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'''Standards Norway''', '''SN''', in Norwegian '''Standard Norge''', is the main standards organization of [[Norway]]. It is responsible for all standardization areas except for electrotechnical and telecommunication issues. Standards Norway represents the country of Norway in [[European Committee for Standardization|CEN]] and [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]].<ref name="SN_website">{{cite web |url=http://www.standard.no/imaker.exe?id=5010 |title=Standards Norway website |accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=Standard Norge |language=English }}</ref> |
'''Standards Norway''', '''SN''', in Norwegian '''Standard Norge''', is the main standards organization of [[Norway]]. It is responsible for all standardization areas except for electrotechnical and telecommunication issues. Standards Norway represents the country of Norway in [[European Committee for Standardization|CEN]] and [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]].<ref name="SN_website">{{cite web |url=http://www.standard.no/imaker.exe?id=5010 |title=Standards Norway website |accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=Standard Norge |language=English }}</ref> |
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In October, 2008, the majority of Standards Norway's technical committee resigned in protest over Standards Norway's controversial decision to approve Microsoft's [[OOXML]] document format as an ISO standard. Despite the overwhelming majority of the technical committee rejecting OOXML, Standards Norway approved it anyway. A letter from the resigning members claimed that Standard Norway is "not fit to represent Norway at the ISO."<ref name="INQ_walk">{{cite news |first=Egan |last=Orion |title=Norway ISO members walk out over OOXML |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/02/norway-standards-members-walk |publisher''[[The Inquirer]]'' |location=[[United Kingdom]] |date=2008-10-03 |accessdate=2008-10-03 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:33, 3 October 2008
Standards Norway, SN, in Norwegian Standard Norge, is the main standards organization of Norway. It is responsible for all standardization areas except for electrotechnical and telecommunication issues. Standards Norway represents the country of Norway in CEN and ISO.[1]
In October, 2008, the majority of Standards Norway's technical committee resigned in protest over Standards Norway's controversial decision to approve Microsoft's OOXML document format as an ISO standard. Despite the overwhelming majority of the technical committee rejecting OOXML, Standards Norway approved it anyway. A letter from the resigning members claimed that Standard Norway is "not fit to represent Norway at the ISO."[2]
References
- ^ "Standards Norway website". Standard Norge. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ Orion, Egan (2008-10-03). "Norway ISO members walk out over OOXML". United Kingdom. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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