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Standards.gov is your pathway to standards information. The NIST Standards Coordination Office provides tools, programs, services, and educational resources about documentary standards and conformity assessment.

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New IEC/ISO Joint Technical Committee on Quantum Technologies—Inviting Participants for the U.S. National Committee Technical Advisory Group

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have recently approved the formation of a new Joint Technical Committee (JTC) on Quantum Technologies, managed by the British Standards Institution (BSI) as Secretariat and chaired by a representative of the Republic of Korea.  More information

 

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NIST Awards Funding to 8 Universities to Advance Standards Education
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made eight awards totaling $1,156,973 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate curricula. Click here for more information

 

 

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Why You Need Standards
Technical standards keep us safe, enable technology to advance, and help businesses succeed. They quietly make the modern world tick and prevent technological problems that you might not realize could even happen.

 

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Standards.gov

  • Standards Coordination Office
    NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2100
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2100