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Standards are produced by many organizations, some for internal usage only, others for use by a groups of people, groups of companies, or a subsection of an industry. A problem arises when different groups come together, each with a large user base doing some well established thing that between them is mutually incompatible. The word standard has several meanings: Classically, standard referred to a flag or banner; especially, a national or other ensign carried into battle; thus standard bearer indicates the one who bears, or carries, the standard. ... There are many national and regional standards organisations, but the three international organizations having the highest international recognition are the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). All three of these have existed for more than 50 years (founded in 1947, 1906, and 1865, respectively) and they are all based in Geneva, Switzerland. They have established tens of thousands of standards covering almost every conceivable topic. Many of these are then adopted worldwide replacing various incompatible 'homegrown' standards. Many of these standards are naturally evolved from those designed in-house within an industry, or by a particular country, whilst others have been built from scratch by groups of experts who sit on various Technical Committees. An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or iso) is an international standard-setting body made up of representatives from national standards bodies. ... The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a standards organization dealing with electrical, electronic and related technologies. ... The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an international organization established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications. ... Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, but the Genevois are fond of calling it Lac de Genève) empties into the Rhône River. ... See also International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and List of ISO standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and List of IEC standards International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Category:ITU-T recommendations BSI (British Standards Institute) ASTM International Open standard Standardisation Standards Organizations Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or iso) is an international standard-setting body made up of representatives from national standards bodies. ... This is an incomplete list of ISO standards. ... The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a standards organization dealing with electrical, electronic and related technologies. ... In order to distinguish standards published by the International Electrotechnical Commission numerically from other international standards, their number range was shifted in 1997 by adding 60000. ... The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an international organization established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications. ... Open standards are publicly available specifications for achieving a specific task. ... Standardization, in the context related to technologies and industries, is the process of establishing a technical standard among competing entities in a market, where this will bring benefits without hurting competition. ... Standards Organizations are bodies, organizations and institutions that produce, and in some cases measure, standards. ... External links The ISO Web Site The IEC Web Site The ITU Web Site The ASTM Web Site The BSI Web Site The DIN Web Site The BIS Web Site The IPC Web Site The SAE Web Site The AIAG Web Site The IEEE Web Site Categories: Standards

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	International Standards - National Information Standards Organization (NISO) (0 words) Standards for protocols, identifiers and codes, interchange formats, character sets, file formats and holdings descriptions are the basic building blocks of international information systems and are critical components of the global information structure that NISO is helping to build. NISO is charged by the American National Standards Institute to represent U.S. interests in International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Technical Committee 46 on Information and Documentation. Technical Committee 46/Subcommittee 4 (TC46/SC4) is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Subcommittee responsible for technical standards used to facilitate interoperability of information services such as libraries, information centers, indexing and abstracting services, archives, and publishing operations. International Standards for Vision, Eye Care and Ophthalmology: Introduction and News (797 words) The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) approved a report on "Vision Requirements for Driving Safety" at its meeting in February 2006 in São Paulo Brazil. ICO Standards Committee Member August Colenbrander, MD The ICO resolution on "Visual Standards - Aspects and Ranges of Vision Loss" was approved by the Council and International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies (IFOS) at the XXIX International Congress of Ophthalmology in Sydney, Australia in April 2002. An international task force has adopted grading scales for evaluating the severity of different levels of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema disease.
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