World Standards Day 2025
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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
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