Previous World Standards Day
World Standards Day 2010
Standards make the world accessible for all
World Standards Day 2009
Tackling climate change through standards
World Standards Day 2008
Intelligent and sustainable buildings
World Standards Day 2007
Standards and the citizen: Contributing to society
World Standards Day 2006
Standardization and small business
Slogan: Standards: big benefits for small business
Word Standards Day 2005
Word Standards Day 2004
Word Standards Day 2003
Information and communication technologies
Slogan: Global Standards for the Global Information Society
Word Standards Day 2002
Standards and conformity assessment
Slogan: One standard, one test – Accepted everywhere
Word Standards Day 2001
Environment
Slogan: The Environment and Standards – Close together
Word Standards Day 2000
International Standards for Peace and Prosperity
Slogan: Harmony for Prosperity
Word Standards Day 1999
Standards in the construction industry
Slogan: Building on Standards
Word Standards Day 1998
Word Standards Day 1997
Trade
Slogan: World trade needs worldwide standards
Word Standards Day 1996
Services
Slogan: Raising standards for services
Word Standards Day 1995
Transportation
Slogan: A world on the move – International Standards help transport people, energy, goods and data
Word Standards Day 1994
Consumers
Slogan: Standards and the consumer: Partners for a better world
Word Standards Day 1993
Information technology
Slogan: Information Management - Faster and better with global standards
Word Standards Day 1992
Global trade
Slogan: International Standards: A key to open markets
Word Standards Day 1991
Safety
Slogan: Safety at work
Word Standards Day 1990
Environment
Slogan: Restoring the environment
Word Standards Day 1989
Standards for Health Technology
Slogan: Improving health security
Word Standards Day 1988
International standardization for light and lighting
Slogan: Spotlight on International Standards
Word Standards Day 1987
International Standardization
Poster shows an engineering component (a wing screw). Engineering drawing is part of the standard technical language itself. Rationalization and agreement should free the imagination from repetitive tasks, giving free rein to ideas and a practical basis for implementation of technology.
Word Standards Day 1986
International Standardization
Poster symbolizes what the standardization profession strives for in every project - to make pieces fit without constraints on choice or imagination.
World Standards Days themes
- 2010: Standards make the world accessible for all
- 2009: Tackling climate change through standards
- 2008: Intelligent and sustainable buildings
- 2007: Standards and the citizen: Contributing to society
- 2006: Standards: big benefits for small business
- 2005: Standards for a safer world
- 2004: Standards connect the world
- 2003: Global Standards for the Global Information Society
- 2002: One standard, one test, Accepted everywhere
- 2001: The Environment and Standards, Close together
- 2000: Harmony for Prosperity
- 1999: Building on Standards
- 1998: Standards in daily life
- All themes





