International Standards Day 2020
Standards are an important from a standpoint of relativity. Ideas and things used for measurements, setting norms, and/or models in those never ending comparative evaluations require a standard point of reference from which these actions may be performed.There are various institutions which concern themselves with the maintenance of standards. Each October 14 the major institutions concerned with the maintenance of standards honor their own.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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This day is about paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
The purpose International Standards Day aka World Standards Day is to raise awareness among consumers, industries, and regulating agencies regarding the importance of standardization as it relates to the international economy.
It prevents scientific and precise measurement from becoming a mishmash of unsubstantiated comparisons devoid of technical analysis and basis.