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| India wins the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency | | |
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New Delhi, Nov 27: During the course of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) General Assembly meeting held recently in San Francisco, USA, Shri Vimal Mahendru, a member of the Indian National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and various technical committees of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS-India), secured over 90% of the votes cast by full members of IEC and was elected as IEC Vice President and the Standardization Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. Mahendru was also conferred by IEC, the prestigious Lord Kelvin award in the IEC General Assembly for his contributions to the international standardization in the field of electrical, electronics and IT. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international standard setting body that publishes international Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. Standardization Management Board (SMB) is an apex governance body of IEC responsible for technical policy matters.
BIS is continually expanding its international footprints by working on the growth mantra provided by the Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumers Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal. Currently, BIS (India) is represented in various policy and governance bodies of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC such as ISO Council, ISO Technical Management Board (TMB), IEC SMB, IEC Market Strategy Board (MSB), IEC Business Advisory Committee (BAC), etc. Representation of BIS (India) in policy and governance bodies of ISO and IEC ensures that Indian viewpoints on the important strategic /policy matters are put forth and it also provides opportunities to align the national standardization priorities with International best practices.
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