International Committee for Information Technology Standards
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The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), (pronounced "insights"),[1] is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization composed of Information technology developers. It was formerly known as the X3 and NCITS.
Abbreviation | INCITS |
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Established | 1961 (63 years ago) (1961) |
Type | Standards Development Organization |
Purpose | U.S. forum dedicated to creating technology standards for the next generation of innovation. |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Website | www |
INCITS is the central U.S. forum dedicated to creating technology standards. INCITS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is affiliated with the Information Technology Industry Council, a global policy advocacy organization that represents U.S. and global innovation companies.
INCITS coordinates technical standards activity between ANSI in the US and joint ISO/IEC committees worldwide. This provides a mechanism to create standards that will be implemented in many nations. As such, INCITS' Executive Board also serves as ANSI's Technical Advisory Group for ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1. JTC 1 is responsible for International standardization in the field of information technology. INCITS operates through consensus.