NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

IT STANDARDIZATION

Sukh Bir Singh

Bureau 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
LITD 2
LITD 3
LITD 4
LITD 5
LITD 6
LITD 7
LITD 8
LITD 9
LITD 10

Environmental Testing Procedures

Reliability of Electronic and electrical
components and equipment
Electromechanical components and
mechanical structures for electronic
equipment
Electron tubes and display devices
Semiconductor and other electronic
components and devises
Wires, cables, waveguides and accessories
Audio, video and Multimedia systems and
Equipment
Electronic measuring Instruments, Systems
and Accessories
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Power system Control and associated
Communications
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LITDC SECTIONAL COMMITTEES

LITD 11
Fibre optics, Fibres, Cables and devices
LITD 12
Transmitting Equipment for Radio
Communication
LITD 13
Information and communication technologies
LITD 14
Software and System Engineering
LITD 15
Data management System
LITD 16
Computer Hardware peripherals and
Identification cards
LITD 17
Information systems Security and
Biometrics
LITD 18
e-Governance
LITD 19
e-Learning
LITD 20
Indian Language Technologies
LITD 21
e-Business Infrastructure
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Standardization activity is a dynamic activity should respond

to latest trends in the Technology and should fulfill needs of
various stakeholders.
STAKE HOLDERS

IT Industry
Govt. Departments
Regulating
Authorities
Technology
Users of
IT Services

ESTABLISH NEEDS

Cooperation of
all stakeholders.
Development at
International Level

National
Standards

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PARTICIPATION IN
STANDARDIZTION ACTIVITY AT
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
IEC
ISO/IEC/ JTC 1

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Committees HIERACHIES
Structure
COMMITTEE
Technical Management Board

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

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Why be a member of a
committee?
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
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What are the risks if you dont

participate?

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
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Participation in ISO/IEC Work

TCs and SCs corresponding to the
work of LITD

IEC

TCs and SCs

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ISO/IEC/JTC1

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P Member
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology

JTC 1 Sub-Committees and Indias Membership Status
JTC1/SC 2
JTC1/SC 6
JTC1/SC 7
JTC1/SC 17
JTC1/SC 22
JTC1/SC 23
JTC1/SC 24
JTC1/SC 25
JTC1/SC 27
JTC1/SC 28
JTC1/SC 29
JTC1/SC 31
JTC1/SC 32
JTC1/SC 34
JTC1/SC 35
JTC1/SC 36
JTC1/SC 37

Coded character sets

Telecommunications and information exchange between systems
Software and system engineering
Cards and personal identification
Programming languages, their environments and
system software interfaces
Digital storage media for information interchange
Computer graphics, image processing and
environmental data representation
Interconnection of information technology equipment
IT Security techniques
Office equipment
Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information
Automatic identification and data capture techniques
Data management and interchange
Document description and processing languages
User interfaces
Information technology for learning, education and training
Biometrics

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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
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harmonised with ISO/IEC
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Indian IT industry is broadly categorized into :

IT Services and Software development

ITES BPO Sector
Hardware Segment
Software & ITES Sector
Aggregate revenue for 2005 06 has reached
US $ 29.4 billion.
Projected Growth 30% per annum for the next
five years

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Hardware SegmentChallenges 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 SegmentChallenges: 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
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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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