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Oct 14, 2012 World Standards Day Message 2012 14 October 2012
Less waste, better results – Standards increase efficiency
International standards such as those from IEC, ISO and ITU are crucial for increasing efficiency. This issue has come to the forefront as global challenges like sustainability and financial uncertainty mean that organizations are challenged to achieve better results with less waste.
Apr 05, 2012 ISO standards veteran receives Russian honour
Béatrice Frey, who retired in 2011 after 39 years' service to ISO (International Organization for Standardization), was recently honoured by the award of Russia's V.V. Boitsov medal for "achievements in the field of standardization and quality".
Mar 22, 2012 Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) becomes an ISO standard
Have you accessed or modified the data embedded in a file today? Even if you have not, there is a good chance you did recently. This is because the XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) for tagging information electronically has become part of the digital document landscape of today and a new ISO standard will allow users to have a thorough understanding of the XMP data model.
Feb 07, 2012 ISO 26000 – Social responsibility. Project overview
The International Standard ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on social responsibility.
Feb 03, 2012 ISO participates in WEF efforts to offer global solutions to global challenges
The growing awareness that ISO International Standards can make practical contributions to tackling many of the challenges facing the international community has led to ISO being invited to participate in two of the "global agenda councils" set up by the World Economic Forum (WEF), organizer of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, of leaders from business, government and civil society.
Jan 31, 2012 New ISO brochure focuses on force multipliers of ICT standards innovation
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has just published a new brochure providing a concise overview of how information and communication technologies (ICT) standards can be a force multiplier for achieving positive results. It focuses on the work developed by the joint technical committee of ISO and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology.
Jan 29, 2012 Davos: experts speak on international financial center in Moscow
DAVOS, January 29 (RIA Novosti)
Russia needs to strengthen the real economy and build a convenient urban infrastructure in order to establish an international financial center in Moscow, leading foreign experts said in Davos.
Jan 12, 2012 ISO/IEC plug and play standard enables seamless technology
The newest parts of an International Standard for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) will help devices to seamlessly cross multivendor and multi-technology networks – another step forward for intelligent homes and offices.
Dec 08, 2011 Gorbachev opens ISO forum on standards for vehicle of the future
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet statesman and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, was among the distinguished guests speaking at a high-level forum of automotive industry leaders organized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on 2 December in 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, at the invitation of the ISO President for 2011-2012, Dr. Boris Aleshin.
Dec 07, 2011 Simpler, faster and better ISO standards with IT
How information technology (IT) can make the development of ISO standards "simpler, faster and better" was the subject of the first IT Forum organized by ISO, the world's largest developer of voluntary International Standards (nearly 19 000), for its worldwide membership of national standards institutes.
Nov 21, 2011 Kremlin against raising taxes, but govt may be forced to raise them
MOSCOW, November 21 (RIA Novosti)
The Finance Ministry may be forced to raise taxes, faced with higher spending, despite the Kremlin's unwillingness to do so, Presidential Economic Aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Monday.
Nov 18, 2011 What accounts for an increasing number of Internet users in Russia?
November 17, The Moscow Times
Russia has become Europe's biggest market by number of Internet users, overtaking the region's leading economies Germany and France — an encouraging milestone for the biggest market players, but largely seen as natural due to the size of the country's population.
Nov 08, 2011 ISO/IEC guidelines to increase confidence in information security controls
An ISO/IEC technical report (TR) providing technical controls and compliance guidelines for auditors can improve the effectiveness of an organization’s information security system.
Oct 19, 2011 Russia can live without WTO accession says Medvedev
GORKI, October 19, 2011 (RIA Novosti)
Russia will live on even if the World Trade Organization (WTO) rejects its membership bid, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Oct 18, 2011 Kudrin slates Russia's risky economic policy
Moscow, October 18, 2011 (RIA Novosti)
A complex mixture of internal political motivations and favorable, but volatile prices for the country's key export, oil, have prompted the Russian government to pursue a risky economic policy, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said.
Oct 11, 2011 ISO meeting attracts more than 90 international experts on conformity assessment - a vital component of world trade
More than 90 international experts participated in an ISO meeting on 5 October 2011 in Montreux, Switzerland, to exchange information, views and experience on conformity assessment, the name given to the processes that are used to demonstrate that a product, service, management system, person or organization meets specified requirements, such as those of standards. Conformity assessment is an important component of world trade and global supply chains, and provides support for government regulation.
Oct 10, 2011 C++ language gets high marks on performance with new ISO/IEC standard
C++, one of the most popular programming languages used in everything from Web browsers to 3D video games, has been fully updated and published as, ISO/IEC 14882:2011, Information technology – Programming languages – C++.
Oct 06, 2011 New ISO collection of international case studies proves economic benefits of standards
A series of ground-breaking case studies by ISO and partner organizations based on the experiences of 11 companies operating in a variety of business sectors in 10 countries shows that implementing standards can provide economic benefits from between 0,5 % and 4 % of their annual sales revenues.
Sep 29, 2011 New ISO standard to reduce environmental impacts of products and services
ISO has published a new standard in the ISO 14000 family designed to help organizations reduce the adverse environmental impacts of their products and services.
Sep 28, 2011 New ISO standard on the basic principles of ergonomics
Sep 26, 2011 ISO food standards developers find right recipe for leadership award
An ISO technical committee that has developed nearly 780 International Standards for the food industry has been recognized through an award for superior performance, presented at the 34th ISO General Assembly, held in New Delhi, India, 21-23 September 2011.
Sep 21, 2011 Standards "a vital component of growth", says Indian Minister at opening of ISO’s 34th General Assembly
At the opening today in New Delhi of the 34th General Assembly of ISO, the world’s largest developer of International Standards, Prof. K. V. Thomas, India’s Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, said: “We recognize standardization as a vital component of our growth engine, an important facilitator of trade and a major tool for protection of consumer interest.”
Sep 21, 2011 Pascal Lamy cites "vital relationship" between WTO and ISO
Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), emphasized the “vital relationship” between the WTO and ISO (International Organization for Standardization) in a video message today to the 34th ISO General Assembly in New Delhi, India.
Sep 15, 2011 ISO's sustainability path from Earth Summit to Rio+20
ISO has just released a new brochure in preparation for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development in 2012 on how voluntary ISO International Standards, developed through the strength of consensus among stakeholders from business, government and society, have provided tools for translating the global desire for a sustainable world expressed since the Earth Summit in 1992 into practical actions that achieve positive results.
Sep 14, 2011 ISO publishes Six Sigma performance-improvement methodology
Six Sigma (1) a data-driven method for improving business and quality performance, has been published as a two-part ISO standard.
Sep 06, 2011 W3C Web services standards approved as ISO/IEC International Standards
Today the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the joint technical committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information Technology, of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) announced formal approval of a package of W3C Web Services technologies as ISO/IEC International Standards. As ISO/IEC JTC 1 Standards, these widely deployed technologies now benefit from formal recognition from national bodies, which will promote interoperability and reduce market fragmentation, thus benefiting all users.
Aug 24, 2011 Medvedev calls on Ukraine to join Customs Union
Russia wants Ukraine to become a fully-fledged member of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.
Aug 23, 2011 Your red, my orange - ISO standard for sensory assessment of colours: ISO 11037:2011
Whether we argue that an object is purple instead blue, or green instead of yellow, may depend on the time of day, the light source and surrounding environment or our individual colour vision. This can be problematic for industry when comparing products through sensory analysis. An ISO standard, ISO 11037:2011, Sensory analysis – Guidelines for sensory assessment of the colour of products, reduces this complexity by ensuring that sensory colour assessments are conducted under similar conditions and results are communicated in a consistent manner.
Aug 22, 2011 Global economic system needs new inspiration
The economic system of the future must look to social innovations.
Aug 02, 2011 Are information security risks threatening your business? New and improved ISO/IEC 27005 standard beefs up protection
The International Standard ISO/IEC 27005:2011 which gives managers and staff in IT departments a framework for implementing a risk management approach to assist them in managing their information security management system (ISMS) risks has been published.
Apr 12, 2011 VNIIS participates in a Kyrgyzstan held Seminar called Customs Union and terms for Kyrgyz products to access the markets of the Customs Union
Dr. Joseph Z. Aronov, Department Head for the Department of Scientific and Methodological Fundamentals of Conformity Assessment of VNIIS, and the Expert of the Coordination Committee on the Technical Regulation and Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitory Measures (SPS) on the territory of the Customs Union, participated in the seminar held by the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on April 7-8, 2011.
Apr 11, 2011 Kyrgyzstan to join Customs Union
The Kyrgyz government on Monday, April 11, 2011, approved a plan to join a post-Soviet Customs Union and common economic space.
Apr 04, 2011 U.S.-Russia move forward with "commercial reset"
What does the next phase of U.S.-Russia relations hold? Hopefully a friendlier climate for business investors.
Apr 04, 2011 English version of the VNIIS website is launched: online certification request submissions, contact information, advantages, services, activities, and more
VNIIS offers a complete list of certification services for exporters to Russia. VNIIS is a “single market access window” service provider for businesses exporting or planning to export products and services to the Russian Federation. We cooperate with the companies and governmental agencies of equal stature to obtain all permissive documents you will need to export and sell products to Russia and to the countries of the unified customs territory.
Feb 15, 2011 Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to become fully operational
The Customs Code, making the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan fully operational, comes into force on Tuesday. From January 1, 2012, the three states are expected to introduce the unified economic space.
Feb 07, 2011 New ISO standard on phased implementation of environmental management systems will benefit SMEs
ISO has just published a new standard in order to help organizations, and in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use a phased approach to implement an environmental management system (EMS).
Feb 03, 2011 Russian pharmaceuticals get leg up from the Kremlin
Russian and Western pharmaceutical makers are taking a new look at their positions ahead of changes in the sector expected later this year.
Feb 01, 2011 New edition of ISO/IEC 17021 aims to raise level of management system certification
The just-published second edition of the International Standard ISO/IEC 17021 sets new requirements for the auditing of management systems and for auditor competence in order to increase the value of management system certification to public and private sector organizations worldwide.
Jan 31, 2011 Russia encourages investment at Davos
In his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Dmitry Medvedev hoped to quell concerns about Russia as a destination for foreign investment.
Dec 14, 2010 Agreement of collaboration between VNIIS and DAS Certification (UK)
November 10, 2010, Nizhnevartovsk. District clinical children's hospital has received the certificate of DAS Certification Company (UK) first in Russia.
