Publication available on Korea's standards and conformity assessment system.A NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. guest researcher from the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), prepared a comprehensive report on "Standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting and Conformity Assessment Conformity assessment is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. in the Republic of Korea" (NISTIR NISTIR National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency Report NISTIR National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6960). The publication describes the national system for standardization and conformity assessment in the Republic of Korea. It also compares U.S. entities with Korean entities. A copy of the publication may be accessed at: ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/ncsci/osc.htm CONTACT: Gum Ho Choe, (301) 975-2929; gumho.choe@nist.gov. |
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