A presentation on the history and background of standards including: Standards & Standardization – What Are Standards?; Before Standardization; The Birth of Standardization; History of BSI; European Committee for Standardization (CEN); International Organization for Standardization (ISO); Types of Standard; The Standardization Process; The Economic Impact of Standardization; The Impact of Using Standards; Testing and Certification; CE and Kitemark®; Standards & Standardization; How to Get Involved; Standards & Standardization -Making a New Work Proposal; Standards Relevant to Digital Inclusion; Standards & Standardization - Further Reading.

1. Standards and Standardization by Newell Hampson-Jones, Education Sector Representative, BSI Friday 8 April 2011

5. History of BSI 1900 2010 1929 Granted Royal Charter 1946 Founder member of ISO 1901 Engineering Standards Committee founded in London 1903 Kitemark introduced First Standards BS 1 published 1931 Renamed BSI 1959 First laboratories opened 1964 Founder Member of CEN & CENELEC

8. Types of Standard Low High Control Time Int’l Standards (ISO) European Standards (EN) Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) Private Standards British Standards (BS) Corporate Technical Specifications

10. Impact of Standards Sources: DTI/BSI, DIN, SCC/CBC, SA, MPEG Licensing Authority, ISO/TC 96 UK – standards make annual contribution of £2.5bn to economy Germany – economic benefits of standardization represents 1% of GDP Canada – 9% of economic growth attributed to standards, 1981-2004 Australia – Standards in electrical and water industries contribute AUD 1.9bn to economy Global – MPEG-2 digital standard created USD 2.5tr worth of business Global – international crane maintenance standards have saved USD 3bn

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17. Using Standards FirstGroup reduced energy consumption by 31% (ISO 14001) Amba Research cut information security costs by 33% (ISO/IEC 27001) LG Electronics India estimates reduced energy consumption of 22% (EN 16001) Shree Cement Ltd (SCL) reduced energy use and cost by nearly 2% (EN 16001) MERCEDES GP PETRONAS increased reliability of F1 team using British Standards Online (BSOL) Ennstone reduced employee liability insurance premiums by six-figure sum using Entropy ®

20. Useful Committees to Follow SS/2 Statistical Interpretation of Data BS 2846 Guide to statistical interpretation of data BS ISO 16269 Statistical interpretation of data

21. Useful Committees to Follow Area of Interest Committee Key Standard Risk BCM/1 Business continuity management BS 25999 Business Continuity Management RM/1 Risk management BS ISO 31000 Risk Management Business Services SVS/1 Business Services BS 11000 Collaborative business relationships BS EN 16114 Management consultancy services Project Management MS/2 Project management BS 6079 Project Management Sustainability SDS/1 Sustainable development Co-ordination Committee BS 8900 Guidance for managing sustainable development Marketing SVS/3 Market research BS ISO 20252 Market, opinion and social research (and accounting) SVS/12 Brand Valuation Services BS ISO 10668 Brand valuation

22. Useful Committees to Follow Area of Interest Committee Key Standard Finance IST/12 Financial services BS ISO 13616 Financial services. International bank account number (IBAN) SVS/6 Financial services BS ISO 22222 Personal financial planning. Requirements for personal financial planners BS 8453 Financial services compliance - Framework Tourism Management SVS/2 Tourism services BS EN ISO 18513 Tourism services. Hotels and other types of tourism accommodation. Management SVS/0 Customer service - Fundamental principles BS 8477:2007 Code of practice for customer service QS/1 Quality management and quality assurance procedures BS ISO 9000 series

24. Contact Name: Newell Hampson-Jones Title: Education Sector Representative Address: BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL Telephone: 020 8996 7227 / 07767 886 713 Email: [email_address] Links: www.bsigroup.com / www.bsieducation.org