On April 13, 2010, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) hosted an open meeting with leaders of the White House’s newly formed National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Standards: Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer; Pat Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and Phil Weiser, Senior Advisor to the National Economic Council Director for Technology and Innovation. The meeting provided the opportunity for the standardization community to hear about the NSTC initiative first hand from the individuals spearheading the effort.
The meeting was held during ANSI’s Company Member Forum at the Consumer Electronics Association in Arlington, Virginia, and was attended by over 60 in-person participants and nearly 100 via webinar.
Mr. Chopra, Dr. Gallagher, and Mr. Weiser offered several key points on the nature of this new subcommittee and its specific strategy and goals. Specifically, the NSTC Subcommittee on Standards will:
1) Make the government a more effective partner with private sector on standardization activities
2) Raise awareness within government agencies and lift the level of sophistication for meaningful government participation in standards development
3) Be focused on continued results and feedback rather than a single report
A brief question-and-answer session followed the remarks.
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