St. Louis conference focuses on standard and government regulation dance

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Standards being upheld as regulations and its negative impact on small businesses was the main issue addressed in a St. Louis, MO, conference on international standards. That government representatives used to imposing regulations are the same people who promulgate standards make matters worse for small businesses which are forced to adopt standards better suited for larger businesses. It should also be noted that appropriate standards for a particular industry in a particular region may be totally inappropriate to another.

Standards, Evaluation, Small business, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation

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ISO 9000 revisions are key to knowledge age excellence

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The revised ISO 9000 quality assurance standards series will lead to more emphasis being placed on process. ISO 9000 is centred on a document-based communication tool, placing employees in a position to improve the monitoring of information flow throughout the supply chain and offering strategic analysis to assist marketing and sales activities. ISO 9000 also offers considerable potential for training employees in reading, writing and analytical skills.

Analysis, ISO 9000 (Standard)

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ICSCA pushes new resolutions, plans growth

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The Industry Cooperation on Standards and Conformity Assessment (ICSCA) has issued a new set of resolutions. These resolutions re-emphasize the need to maintain discussions with the Independent Association of Accredited Registrars and highlight ICSCA's determination to strengthen and even widen its outreach. The ICSCA resolutions reflect the international focus of many members, some of which have large bases in the US, the European Union and Asia.

Industry Cooperation on Standards and Conformity Assessment

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