NIST and ANSI Continue Partnership.(National Institute of Standards and Technology, American National Standards Institute)(Brief Article)

Quality, April, 2001

The National Institute of Standards (NIST) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding. The revised memorandum reiterates the NIST and ANSI commitment toward strengthening a national voluntary consensus standards system in the United States, enhancing U.S. global competitiveness.

The agreement reconfirms NIST's recognition of ASNI as:

* The U.S. member body of the International Organization of Standardization;

* Sponsor of the U.S. National Committee to the International Electrotechnical Commission and;

* The U.S. representative to and member body of various private sector regional standards organizations.

In return, ANSI recognizes NIST's responsibility for coordinating...

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