Information about standards

Standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines or definitions.   

Standards are put together by groups of industry experts, consumers, research organisations, government departments and more, all working together.  

Standards come in a number of different forms. Some tell you how to do something in great detail, others give more general information, others simply define terms.  

By applying the accumulated knowledge that standards encapsulate you can change the way you work at every level of your business, transforming your prospects.

Standards are not the same thing as government regulations, but they’re often used in legislation to provide the technical detail.

Standards put in place the ‘ground rules’ for emerging technologies, allowing businesses to innovate more confidently and successfully.