'Unités (International System of Units) - this is a standard, rather than a standards organization. See BIPM above (ISO and many other standards organizations ar also involved in maintaining this standard). Website (http://www.bipm.org/en/si/)
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium - Website (http://www.w3.org/)
Accellera - Accellera Organization - Website (http://www.accellera.org/)

Continental and Transnational Standards Organizations

CEN - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization - Website (http://www.cenorm.be/)
CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization - Website (http://www.cenelec.org/)
ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute - Website (http://www.etsi.org/)

National Standards Organizations

Algeria - IANOR - Institut algérien de normalisation - Website (http://www.ianor.org.dz/)
Argentina - IRAM - Instituto Argentino de Normalización - Website (http://www.iram.com.ar/)
Armenia - SARM - National Institute of Standards and Quality - Website (http://www.sarm.am/)
Australia - SAI - Standards Australia International - Website (http://www.standards.com.au/)
Austria - ON - Austrian Standards Institute - Website (http://www.on-norm.at/)
Bangladesh - BSTI - Bangladesh Standards and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutio, - Website (http://www.bstibd.org/)
Belarus - BELST - Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Belarus - Website (http://www.gosstandart.gov.by)
Belgium - IBN - The Belgian Institution for Standardization - Website (http://www.ibn.be/)
Bolivia - IBNORCA - Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad - Website (http://www.ibnorca.org/)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - BASMP - Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Website (http://www.basmp.gov.ba/)
Brazil - ABNT - Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas - Website (http://www.abnt.org.br/)
Brunei Darussalam - CPRU - Construction Planning and Research Unit, Ministry of Development - Website (http://www.mod.gov.bn/)
Bulgaria - BDS - Bulgarian Institute for Standardization - Website (http://www.bds-bg.org/)
Canada - SCC - Standards Council of Canada - Website (http://www.scc.ca/)
Chile - INN - Instituto Nacional de Normalizacion - Website (http://www.inn.cl/)
China - SAC - Standardization Administration of China - Website (http://www.sac.gov.cn/)
China - CSSN - China Standards Information Center - Website (http://www.cssn.net.cn/)
Colombia - ICONTEC - Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación - Website (http://www.icontec.org.co/)
Costa Rica - INTECO - Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica - Website (http://www.inteco.or.cr/)
Croatia - DZNM - State Office for Standardization and Metrology - Website (http://www.dznm.hr/)
Cuba - NC - Oficina Nacional de Normalización - Website (http://www.nc.cubaindustria.cu/)
Czech Republic - CSNI - Czech Standards Institute - Website (http://www.csni.cz/)
Denmark - DS - Dansk Standard - Website (http://www.ds.dk/)
Ecuador - INEN - Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización - Website (http://www.inen.gov.ec/)
Egypt - EO - Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control - Website (http://www.eos.org.eg/)
El Salvador - CONACYT - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología - Website (http://www.conacyt.gob.sv/)
Estonia - EVS - Eesti Standardikeskus - Website (http://www.evs.ee/)
Ethiopia - QSAE - Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia Website (http://www.qsae.org/)
Finland - SFS - Finnish Standards Association - Website (http://www.sfs.fi/en/)
France - AFNOR - Association française de normalisation - Website (http://www.afnor.fr/)
Germany - DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung - Website (http://www.din.de/)
Greece - ELOT - Hellenic Organization for Standardization - Website (http://www.elot.gr/)
Grenada - GDBS - Grenada Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.spiceisle.com/homepages/gdbs/)
Guatemala - COGUANOR - Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas - Website (http://www.mineco.gob.gt/)
Guyana - GNBS - Guyana National Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.sdnp.org.gy/gnbs/)
Hong Kong - ITCHKSAR - Innovation and Technology Commission - Website (http://www.info.gov.hk/itc/)
Hungary - MSZT - Magyar Szabványügyi Testület - Website (http://www.mszt.hu/)
Iceland - IST - Icelandic Council for Standardization - Website (http://www.stadlar.is/)
India BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards - Website (http://www.bis.org.in/)
Indonesia - BSN - Badan Standardisasi Nasional - Website (http://www.bsn.or.id/)
Iran - ISIRI - Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran - Website (http://www.isiri.org/)
Ireland - NSAI - National Standards Authority of Ireland - Website (http://www.nsai.ie/)
Israel - SII - The Standards Institution of Israel - Website (http://www.sii.org.il/)
Italy - UNI - Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione - Website (http://www.uni.com/)
Jamaica - JBS - Bureau of Standards, Jamaica - Website (http://www.jbs.org.jm/)
Japan - JISC - Japan Industrial Standards Committee - Website (http://www.jisc.go.jp/)
Jordan - JISM - Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology - Website (http://www.jism.gov.jo/)
Kazakstan - KAZMEMST - Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification - Website (http://www.memst.kz/)
Kenya - KEBS - Kenya Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.kebs.org)
Republic of Korea - KATS - Korean Agency for Technology and Standards - Website (http://www.ats.go.kr/)
Kuwait - KOWSMD - Public Authority for Industry, Standards and Industrial Services Affairs - Website (http://www.pai.gov.kw/)
Kyrgyzstan - KYRGYZST - State Inspection for Standardization and Metrology - Website (http://www.kmc.gov.kg/)
Latvia - LVS - Latvian Standard - Website (http://www.lvs.lv/)
Lebanon - LIBNOR - Lebanese Standards Institution - Website (http://www.libnor.org/)
Lithuania - LST - Lithuanian Standards Board - Website (http://www.lsd.lt)
Luxembourg - SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat, Organisme Luxembourgeois de Normalisation - Website (http://www.see.lu/)
Malaysia - Department of Standards Malaysia - Website (http://www.dsm.gov.my/)
Malta - MSA - Malta Standards Authority - Website (http://www.msa.org.mt/)
Mauritius - MSB - Mauritius Standards Bureau - Website (http://msb.intnet.mu/)
Mexico - DGN - Dirección General de Normas - Website (http://www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85)
Moldova - MOLDST - Department of Standardization and Metrology - Website (http://www.ournet.md/~standard/)
Morocco - SNIMA - Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine - Website (http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/snima/)
Netherlands - NEN - Nederlandse Norm, maintained by the Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NNI) - Website (http://www.nen.nl/)
New Zealand - SNZ - Standards New Zealand - Website (http://www.standards.co.nz/)
Nicaragua - DTNM - Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología - Website (http://www.mific.gob.ni/)
Nigeria - SON - Standards Organisation of Nigeria - Website (http://www.sononline-ng.org/)
Norway - SN - Standard Norge (Standards Norway) - Website (http://www.standard.no)
Oman - DGSM - Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements - Website (http://www.mocioman.gov.om/english/index1.asp)
Pakistan - PSQCA - Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority - Website (http://www.psqca.com.pk/)
Palestine - PSI - Palestine Standards Institution - Website (http://www.psi.gov.ps/)
Panama - COPANIT - Comisión Panameña de Normas Industriales y Técnicas - Website (http://www.mici.gob.pa/)
Papua New Guinea - NISIT - National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology - Website (http://www.nisit.gov.pg/)
Peru - INDECOPI - Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual - Website (http://www.indecopi.gob.pe/)
Philippines - BPS - Bureau of Product Standards - Website (http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph/)
Poland - PKN - Polish Committee for Standardization - Website (http://www.pkn.pl/)
Portugal - IPQ - Instituto Português da Qualidade - Website (http://www.ipq.pt/)
Romania - ASRO - Asociatia de Standardizare din România - Website (http://www.asro.ro/)
Russian Federation - GOST-R - State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, Metrology and Certification - Website (http://www.gost.ru/)
Saint Lucia - SLBS - Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.slbs.org.lc/)
Saudi Arabia - SASO - Saudi Arabian Standards Organization - Website (http://www.saso.org.sa/)
Serbia and Montenegro - ISSM -Institution for Standardization of Serbia and Montenegro - Website (http://www.jus.org.yu/)
Seychelles - SBS - Seychelles Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.seychelles.net/sbsorg/)
Singapore - SPRING SG - Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board - Website (http://www.spring.gov.sg/)
Slovakia - SUTN - Slovak Standards Institute - Website (http://www.sutn.gov.sk/)
Slovenia - SIST - Slovenian Institute for Standardization - Website (http://www.sist.si/)
South Africa - SABS - South African Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.sabs.co.za/)
Spain - AENOR - Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación - Website (http://www.aenor.es/)
Sri Lanka - SLSI - Sri Lanka Standards Institution - Website (http://www.naresa.ac.lk/slsi/)
Sweden - SIS - Swedish Standards Institute - Website (http://www.sis.se/)
Switzerland - SNV - Swiss Association for Standardization - Website (http://www.snv.ch/)
Syrian Arab Republic - SASMO - The Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology - Website (http://www.sasmo.org/)
Taiwan (Republic of China) - BSMI - The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection - Website (http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/)
Tanzania - TBS - Tanzania Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.tbs-tz.org/)
Thailand - TISI - Thai Industrial Standards Institute - Website (http://www.tisi.go.th/)
Trinidad and Tobago - TTBS - Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.ttbs.org.tt/)
Turkey - TSE - Türk Standardlari Enstitüsü - Website (http://www.tse.org.tr/)
Uganda - UNBS - Uganda National Bureau of Standards - Website (http://www.unbs.org/)
Ukraine - DSSU - State Committee on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy of Ukraine - Website (http://www.dstu.gov.ua/)
United Kingdom - BSI - British Standards Institution - Website (http://www.bsi-global.com/)
United States of America - ANSI - American National Standards Institute - Website (http://www.ansi.org/)
United States of America - NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Website (http://www.nist.gov/)
Uruguay - UNIT - Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas - Website (http://www.unit.org.uy/)
Venezuela - FONDONORMA - Fondo para la Normalización y Certificación de la Calidad - Website (http://www.fondonorma.org.ve/)
Vietnam - TCVN - Directorate for Standards and Quality - Website (http://tcvn.gov.vn/)