Today is the 43rd World Standards Day. The theme is 'Less waste, better results - Standards increase efficiency'.
2012-10-14 - World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate within IEC, ISO and ITU to develop voluntary International Standards that facilitate trade, spread knowledge and disseminate technological advances.
The theme of World Standards Day 2012 is, "Less waste, better results - Standards increase efficiency".
For further details, see ISO.