← Research, Standards

Research, Standards → Standards

Organizations relating to Standards

EuroAsian Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification / Minsk, Belarus / Est. 1992
Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group / New Delhi, India
Association of Standardized Patient Educators / Altamonte Springs FL, USA / Est. 2001
CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality / St Michael, Barbados / Est. 2002
Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards / Geneva, Switzerland
Standards and Trade Development Facility / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2002
Global Organic Textile Standard International Working Group / Stuttgart, Germany / Est. 2008
International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board / Toronto ON, Canada / Est. 1997
Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards / Teddington, UK / Est. 1982
International Cooperation on Education About Standardization / Seoul, Korea Rep / Est. 2006
World Association of Universities and Colleges / Henderson NV, USA / Est. 1993
Africa Now / Oxford, UK / Est. 1981
Canadian Standards Association / Toronto ON, Canada / Est. 1919
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute / Wayne PA, USA / Est. 1968
NATO Standardization Organization / Est. 1995
International Federation of National Standardizing Associations / Est. 1926
Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation of Socialist Countries in the Field of Computer Technology / Est. 1969
Comité européen de coordination des normes électriques / Est. 1972
United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee / Est. 1944
European Health Committee / Est. 1966
International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees / Geneva, Switzerland
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1993
Postal Operations Council / Bern, Switzerland / Est. 1994
IAGOD Commission on Paragenesis / Tübingen, Germany
Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1982
European Train Control System / Valenciennes, France / Est. 2008
PCI Security Standards Council / Wakefield MA, USA / Est. 2006
Health Standards Organization / Ottawa ON, Canada / Est. 2017
Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1976
Convention on the Application of Standards of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance / Est. 1974
Central American Convention on the Unification of the Fundamental Norms of Education / Est. 1962
Convention Concerning Basic Aims and Standards of Social Policy / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1962
Convention on Road Traffic Concerning the Dimensions and Weights of Vehicles Permitted to Travel on Certain Roads / Est. 1950
International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards / Est. 1988
International Convention Regarding the Standardisation of the Methods of Presenting the Results of the Analysis of Foodstuffs for Human Consumption and for Animals / Est. 1931
International Convention on the Standardization of Methods of Wine Analysis and Evaluation / Est. 1954
Convention Concerning Minimum Standards of Social Security / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1952
Convention on Standards of Democratic Elections, Electoral Rights and Freedoms in Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States / Est. 2002
European Committee for the Coordination of Electrotechnical Standards of EEC Member Countries / Est. 1958
Comité maghrébin de normalisation / Est. 1970
Comité Europe-Amérique des constantes nucléaires / Est. 1959
Islamic Institute of Physical Standards
Internordisk Standardisering
International Centre for the Terminology of the Social Sciences / Est. 1966
Interfaculty Committee Agraria / Est. 1988
Asian Standards Advisory Committee
International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners / Est. 1985
European Committee for the Standardization of Clinical Trials
European Foundation for Phytotherapy / Münster, Germany / Est. 1993
Standards Association of Central Africa / Est. 1951

View all profiles (291 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

World Problems relating to Standards

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Inadequacy of international standards
Erosion of quality of scientific research
Substandard shipping vessels
Inadequate corporate governance
Politicization of health standards
Conflicting standards for protection against chemical occupational hazards
Parochial telecommunications standards
Discrimination against unattractive people
Lack of professional standards
Non-standardization of electrical equipment
Misleading advertising
Inadequate standardization of procedures and equipment
Inadequate working conditions
Distortion of international trade by discriminatory requirements with respect to product standards and measures
Polluted drinking water
Failure to conform to international health standards
Restrictive agreements on product standards
Restrictive building codes in urban areas
Denial of right to education
Domestic bias in the regulation of restrictive business practices
Instability of orthographic standards
Resistance to internationally agreed standards
Solvent and methylated spirits drinking

Action Strategies relating to Standards

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Doctoring
Standardizing
Regulating food standards
Standardizing national census data
Improving professional standards in social science
Setting safety standards for sea travel
Providing grassroots health care
Developing building codes
Preventing occupational accidents
Promoting observance of international labour standards
Promoting international standardization of geographical nomenclature
Setting electronic communication standards
Coordinating standardization of social data
Developing code of conduct
Enforcing radiation exposure standards and laws
Implementing standards in crime prevention
Offering flexible employment
Developing noise exposure standards
Using economic incentives to increase environmental performance standards
Eliminating abusive child labour
Developing environmental law databases
Improving environmental standards
Uncoupling economic growth from growth in resource use
Ensuring environmental standards do not lead to unjustified trade restrictions
Unifying rules for collisions at sea

You are viewing a subject profile from the UIA's Global Civil Society Database.
← return to your search page to find additional profiles.
Terms of Use

UIA allows users to access and make use of the information contained in its Databases for the user’s internal use and evaluation purposes only. A user may not re-package, compile, re-distribute or re-use any or all of the UIA Databases or the data* contained therein without prior permission from the UIA.

Data from database resources may not be extracted or downloaded in bulk using automated scripts or other external software tools not provided within the database resources themselves. If your research project or use of a database resource will involve the extraction of large amounts of text or data from a database resource, please contact us for a customized solution.

UIA reserves the right to block access for abusive use of the Database.

* Data shall mean any data and information available in the Database including but not limited to: raw data, numbers, images, names and contact information, logos, text, keywords, and links.