Stop the Waste: Making Measurements Measure Up to Standards

Information standards enable common activities. For instance, bring your laptop anywhere in the world and you will quickly and cheaply find a wireless Internet connection--due to the globally adopted WiFi standards. On the other hand, bring your U.S. cell phone overseas and you may spend lots of time and money in frustration before you can finally call your friends and colleagues again--because of the absence of globally adopted cell phone standards.


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