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CSA/ASTM event provides world views on standardisation
The standards executives and industry leaders from many of the world’s major trading partners recently gathered in Toronto to attend the ‘Standardisation Strategies: A World View’ workshop. The event, co-sponsored by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and ASTM International, showcased the strategic role of standardisation in today’s global marketplace.
Spanning the globe from China to North America, workshop presenters shared the principles of their national standardisation programmes with an audience of over 100 attendees. The impressive line-up of speakers
revealed the national standards strategies of Canada, China, Europe, Japan, and the USA. The programme provided a unique view into the standardisation philosophies of five diverse trading partners.
“Standards are an important com-ponent of global trade,” explained James Thomas, President of ASTM International. “Today’s workshop pro-vides an opportunity to understand different standards strategies in various global regions. This dialogue reveals our common elements, explores opportunities for increased health and safety, and fosters greater awareness of standards, which are critical to economic success.”
Building on its longstanding relation-ship with CSA, ASTM International organised the event in conjunction with the Canadian association. ASTM International held similar work-shops at Board meetings in Mexico City, Mexico, and Berlin, Germany. Adding to the global perspective was the presence of a delegation of senior standards officials from China. Led by the executive leadership from the Standardisation Administration of China (SAC), the delegation participated in the ASTM Board meetings, presented at the workshop, and visited CSA headquarters.
In addition to senior executives from SAC, standards officials from the China National Institute of Standardisation (CNIS) and the Shanghai Institute of Standardisation were also in Toronto for the ASTM meetings and discussions with CSA, which facilitated meetings between the Chinese visitors and Canadian ministries. Two interns from SAC and the CNIS, who are visiting ASTM headquarters for a five-week internship, were also in Toronto for the CSA/ASTM events.
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