...includes: sampling and testing; inspection; certification; management system assessment and registration; accreditation of the competence of those activities and recognition of an accreditation program’s capability. A specific conformity assessment process...
This paper, another in a series, which includes NBSIR 87-3576, The ABC’s of Standards-Related Activities in the United States, and NBSIR 88-3821, The ABC’s of Certification Activities in the United...
...standards and certification regimens for American businesses to deal with when selling in the European market. At the same time, this “New Approach” has led Europe to become more assertive...
In May 2001, the Intellectual Property Committee of the Antitrust Section of the ABA started preparing a list of resources relevant to antitrust and standard setting. The effort started when...
...leading to clear parallels in institutional design. Ostrom’s eight principles for governing common pool resources illuminate several common SSO practices, and provide useful guidance for resolving ongoing debates over SSO...
...with Java technology and engages in related certification. Its goal is to reduce software complexity by providing a modular architecture for large-scale distributed systems as well as small, embedded applications....
Promotes easily implemented home and business networks *Merged with Open Interconnect Consortium The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Forum develops specifications for UPnP devices and services. The goals of the...
...of African regional standards; quality assurance activities; African regional accreditation and certification marking schemes (ARAS); metrology; laboratory testing; technical information and consultancy services in standardization; and international liaison and participation....
Promotes the use of standards and standardization. The Standards Engineering Society (SES) promotes the use of standards and standardization in and around the engineering sector. SES services include: a certification...
Promoted European aerospace industries (Europe) *Inactive Founded in 1950, the European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) represented the aerospace industry in Europe. Its objective was to enhance the competitive development...