As part of Standards Alliance: Phase 2 (SA2), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) invites ANSI members and other public and private U.S. stakeholders to join the SA2 Critical & Emerging Technology U.S. Launch. The luncheon event will take place on October 29, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at ANSI’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
Beginning in late 2024, SA2 will include activities that align with the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET)’s Line of Effort #8: Facilitate broad representation in standards development. The launch event is intended to share a detailed overview of the project, and seek feedback for activities that SA2 can support related to the implementation of the USG NSSCET by enhancing standards development and capacity building in under-represented regions.
Interested stakeholders who would like to attend in-person or virtually can RSVP here. Please contact ANSI’s Meredith Shaddix ([email protected]) or Agostina Arthur-Essuman ([email protected]) with any questions. Lunch will be provided after the meeting.
About the Standards Alliance: Phase 2
The Standards Alliance: Phase 2 is a public-private partnership between USAID and ANSI. SA2 builds upon the success of Phase 1 to support the capacity of developing countries in the areas of legal and regulatory framework, standards development, conformity assessment procedures, and private sector engagement.
SA2 involves collaboration with U.S. private sector partners, U.S. government experts, and USAID eligible countries and regions between 2019-2026. These regions include Latin America, Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and Indo-Pacific.
A key goal of SA2 is to help increase the capacity of developing countries to implement accepted international best practices to reduce instances of poor quality and unsafe products, services, and infrastructure. Project activities help developing countries to prevent and remove non-tariff barriers and stimulate economic growth, while also preserving and expanding markets for U.S. businesses.
If you or your organization would like to get involved in one of the SA2's project activities, please contact [email protected] and reference the activity of interest. Access more information about ongoing progress and activities on the Standards Alliance: Phase 2 website.