| Standards Australia Limited | |
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| Founded | 1922 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Website | http://www.standards.org.au/ |
Standards Australia was established in 1922 and is recognised through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth Government as the peak non-government standards development body in Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages It is a company limited by guarantee, with 72 members representing groups interested in the development and application of standards and related products and services. Through its Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Government, it is Australia's member of the two major international standardizing organizations, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (the IEC). [1]
Standards Australia also sells consultancy services to business, regarding standards compliance issues. Since 1991, Standards Australia has run the annual Australian International Design Awards. The Australian Design Awards promote excellence in design and innovation in Australia [2]
In 2003 Standards Australia disposed of its principal commercial interests in Publishing and Assurance Services when it floated its subsiary company SAI Global Ltd on the Australian Stock Exchange. Initially it retained a 40% interest in SAI Global, but progressively sold this shareholding down to zero, enabling it to focus exclusively on its core business of developing and managing its collection of 7000 Australian Standards and representing Australia's interests in international standardization.
Controversy
Standards Australia was criticised over the way it represented Australia's position in Microsoft's quest to have its OOXML document format ratified as a standard with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Office Open XML (also referred to as OOXML or OpenXML) is a File format for representing Spreadsheets Charts Presentations Some sectors of the IT industry described Standard Australia's decision to cast an "abstain" vote as "bizarre". [3] In February, 2008, it was revealed the delegation that Standards Australia sent to the ISO included Microsoft developer and paid consultant Rick Jelliffe, despite having previously pledged to send its own employees. Richard Alan Jelliffe (born 1960) commonly goes by Rick, is an Australian programmer and standards activist ( ISO, W3C, IETF [4]
References
- ^ AIB Standards Development. The Australian Institute of Building. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ About Standards Australia. Standards Australia (1998-04-10). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Withers, Stephen. "What the...? Australia abstains on OOXML vote", Australia: iTWire, 2007-09-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Gedda, Rodney. "Microsoft developer joins Aussie OOXML standards delegation", Australia: Computerworld, 2008-02-20. Computerworld is an IT magazine that provides information to technology managers 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
External Links
- Standards Australia website
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