NATO shares knowledge of standards development
The NATO Standardisation Agency (NSA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement in Brussels, Belgium, on 14 May. The aim is for each organization to share knowledge of its standards development activities and avoid duplication whenever possible.
Under the terms of the agreement, both organizations will exchange information about ongoing standards development activities in the electrical, electronics, computer, and related fields and determine common-interest working projects. They also agree to exchange technical data and information regarding standards, standards development and standards revisions in areas related to human health and safety.
Developing high-quality standards
The signature of the agreement marks also the first transfer of an essential Standardization Agreement , STANAG 2345 on "Evaluation and Control of Personnel Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields - 3kHz to 300 GHz," from the NSA to the IEEE International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES). ICES develops standards for safety levels with respect to human exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, and will be responsible for updating and revising the standard to address the normative occupational/workplace specific exposure limits, i.e., limits for exposure in controlled environments.
“I am very glad to establish this new relationship with IEEE, which constitutes the basis for the very first transfer of a NATO STANAG to a civil Standards Developing Organization,”said Vice Admiral Juan A. Moreno, Director NSA. “For the first time in NATO’s 60 year-old history, a STANAG will be converted into a civil standard that will meet civil and military requirements.”
“It will benefit the international community through the use of our proven and trusted development methodology that is open to participation from all corners of the globe", added Judith Gorman, Managing Director, IEEE-SA.
The Technical Cooperation Agreement between IEEE and NSA is effective for three years.