Finland - SFS
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto - Finnish Standards Association.

New Zealand - Standards New Zealand (Paerewa Aotearoa)
the trading arm of the Standards Council, the NZ standards organization.

USA - ANSI
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Australia - Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Technical and Regulatory Barriers to Trade Section
Deals with standards & conformance issues, mutual recognition arrangements, Australia-European Community Mutual Recognition Agreement, New Approach Directives, Australia's Conformity Assessment Bodies, TTMRA

Canada - SCC.CA
Standards Council of Canada

Iceland - Staðlaráð Íslands
Icelandic Council for Standardization. With introduction and catalogue search in English.

Canada - Institute for National Measurement Standards
Canadian National Research Council

Brunei - Ministry of Development
Responsible amongst other things for standards in the country.

Hong Kong - STC (Standards and Testing Centre)
Hong Kong's established independent, not-for-profit, testing, inspection and certification institute.

Ireland - National Standards Authority NSAI
sandardization organization for the Republic of Ireland

Malaysia - Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)
DSM is responsible for the standardization and accreditation activities in Malaysia.

Thailand - Industrial Standards Institute - TISI
The Council is responsible for policy making, sets the priority of standards to be prepared, recommends qualified persons for the Minister to appoint to technical committees, arbitrates and awards licenses under its certification scheme.

Malaysia - SIRIM Berhad - Standards writing organisation
Managing the standards development structure in Malaysia inclusive of international standards committees assigned to Malaysia

USA - National Information Standards
A standards developer for the American National Standards Institute and the national clearinghouse for voluntary standards development in the U.S.

Swedish Institute for Standards
SIS is the central body for standardization in Sweden. SIS is the Swedish member of the international organizations ISO and CEN.

UK - BSI
British Standards Institution.

USA - ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials.

USA - NMEA
National Marine Electronics Association; issues standards for interfacing marine electronics devices.

UK - National Physical Laboratory
publishes Measurement Good Practice Guides on metrological fields.

Iran - ISIRI
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran.

Japan - EIAJ
Electronic Industries Association of Japan. Data and statistics on the Japanese electronics industry, a directory of EIAJ members and related information.

USA - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Publishes fire and buiding safety standards, including the National Electrical Code.

Germany - VDI
Professional association of engineers - issues VDI standards (about 1500 to date) in all areas of technology - standards are sold by Beuth Verlag (www.beuth.de)

St. Lucia - St. Lucia Bureau of Standards
With a list of national standards, a form for purchasing them, and a comment form for draft standards.

Italy - National Standards Body
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione.

Singapore - SPRING
(Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board), previously PSB (Singapore Productivity and Standards Board).

Ethiopia - Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia - QSAE
Organizational structure; lists of current Ethiopian standards, drafts and withdrawn standards; information on regulation and product certification activities, and training, metrology and testing services. With news and news archive and links to related sites.

USA - NIST
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is a federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.

Ethiopia - ECOSA
Ethiopian Computer Standards Association; with contact information, list of officers and information about fields of activity and research projects.

Canada - CSA
Canadian Standards Association, with information about CSA, its standards, an online shop and consumer information.

Germany: DKE
German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. Information on DKE's mandate, news from the Technical Committees, links to related organizations and contact information.

USA - EIA
Electronic Industries Alliance - a trade organizations alliance of the US electroics industry; with information on the standardization work of EIA and its members.

Japan - ARIB
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses - works in the fields of radio and telecommunications.

Australia - Standards Australia
Information about standardization and the standardization process, links to commercial activities and online standards shop.

Canada - Quèbec - Bureau de normalisation du Quèbec (BNQ)
Information on the standardization process and how to participate, about standards conformity certifiacaion activities, management systems registration and laboratory assessment services.

USA - ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. - publishes standards in the areas of HVAC and refrigeration.

France: AFNOR
Information about standardization activities and training/certification services.

Netherlands - NEN
Nederlands Normalisatie-Instituut - Netherlands Standardization Institute.

American Boat & Yacht Council, Inc.
(ABYC) - develops consensus safety standards for the design, construction, equipage, maintenance, and repair of small craft, also provides martine technician training and certification. Information on membership and publications; contact address.

Germany: DRSC/GASC
The German Accounting Standards Committee (German abbreviation: DRSC) develops accounting standards for the German Commercial Code. Information about its standards and meetings.

Germany - VDE
Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies - (Germany) - professional organization of electrical engineers; issues, in collaboration with DIN, standards for the field of electrical engineering. VDE standards are sold by Beuth Verlag (www.beuth.de).

Slovenia - Slovenian Institute for Standardization
Information on organization, standardization activities and procedures and contact information.

BSI Committee for Geographic Information IST/36
Work overview, notice of meetings, news, information on how to join a working party, document register and download library for members.

CETIS: Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards
Represents the UK further and higher education sector on these international educational technology standards initiatives. Information on activities and contact addresses.

China - China Communications Standards Association (CWTS)
Organization working on telecommunications standards for China.