In message <p0623092dbfe87329dd06@[192.168.1.10]>, dated Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Nick Williams <[email protected]> writes
[a bit snipped] >as well as a whole lot of other pointless clap trap (e.g. BSI News - a >complete waste of trees if ever there was one). 'BSI News' was axed several years ago. > >I am afraid in my experience standards bodies are run by people who >like to think they know about what 'business' needs rather than people >who actually know anything about the nitty gritty of using standards. >The English speaking world is particularly badly served by BSI in this >regard. As witness, for example, their complete failure for over a >decade to get to grips with an electronic publication/delivery system >which is viable for SME's. What is the problem, as you see it? I am particularly concerned about SME issues, being an SME myself. I know everybody can't be on many committees, as I am. > >Odd though it may sound, I believe that part of the problem is that the >actual expertise required to write a standard is provided mostly for >free by people from within industry. Almost entirely. There is a DTI scheme that allows a committee to hire a consultant to write a draft. >If the standards bodies were forced to pay for this expertise, and >value it properly, they might actually try to make the process rather >more efficient. But BSI is paid for, half by industry directly and half from taxes. It would be an economic pretzel for BSI to pay industry for the standards work. >They might also weed out the (far too many) people who are not good at >it from the few people who are. I doubt that I could cope with all the extra work. (;-) -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immoderately. John Woodgate - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
