Recommendations, guidelines, rules and standards

This database offers full-text access standards published by the IEEE/IEE since 1988.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). A standards organization in the electrical and electronics fields and related technologies.

ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the leading standards organization of the World Wide Web (WWW). The founder, Tim Berners-Lee, was the creator of the WWW and of the basic standards on which it is based: URL, HTTP and HTML.

The European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) is an association founded in 1961 working in information and communication systems standards. It was later called Ecma International, the name by which it is currently known.

List of computer and software standards.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is an international organization that brings together federations of library associations. It has produced an extensive range of standards in all fields of library science and information science.

Publications of standards and regulations of the Official College of Librarians and Documentalists of Catalonia (COBDC).

Standards and guidelines of the American Library Association (ALA) on the fields of library science and information science in general.

Website of the International ISBN Agency, responsible for managing the international standard number for books or ISBN (International Standard Book Number), the unique identifier for monographic written publications.

Website of the International ISAN Agency, responsible for managing the international standard number for audiovisual works or ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number). It is used to identify films, short films, documentaries, television programmes, advertising, etc.

The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) is a consortium that brings together the leading news agencies and communication businesses. It develops and maintains the technical standards used by the major news agencies worldwide to improve the exchange of news.

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is an international organization that represents museums and museum staff. It sets the professional rules and the standards of excellence of the international museum community.

This core document defines ico-D’s position on design education. The Manifesto advocates that design education be a learning-centred environment, enabling students to develop their potential in and beyond academic programmes.

The Icograda Design Education Manifesto was developed in 2000 through the collaboration of an international group of designers.

This report is fruit of a collaborative effort that was led by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) and the UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation. It provides empirical evidence that the creative industries are among the most dynamic emerging sectors in world trade.

A professional designer adheres to principles of integrity that demonstrate respect for the profession, for colleagues, for clients, for audiences or consumers and for society as a whole. These standards define what is expected of a professional designer and represent what distinguishes an AIGA member in the practice of design.

The object is to state the principles for an international basis of ethical standards related to the practise of design that are accepted by all member organisations of ico-D: the designer’s responsibility to the community, to the client, to other designers, etc.

Report by DDi (state agency for the development of design and innovation) aimed at raising awareness among a larger number of enterprises of the importance and strategic value of design for competitiveness. Some of it has been developed in partnership with other European design centres to enable a comparison between countries and the assessment of different alternatives concerning design promotion policies.

Guide by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports aimed at providing information to citizens about assistance for projects, grants or residencies for artists or cultural managers, creation centres, and on so, available in the field of visual arts at different levels: regional, ministerial and European.

Agency devoted to the promotion and assessment of quality in the Catalan university system.

Umbrella organization that represents the quality control organizations of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It promotes European cooperation in the field of quality assessment and assurance in higher education.

The International Phonetic Association (IPA) is an organization that studies the phonetics of languages. Its principal contribution has been to create the international phonetic alphabet (IPA), a standard that allows all languages to be transcribed phonetically.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS Foundation) is an international non-profit-making organization in the field of accountancy. Its principal objective is the development and promotion of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the International Accounting Standards (IAS).

Website of the European Commission on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS).

Requirements of products and goods so that they can be sold in the European Union. Contains information and related legislation.

Information about the standards of various countries relating to international trade. Collated by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) is a European non-profit-making organization whose aim is to stimulate the quality and excellence of organizations. It created the EFQM Excellence Model, which is the most widely used in Europe and which acts as a model of quality self-assessment and assurance of organizations and of their products and services.