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The Austrian organisation for standardisation and innovation

Austrian Standards is the Austrian organisation for standardisation and innovation. We provide the platform for the development of standards, bring expertise from all over the world to Austria through our network and strengthen organisations when it comes to the effective application of standards. We have been ensuring that the wheels of industry turn smoothly for over 100 years.

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Latest news

Aug 27, 2024

“Cool” revolution: vertical greening against heat

Austrian Standards plays international pioneering role with ÖNORM L 1136 “Outdoor vertical greening”

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Jun 13, 2024

Standards as a key to transformation

The EU Strategy on Standardization promotes transformation, trade relations and competitiveness.

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Apr 18, 2024

EU cybercrime agencies convened in Vienna

More than 100 participants, including experts from European law enforcement agencies, met for discussions within the fra…

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Apr 8, 2024

Sustainable growth from standards

Austrian Economic Minister Martin Kocher, CFO Silvia Angelo of ÖBB Infrastruktur and PORR’s CEO Karl-Heinz Strauss in ke…

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Feb 13, 2023

"European Emergency Call Day 112": Top marks for police emergency call - Federal Police is a European Pioneer thanks to ISO certificate

February 11 is the European Emergency Call Action Day and draws attention to the necessity and importance of the pan-Eur…

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Gruppenfoto Photovoltaik Roundtable
Feb 1, 2023

Photovoltaics is one of Austria's most important levers out of the climate crisis

Austrian Standards invited to a reality check around the current hype topic "PV". Together, the OVE (Austrian Associatio…

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LivingStandardsAward
May 20, 2022

Presentation of the Living Standards Award 2022: Five awards for significant Austrian innovation and standardization projects

On 19 May 2022, the Living Standards Award was presented for the eighth time in Vienna. Austria’s most important award f…

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Standardisation: Supporting Europe's assertive global role
Feb 4, 2022

Climate protection, AI, competition and China: EU adopts new standardization strategy

On 2 February, the European Commission presented its new standardization strategy. From now on, the Commission aims at m…

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Oct 12, 2021

Enormous potential for the future: 30 years of Vienna Agreement

Thirty years ago, the global economy was placed on a new footing in Vienna: The Vienna Agreement set the course for even…

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Vertragsunterzeichnung
Jun 16, 2021

Austrian Standards signs Technical Cooperation Programme with the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)

On 16 June, Austrian Standards International and the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization signed a cooper…

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