India has won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term, the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on Friday.
IEC is an international standard-setting body that publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies, while SMB is an apex governance body of the IEC responsible for technical policy matters.
India's representative Vimal Mahendru — a member of the Indian National Committee of the IEC and various technical committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS-India) — was elected as IEC vice president.
He secured over 90 percent of the votes cast by full members of IEC during its General Meeting held recently in San Francisco in the US, the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the representation of BIS (India) in policy and governance bodies of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC ensures that Indian viewpoints on important strategic and policy matters are put forth and it also provides opportunities to align the national standardisation priorities with international best practices.
BIS is continually expanding its international footprints by working on the growth mantra provided by the Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumers Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal., it added.
The statement further said that currently, BIS (India) is represented in various policy and governing bodies of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC such as the ISO Council, ISO Technical Management Board (TMB), IEC SMB, IEC Market Strategy Board (MSB), IEC Business Advisory Committee (BAC), etc.
