World Standards Day: Explained in one minute

October 14 marks the World Standards Day to honour the experts who develop technical agreements published as international standards. The aim is also to raise awareness for regulators, the industry and consumers about standardisation
Among those who celebrate the occasion are:

* International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

* International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

* International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

The day was chosen in 1946 in London by delegates from 25 countries. The first World Standards Day was celebrated in 1970. The theme this year is ‘Video Standards Create a Global Stage’ — about standardising the video compression technologies. In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards and the National Standards Body of India focusses on improving indigenous standards for set-top boxes and optical fibre networks