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US and International Standardization News and Activities — October 22, 2026
For U.S. government awareness of significant standards activities. This information is not exhaustive and focuses on activities where U.S. government agencies may want to influence standards in support of their mission. Contact [email protected] to subscribe.
US and International Standardization News and Activities — October 22, 2026
In this issue:
Selected new preliminary work items
No U.S. participation
With U.S. participation
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Canada and the UK renew partnership on super intelligence security
- European Union
- Report assesses options for revising European standardization regulation
- First harmonized standard for EU AI Act published
- International
- NATO releases quantum technology roadmap and standardization frameworks
- ISO/IEC JTC 4 establishes new subcommittees for smart infrastructures and sustainable mobility
- New action plan at IEC to establish a technical committee on electric aircraft
- Newly published standards of note — October 22, 2026
- IEC webinar: Quantum standardization
- IETF 130 meeting scheduled for Vancouver in 2027
- Around 400 scientists call for an international body to oversee advanced super intelligence
- Op-ed: The Global South must step up to shape global super intelligence standards
- United States of America
- ANSI releases hydrogen standards report and landscape
- ANSI government relations and public policy monthly update
- Call for stakeholders: ANSI seeks input on potential supply chain standards coordination initiative
- Stakeholders call for greater coordination of data center standards
- Lawmakers eye more federal action on super intelligence standards, security, disclosures
- Architecture and engineering consortium advances first open material data standard
- FCC recognizes ANAB as accreditation body for the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program
- Vietnam
- Commenting period for draft national IoT cybersecurity standard
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