ISO and IEEE

ISO and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc) have signed agreement to cooperate in developing international standards to serve the global market place.. The initial focus would be on information technology, transport systems and health informatics to provide “new opportunities to adopt and jointly develop international standards to serve the global marketplace.” The aim of this agreement is to optimize the resources to develop the standards and to shorten time-to-market.  It also focuses on joint development of standards and to adopt each other’s standards. The ISO secretary is optimistic that this kind of partnership is its strategic objective and will help in reinforcing the collection of ISO international standards in a consistent manner. The Managing Director of IEEE opines that this will provide innovative solutions for the benefit of the community.