World Standards Day: October 14

World Standards Day: October 14

• The World Standards Day (WSD), also known as International Standards Day, is celebrated globally on 14 October annually.
• Theme 2019: Video Standards Create a Global Stage.
• The day aims to pay tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts/organisations worldwide, who develop voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
• The day is observed widely by organisations like American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).