NIST/ANSI To Create Standards Network

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) have signed a cooperative agreement to
jointly lead the effort to develop the National Standards Systems Network.
The NSSN eventually will link the databases of hundreds of U.S.
organizations involved in the development, production, distribution, and
use of technical standards. When operational in five years, the NSSN will
provide cataloging, indexing, searching, and routing capabilities to end
users. Allowing access to the entire range of regional, national, and
international standards. The NSSN is expected to significantly reduce
standards development time and costs; minimize duplication between
government and private-sector standards; increase dissemination of
standards data to small businesses; and increase involvement in national
and international standards activities. Funding for the NSSN project is
through a grant from the Technology Reinvestment Project.

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