2010年世界标准日祝词中英文.doc

Standards make the world accessible for all– 2010 World Standards Day Geneva, Switzerland, 2010-10-14 – World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate within IEC, ISO and ITU to develop voluntary International Standards that facilitate trade, spread knowledge and disseminate technological advances. The theme of this year's World Standards Day message is "Standards make the world accessible for all". With at least 650 million people globally affected by some kind of disability, combined with the rising numbers of older people in the world's population – one quarter of all citizens are 60 or older* – the issue of accessibility to products and services has e more important than ever. The World Standards Day message is signed by the leaders of the three principal international anizations: Mr. Jacques Ré gis, President of the International mission (IEC), Dr. Alan Morrison, President of the anization for Standardization (ISO), and Dr. Hamadoun Tour é, Secretary-General of the International munication Union (ITU). Accessibility is the degree to which a product, device, service, environment or facility is usable by as many people as possible, including by persons with disabilities. The issue of accessibility has e more critical with the increasing number of older people in the population worldwid