strategy
Setting international standards
Synonyms:
Providing international standardsEstablishing international norms
Claim:
1. In a globalized world, the role of national governments is increasing limited. But the difficulty in setting international standards lies in getting a culturally and economically diverse international community to agree on what those standards should be. There is abundant evidence that legally-binding standards set internationally are lower than those the societal need demands. For example, during the negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol, nations were unable to agree even the minimum targets advocated by the scientific community, mostly due to economic arguments.2. Technical standards developed by international standard bodies like ISO, ETSI and CIEC are examples whereby public accountability and democratic institutions are substituted by private bodies dominated by representation from industry. International standard bodies are pretending to involve all stakeholders. This is not the case since only standard institutes from the developed world and large companies can afford participation. International standard bodies should not be entrusted with the task of developing standards for the purpose to harmonise regulation.
Narrower:
Standardizing packagingSetting international food safety standardsFormulating international accounting standardsAdopting international standards for environment management systems Facilitates:
Creating environmental health standards Organizations:
International Labour Organization International Organization for Standardization Bureau international des poids et mesures International Association for Biologicals International Council for Standardization in Haematology European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment European Cooperation for Space Standardization International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research European Office of Crafts, Trades and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardization Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification Standardization and Metrology Organization for Gulf Cooperation Council Countries European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization NATO Standardization Organization NATO Military Agency for Standardization United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Information Society Standardization System Non-aligned Countries Group for Standardization, Weights, Measures and Quality Control African Organisation for Standardisation Sevilla Working Party on Legal Medicine in Europe E-business Board for European Standardization Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Pan Arab Committee for Standardization and Quality Control International convention on the standardization of methods of wine analysis and evaluation International Committee for the Standardization of Analysis of Starch and its By-Products European Committee for the Standardization of Clinical Trials International Gravity Standardization Network Subjects:
Research, Standards → StandardsType Classification:
D: Detailed strategies