| European_Committee_for_Banking_Standards_(ECBS) Develops technical standards for the European banking infrastructure. With information on committee members, publications (available for download), the IBAN and current projects, and links to other or |
| European_Committee_for_Electrotechnical_Standardization_(CENELEC) Includes background information and a knowledge base. |
| The_European_Committee_for_Standardization_(CEN) Promotes voluntary technical harmonization in Europe in conjunction with worldwide bodies and its European partners. |
| European_Coorperation_on_Space_Standardization_(ECSS) European standards organization for space activities. Documents can be downloaded after free registration. With a discussion forum. |
| European_Telecommunications_Standards_Institute_(ETSI) Seeks to produce the telecommunications standards that will be used throughout Europe and beyond. |
| IEEE_Industry_Standard_and_Technology_Organization_(ISTO) A global, not-for-profit corporation designed to accelerate and extend traditional standards development and adoption activities for technology industry consortia. |
| Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronic_Engineers_(IEEE) With information on standardization activities and procedures and the advantages of participating in standardization work. |
| International_Accounting_Standards_Board_(IASB) Sets accounting principles for business financial statements. Based in London. Sponsored by accounting organisations in nearly 100 countries. |
| International_Atomic_Energy_Agency_(IAEA) Serves as the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field, and as the international inspectorate |
| International_Commission_on_Illumination_(CIE) Includes background information, membership details, and publications. |
| International_Disk_Drive_Equipment_and_Materials_Association__(IDEMA) Trade association for the data storage industry. Publishes standards and reference documents, most of which are available for download in PDF format. |
| InterNational_Electrical_Testing_Association_(NETA) Publishes standards and specifications. Includes a list of publications and an online order form. |
| International_Electrotechnical_Commission_(IEC) The standards organization for all areas of electrotechnology. |
| International_Telecommunications_Union_-_Radiocommunications_(ITU-R) Formerly CCIR. Deals with the standardization of wireless communication. |
| International_Telecommunications_Union_-_Telecommunication_Standardization_(ITU-T) Formerly CCITT. Its most widely known standards are those of the X. series, e.g. X.25 and X.500. |
| Joint_Steering_Group_on_Spatial_Standardization_and_Related_Interoperability_(JSG) Includes charter, membership and action item information. |
| Pan_American_Standards_Commission_(COPANT) Seeks to promote the development of technical standardization and related activities in its member countries. [English and Spanish] |
| Space_Frequency_Coordination_Group_(SFCG) A forum for solving frequency management problems encountered by member space agencies. Publishes a handbook, resolutions and recommendations which are available for download as Word and PDF documents |
| World_Standards_Services_Network_(WSSN) Network of public WWW servers of standards organizations around the world. |
| About_GM Consumer information, including the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, from the Food Standards Agency, UK. |
| Ag_Bio_tech_Info_Net Resource for herbicide tolerance, disease and insect resistance, other traits and applications, including teachers educational resource and links to programs. Includes news of gene flow, contamination |
| AgBioForum Articles on the economics and management, public policy, and private strategies maintained at University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri. |
| AgBioResources Offers access to related resources from Bangalore, India. |
| Agri-Biotechnology_Section Resource for public debate on plant-made pharmaceuticals and GM foods. Includes news, activities, board membership based at the European Federation of Biotechnology, Wageningen, The Netherlands. |
| The_Agriculture_Network_Information_Center A voluntary partnership providing a range of agricultural information and news. |
| Belgian_Biosafety_Server Scientific aspects related to the biological safety of human activities carried out using pathogenic and/or genetically-modified organisms. Managed by the Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brusse |
| Biotech_Basics Provides information about the benefits of food biotechnology and genetically modified agricultural products, and presents genetically altered plants as a possible solution to reducing famine. |
| Cropgen An education and information initiative for consumers and the media on the subject of crop biotechnology. |
| FAO__Biotechnology_in_Food_and_Agriculture Features news articles, current projects, an electronic forum, meeting schedule and a glossary of terms. |
| Food_and_Environment__Genetic_Engineering Articles and FAQ from the Union of Concerned Scientists. |
| Information_Systems_for_Biotechnology Resources pertaining to the development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms, to support the responsible use of products. Primarily within the USA, |
| National_Agricultural_Biotechnology_Council Not-for-profit consortium of agricultural research and teaching governmental agencies, institutions, universities in the USA. Sponsors meetings and forums to discuss issues, including the environment. |
| Seed_Biotechnology_Center Promoting interaction between industry and the research and educational resources, in aspects such as plant breeding, genomics and regulating transgenic crops, at the University of California, Davis. |
| USDA__Agricultural_Biotechnology One of three Federal Agencies, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the USA. |
| USDA__Economic_Research_Service Overview, background and current issues on adoption and economics of biotechnology in farming systems, marketing, labeling, and segregation issues associated with trade in GM-foods, including public-p |
| The_Bauu_Institute Specialises in social science research, publishing, and other needs; offering services in research, database design and maintenance, graphic design, GIS mapping, and other areas for the social science |
| Institute_for_Social_and_Economic_Research_and_Policy_(ISERP)_at_Columbia_University Columbia University, NY,USA. Information on centers, projects, seed grants, workshops, events, and research fellows at the Institute. |
| IRIC__Institute_for_Research_on_Intercultural_Cooperation Research institute co-founded in 1980 by Geert Hofstede, located at Tilburg University since 1998, performing research on the basic dimensions of national cultures and the consequences for management |
| Ivo_Pilar_Institute_of_Social_Sciences Information about the institute, governance, activities and emloyees. Zagreb, Croatia. |
| Max_Planck_Institute_for_Human_Development A multidisciplinary research institute dedicated to the study of processes of human development and education and their evolutionary, social, historical, and institutional contexts. Features news, pub |
