NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Computing

Census

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Books

• The Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1997 to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to enhance the ability of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve computer security, and for other purposes : hearing befor (reference)

• Guide to Nist National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1998 (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

The National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI), a U.S. government agency, which is part of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in Gaithersburg, Maryland, should be a first point of contact for U.S. companies attempting to determine which Italian standard or EU directive may be applicable to their products. (references)

Exporters can stay fully informed of the latest EU technical standards activities by contacting the National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI), a U.S. government agency, which is part of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and should be a first point of contact for U.S. companies attempting to determine which Italian standard or EU directive may be applicable to their products. (references)

Economic History

France

Mutual recognition agreements covering the testing and certification of certain specified regulated products have been negotiated by the United States and the EU. Information about these agreements and efforts to extend them can be found at the website of the Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue, www.TABD.com. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, www.NIST.gov, is represented at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, www.BIPM.fr, located in Sevres, France, and may be of assistance to firms. (references)

Trade

Kazakhstan

In 1996, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kazakhstani government to bring Kazakhstani metrology methods in conformity with international rules and practices. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Foreign participation in the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) is not possible, although a number of foreign advisors from OECD countries (including the US National Institute of Standards and Technology) assist and provide counsel to SASO. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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