6.1: NSS Promotion
Promote the use of the National Standards System (NSS). Other Information:
Activities: a) Promote to key government and private industry-related issues the applicability of standards-based approaches.
Lead: SCC with input from all SCC ACs b) Develop a series of print-ready articles and “value propositions” that detail the
benefits of standardization and the NSS (citing particular success stories, case studies, examples, etc.). Lead: SCC with
input from specific SCC Advisory Committees c) Promote to key federal departments, development assistance agencies and standardization
peers the application of standards and conformity assessment as a key component of comprehensive development-related assistance
strategies. Lead: CAC/DEVCO with input from specific SCC ACs d) Develop a virtual “Conformity Assessment Tool Box” that explains
the basics of conformity assessment (including different approaches, circumstances for application, benefits, etc.) to a variety
of key stakeholders in order to increase understanding and usage of conformity assessment. Lead: ACCA with input from specific
SCC ACs & SCC Staff
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