Celebrating World Standards Day 2025

Celebrating World Standards Day 2025

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Celebrating World Standards Day is an opportunity to engage with the global standards community and raise awareness. Here's how individuals, organizations, and professionals can participate:

 

- Host or Join Events - Organize or attend seminars, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, or webinars on topics like AI standards, sustainability, or public health. For example, the U.S. Celebration on October 23, 2025, in Rockville, MD, features discussions on "Standards for Public Health and Safety" with networking opportunities. In India, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is organizing various awareness programmes in various cities in October 2025.

 

- Share Online - Use social media to post about the theme with hashtags like #WorldStandardsDay, #SharedVisionForABetterWorld, or #SDG17. Download and share the official campaign poster, or create custom graphics highlighting local standards impacts.

 

- Participate in Contests - Enter the World Standards Cooperation Paper Competition or similar challenges to showcase innovative uses of standards.

 

- Educate and Advocate - Conduct internal training sessions on ISO/IEC/ITU standards, or collaborate with partners on SDG-aligned projects. Reach out to your national standards body (e.g., ANSI in the U.S.) for toolkits and resources.

 

By getting involved, you can contribute to a collaborative movement that makes the world safer and more sustainable. For more resources, visit website specially developed for the World Standards Day. worldstandardsday.org.

 

World Standards Day is observed annually on October 14 to honour the collaborative work of global experts in developing international standards that enhance safety, quality, innovation, and sustainable development. In 2025, the day falls on a Wednesday and carries forward a multi-year focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a spotlight on SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.

 

As an individual effort, I have initiated a “World Standards Day 2025 Learning Quiz – Join the Fun!” on Facebook. For details CLICK HERE.  

 

Best wishes,

Keshav Ram Singhal

World Standards Day 2025

World Standards Day 2025

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Courtesy Image - worldstandardsday.org 

World Standards Day is observed annually on October 14 to honour the collaborative work of global experts in developing international standards that enhance safety, quality, innovation, and sustainable development. In 2025, the day falls on Wednesday and carries forward a multi-year focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a spotlight on SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.

 

Importance of World Standards Day

 

World Standards Day underscores the critical role of international standardization in addressing global challenges. It pays tribute to the thousands of volunteers from organizations like the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) who create voluntary technical agreements that underpin everything from public health safeguards to technological interoperability. These standards foster trust, enable trade, drive innovation, and support resilient societies—impacting daily life from safe drinking water and secure buildings to reliable transportation systems. In an increasingly complex world, they promote equitable progress, particularly toward the SDGs, by facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships across industries, governments, and civil society. The 2025 theme, "Shared vision for a better world: Spotlight on SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals," highlights how standards act as a shared framework for collaboration, accelerating solutions to sustainability issues like climate change and inequality.

 

Message from ISO, IEC, and ITU

 

Every year a joint message is issued by IEC President, ISO President and ITU Secretary General. The joint message for 2025, issued by IEC President Jo Cops, ISO President Sung Hwan Cho, and ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Director Seizo Onoe (on behalf of ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin), calls for renewed commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through standardization. The message states -

 

"The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which project to address social imbalances, develop a sustainable economy, and slow the rate of climate change, are highly ambitious. To reach them will require the cooperation of many public and private partners, and the use of all available tools, including international standards and conformity assessment. 

 

The intense battle against a persistent global pandemic revealed the absolute necessity of addressing the SDGs in an inclusive way, to strengthen our societies, making them more resilient and more equitable. Today, we are asking you to join us on a mission that affirms the importance of the SDGs to build back better. In this pursuit, standards are more relevant than ever. 

 

The entire standards system is built on collaboration. It is testament to the power of cooperation and the belief that we are stronger than the sum of our parts. By working together, we are empowering people with real-world solutions to face sustainability challenges head-on. 

 

We stand united to work together to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, with standards for the SDGs, and our ‘Shared vision for a better world’."

 

This message emphasizes unity and the pivotal role of standards in building resilient, inclusive futures.

 

Regards,

Keshav Ram Singhal

World Standards Day 2025 Learning Quiz – Join the Fun! 🌍

World Standards Day 2025 Learning Quiz – Join the Fun! 🌍

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Get ready to test your knowledge with our World Standards Day 2025 Learning Quiz! 🎉 Organized by the ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness community, this 10-question series celebrates the power of international standards in building a better world.

📅 When: October 2025, in sync with World Standards Day (Oct 14)
🎯 Theme: "Shared vision for a better world: Spotlight on SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals"

📍 Where:

·       Facebook: Join our Quality Concepts, Tools, Techniques and ISO 9001 QMS Awareness Private Group (3K+ members) or follow the ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness page. 

 

Why Participate?

·       Learn about international standardization organizations (ISO, IEC, ITU) and their role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

·       Engage with fun, educational questions about quality, collaboration, and SDG 17.

 

How to Join:

1.     Follow ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness Page or become a member of Quality Concepts, Tools, Techniques and ISO 9001 QMS Awareness Private Group (3K+ members) on Facebook.

2.     Look for the 10 quiz posts in our group or on the page.

3.     Share your answers in the comment box under each question.

4. Correct answers will be posted on October 16, 2025, along with the names of participants who answer all questions correctly.

 

Let’s celebrate ‘World Standards Day’ that drive partnerships for a sustainable future! 🌟 

Join the quiz, share your knowledge, and invite friends to our community. 

#ISO9001 #WorldStandardsDay2025 #SDG17 #QualityMatters

Best wishes,

Keshav Ram Singhal