What is ANSI?
ANSI stands for the American National Standards Institute. They are a private, non-profit organization [headquartered in Washington, D.C. with an office in New York City] that administers and coordinates the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. (www.ansi.org) The ANSI mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity. (www.ansi.org) ANSI standards are created through a scientific process: • Consensus on a proposed standard by a group or consensus body that includes representatives from materially affected and interested parties • Broad-based public review and comment on draft standards • Consideration of and response to comments submitted by voting members of the relevant consensus body and by public review commenters • Incorporation of approved changes into a draft standard • Right to ap
ANSI stands for the American National Standards Institute, a general standards organization in the United States that facilitates the voluntary establishment of standards for many areas, including computing. The staff at ANSI don’t create standards; they coordinate with organizations in the US to provide a neutral forum for the development of standards.
