Archived Programs Trainings and Events
India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP)
Preceding the U.S.-India SCCP ll and starting in 2009, ANSI carried out a multi-faceted Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP) Phase l in India in cooperation with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with sponsorship from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to improve access for U.S. companies to the Indian market by boosting cooperation on standards and conformance issues.
Separate from the U.S.-India SCCP l & ll, ANSI, CII, and BIS organized a workshop on leveraging the WTO TBT agreement:
"Leveraging the WTO/TBT Agreement" Workshop
On September 11, 2008 the American National Standards Institute, in coordination with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), organized a workshop co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration and the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The workshop was held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India and was entitled "Leveraging the WTO/TBT Agreement".
Follow the links below to access information about the program:
Workshop presentations:
NIST Training and other Projects
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the coordinator of U.S. government activities for standards within the private-sector led standardization system.
Learn more about NIST’s role in the standards system.
In its role as coordinator for government standards activities, and as the U.S. national metrology institute, NIST frequently organizes specialized training with partners in India. The links below provide information on the various initiatives:
For more information, please contact the NIST Standards Information Center
U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue
The U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue is part of the broader Economic Dialogue between the two countries, and was originally initiated in 2000 by President Clinton and Prime Minister Vajpayee. Under the Commercial Dialogue, public and private sector representatives share basic information that affects trade and companies’ capability to conduct business in each market.
In recent years, the Commercial Dialogue has facilitated a number of sessions on standards-related issues, including basic information on the standards systems in the U.S. and India, and more recently, sector-specific discussions. These sessions are carried out regularly via digital videoconference (DVC), and the topics are decided on an as-needed basis.
Opportunities are available for U.S. stakeholders to propose topics for or to participate in future sessions. For more information, please contact the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration:
