PMI India participated in a panel discussion held on the occasion of World Standards Day 2015 in October. It was a week-long event organized by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) across its various locations in the country.

The event began in Chennai, followed by Kolkata, Gurgaon, Pune, and culminated in Mumbai. It saw the participation of over 150 associates across TCS locations from 8-14 October.

Tejas Sura, member, Chapter MAG (Member Advisory Group), represented PMI India in a panel discussion on “Standards - world’s common language” in Mumbai on October 14.

To highlight the importance of standards in everyday life, whether it’s about power plugs to the size of credit cards, top 10 shortlisted videos by World Standards Cooperation (WSC) were played and a quiz held at each of these locations to mark the occasion.

The World Standards Day is a concept by the World Standards Cooperation (WSC), which comprises the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The goal of World Standards Day is to raise awareness of the importance of global standardization to the world economy and to promote its role in helping meet the needs of business, industry, government, and consumers worldwide.

Hari Prasad Devarapalli, head, TCS Corporate Industry Forums and Standards Cell, moderated the panel discussion. Besides Mr. Sura, there were panelists from the Bureau of Indian Standards, Data Security Council of India, CDAC, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and National Chemical Laboratory.

Panelists shared their views on various dimensions of industry standards such as role of standard developing organizations, the importance of standards in day-today life, the evolution of standards, standardization and innovation, and the role of industry, academia, and research and development organizations in standard formulation.