Key Information: ANSI-CII-BIS Partnership
In December 2007, ANSI formalized its partnership with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) by signing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The document signifies a step forward in ANSI’s initiatives in India, which began with an agreement between ANSI and BIS as national standards bodies in September 2006. In 2009, the first phase of the U.S.-India Standards
and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP) was established to improve access for U.S. companies to the Indian market by boosting cooperation on standards and conformance issues.
Under the SCCP, ANSI, CII and BIS accomplished a great deal of work. Standards and conformance workshops were held in India, covering topics such as fire safety, liquid natural gas, aerospace, biometrics, building and construction, and
plumbing and mechanical codes and standards. Later in 2009, we launched an area devoted to Indian content on ANSI’s StandardsPortal,
an online resource that facilitates international trade. This dynamic resource provides businesses in both our countries with an invaluable tool for educating themselves about the requirements they face to do business in the U.S. market.
In 2010, ANSI and CII signed our first bilateral MoU pledging increased dialogue, mutual information exchange, and more exciting opportunities to jointly organize and sponsor conferences, workshops, and other initiatives.
In 2015, on the sidelines of another Commercial Dialogue meeting in Washington, DC, ANSI and CII reaffirmed our commitment to fostering industry exchange on standardization topics by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
On Oct. 27, 2017 we celebrated the opportunity to put the ideas included in that MoU into practice, and signed a new contract to support a Phase II of the U.S.-India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP).
The SCCP Phase II facilitates best practices exchanges on standards, conformity assessment procedures, and technical regulations that underpin U.S.-India trade. The project includes workshops in a 2-year period held in India, addressing three sectors:
smart and sustainable cities, clean energy, and water and sanitation. Additionally, the program included further development of the U.S. Standards Portal.
