SBS celebrates World Standards Day |14 October 2019

Today, October 14, 2019, the Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS) as the National Standards Body (NSB) for Seychelles joins other standards setting body around the world to celebrate the World Standards Day under the theme ‘Video Standards Create a Global Stage’.

The innovation of recent decades has driven a huge leap forward in video quality. And video has also become more accessible, helping people worldwide to share their stories in vivid, moving pictures. These gains in both the sophistication and accessibility of video are built on International Standards.

The video compression algorithms standardised in collaboration by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have been honoured with two Primetime Emmy Awards, recognising that these standards are central to industry’s ability to meet rising demand for video, one of the most bandwidth-intensive applications running over global networks.

International Standards meet industry demand for powerful compression capabilities. They also enable smooth transitions to the next generation of video compression technology, helping industry to maximise return on each wave of investment.

Having standards recognised and respected all over the world means that video encoded on one device can be decoded by another, regardless of the device being used. This introduces economies of scale that help to grow the market, giving innovators the confidence to invest in new video applications and services.

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