# Standards

What is a Standards Organization?

Why do they matter?

Who is in charge?

• [American National Standards Institute (ANSI)](https://www.ansi.org/)

• [European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA)](https://ecma-international.org/)

• [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)](https://www.ieee.org/)

• [International Organization for Standardization (ISO)](https://www.iso.org/home.html)

• [National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)](https://www.nist.gov/)

• [Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)](https://www.smpte.org/)

• [World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)](https://www.w3.org/)
