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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IT STANDARDIZATION

Sukh Bir SinghBureau of Indian Standards

E mail : sbsingh@bis.org.in

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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

• National Standards Body of India

1947 - Established as Indian Standards Institution as a registered Society (ISI)

1986 – Became a Statutory Institution under Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 to promote Harmonious development of the activities of Standardization, Marking and Quality Certification of goods and attending to connected matters in the Country.

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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

ACTIVITIES

• Standards Formulation

• Product Certification

• System Certification

• Testing

• Training

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STANDARDS FORMULATION

• National Standards are formulated based on the concept of Consensus by the Division Councils and the Sectional Committees under it.

• There are 14 Division Councils presently covering almost all the field of activities.

• The LITDC(Electronics & IT Division Council) is responsible for formulation of Indian Standards in Electronics & Information Technology field.

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ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION COUNCIL

(LITDC)

• Established as LTD in 1977 to give thrust to Standardization in the field of Electronic and Telecommunication

• In 2003 redesignated as LITD to formally enlarge the scope to include Information Technology

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ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION COUNCIL

(LITDC)• Presently 21 Sectional Committees under

LITD

• No. of standards formulated : 1471

- IS under Dual No. : 409

- IS technically equivalent : 578

to ISO/IEC

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LITDC SECTIONAL COMMITTEES LITD 1 Environmental Testing Procedures

LITD 2 Reliability of Electronic and electrical components and equipment

LITD 3 Electromechanical components and mechanical structures for electronic equipment

LITD 4 Electron tubes and display devicesLITD 5 Semiconductor and other electronic

components and devisesLITD 6 Wires, cables, waveguides and accessoriesLITD 7 Audio, video and Multimedia systems and

Equipment LITD 8 Electronic measuring Instruments, Systems

and AccessoriesLITD 9 Electromagnetic Compatibility LITD 10 Power system Control and associated

Communications

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LITDC SECTIONAL COMMITTEES

LITD 11 Fibre optics, Fibres, Cables and devicesLITD 12 Transmitting Equipment for Radio

CommunicationLITD 13 Information and communication

technologiesLITD 14 Software and System EngineeringLITD 15 Data management SystemLITD 16 Computer Hardware peripherals and

Identification cardsLITD 17 Information systems Security and

BiometricsLITD 18 e-GovernanceLITD 19 e-LearningLITD 20 Indian Language TechnologiesLITD 21 e-Business Infrastructure

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National Standards

IT IndustryGovt. Departments

RegulatingAuthorities

TechnologyUsers of IT Services

Standardization activity is a dynamic activity – should respond to latest trends in the Technology and should fulfill needs of various stakeholders.

Cooperation ofall stakeholders.Development at

International Level

STAKE HOLDERS ESTABLISH NEEDS

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PARTICIPATION IN STANDARDIZTION ACTIVITY AT

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

• IEC

• ISO/IEC/ JTC 1

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COMMITTEE HIERACHIESCOMMITTEE HIERACHIES

TC : Technical Committee

SC : Sub-committee

WG: Working Group

S : Secretariat

Ch : Chairman

P : Participating

member (active)

O : Observer member

C : Convenor

L : Liaison

E : Expert

Technical Management BoardTechnical Management Board

Committees Structure

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• provides a direct opportunity to input the views of the represented member country and so to influence the content of the eventual publication

• ensures an opportunity to directly support submitted views during subsequent discussions

• enhances understanding of the subject matter, and so aids appropriate application, for example in relation to local conventions and regulations

• offers valuable networking opportunities with other committee participants

• facilitates first hand access to expertise

Why be a member of a Why be a member of a committee?committee?

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• Standards will not be applicable to local conditions • Absence of the required materials• Absence of production or test equipment• Solutions at odds with established local practices

potentially leading to• difficulties (barriers) with exports and international

markets • imported goods not being suitable in one way or

another

What are the risks if you don’t What are the risks if you don’t participate?participate?

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Participation in ISO/IEC Work

TCs and SCs corresponding to the

work of LITD

TCs and SCs P Member

IEC 42 17

ISO/IEC/JTC1 18 15

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ISO/IEC JTC 1 – Information Technology • JTC 1 Sub-Committees and India’s Membership Status

JTC1/SC 2 Coded character sets P-MemberJTC1/SC 6 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems JTC1/SC 7 Software and system engineering P-MemberJTC1/SC 17 Cards and personal identification P-MemberJTC1/SC 22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces JTC1/SC 23 Digital storage media for information interchange P-MemberJTC1/SC 24 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representationJTC1/SC 25 Interconnection of information technology equipment P-MemberJTC1/SC 27 IT Security techniques P-MemberJTC1/SC 28 Office equipment P-MemberJTC1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information P-MemberJTC1/SC 31 Automatic identification and data capture techniques P-MemberJTC1/SC 32 Data management and interchange P-MemberJTC1/SC 34 Document description and processing languages P-Member JTC1/SC 35 User interfaces P-MemberJTC1/SC 36 Information technology for learning, education and training P-MemberJTC1/SC 37 Biometrics P-Member

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IMPORTANT STANDARDS PREPARED BY LITD

• LITD 1

IS:9000 series -Basic environmental testing

procedures

IS:9001 series - Guidance for environmental

testing

IS:9002 series- Equipment for environmental tests

for electronic and electrical items

IS:11000 series-Fire hazard testing

IS:13736 series-Classification of environmental

conditions/IEC 721

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STANDARDS Contd…

• LITD 2 Standards on Reliability of Electronic and

electrical components and equipment • LITD 4 Standards on Electron Tubes and Display devices • LITD 5 Standards on Semiconductor and other Electronic

components and Devices • LITD 6 Standards on Wires, Cables, Waveguides and

Accessories

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STANDARDS Contd…• LITD 7 Radio Communication (86 standards) IS 15244,IS 15245 and IS 15377 Set top boxes (for Cable and DTH) IS 616/IEC 60065 Safety requirements for main

operated electronic apparatus for household and similar use

IS 4547, IS 10662 Monochrome & Colour TV• LITD 9 Standards on EMI/EMC – All harmonized with

IEC Standards

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STANDARDS Contd…

• LITD 14 – Standards on Software (45 standards) All harmonised with ISO/IEC• LITD 16 – Standards on Computer Hardware

IS 13252:2003/IEC 60950 Safety of IT equipment IS 14202 series/ISO/IEC 7811 & 7816 series

Identification Cards • LITD 17 IS/ISO/IEC 27001 – ISMS IT Security , IT services (10 Standards) - All

harmonised with ISO/IEC

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IT Services and Software developmentITES BPO SectorHardware Segment

Software & ITES SectorAggregate revenue for 2005 – 06 has reached US $ 29.4 billion.Projected Growth 30% per annum for the next five years

Indian IT industry is broadly categorized into :

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Hardware Segment-Challenges Domestic

• Electronic Components as well as finished equipment industry} Rs 110,000 crores

• Expected to cross 3 lac crores by 2010

• 50% demand met by imports

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Hardware Segment-Challenges: Exports

• EU: Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

• EU: Waste from Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive

• EU: Energy Using Products (EuP) Directive• EU: Registration,Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals

(REACH) Directive• EU: Communication on Integrated Product Policy (IPP)

• US: Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC)

• Japan: Home appliances Recycling Law (HARL)• Japan: Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilisation of

Resources (LPEUR)• Japan: Green Purchasing Law (GPL)

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Standardization-Challenges for the industry & BIS

• Existing standards have to be revised

• Indian Standards have to be harmonised with International Standards (ISO/IEC)

• Indian Standards to be prepared on Products covering new/developing technologies

• Participation in International Standardization activities

• Participation in ISO/IEC meetings and working groups.

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INDUSTRY SHOULD COME FORWARD

• FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION WORK

• SUPPORT & COOPERATE IN

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITY

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