François Coallier leads the newly formed IEC and ISO joint system committee on bio-digital convergence (IEC/ISO JSyC BDC). He tells us about the first steps of the JSyC and what challenges lie ahead, notably when it comes to engaging with the bio-ethics community.
In celebration of standards and their growing impact on public health and safety, SES – The Society for Standardization Professionals and the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee have launched a paper competition for individuals in the U.S. standards and conformity assessment community. The winner will be recognized at the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, to be held on Oc···
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies recently released a new white paper: “The Impact of Global and Local Standards on OEMs & Suppliers.”The May 2025 report examines why standards are important to machinery builders, what core standards are relevant to packaging and processing, and how to determine what standards to follow. Updated from its original release in 2023, the report also includes information on ri···
On 11 and 12 June 2025, the Belt and Road Forum on Engineering Capacity Building was successfully held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, under the theme “Pioneering Engineering Innovation and Co-constructing Engineering Capacity”.The forum aimed to enhance engineering capacity building among Belt and Road partner coun···
The organization known as IPC – originally the Institute of Printed Circuits – is now the Global Electronics Association.The Global Electronics Association will retain the IPC brand for the industry’s standards and certification programs. Furthermore, the IPC Education Foundation is now the Electronics Foundation.With its renaming, the association announced that it is expanding its resources to “strengthen advocacy, deepen indust···
