Whenever I talk about the IEC Smart Cities Systems Committee, I make it clear that our mission is not simply to develop standards and system reference documents ourselves. It is even more important to bring the knowledge of the 20,000 IEC experts to help solve city problems.

IEC and regulators must work together to meet the energy needs of future generations. That was the message of IEC President James Shannon to the Regulator Forum on renewable energy taking place in Busan, South Korea.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has welcomed IEC delegates to Busan. “At this General Meeting, I hope to gather insights into the role and contribution of standardization in responding to the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” he said.

Landmark agreement further strengthens global trade and broadens market access for European and international companies. During the annual IEC General Meeting in Frankfurt, the IEC, which publishes the large majority of International Standards for electrical and electronic devices and

More than 40 National Committees have registered more than 80 participants for the IEC Young Professionals – 2016 workshop, which will be held in Frankfurt in October. Go Ahead, Get ahead The IEC Young Professionals (YP) Programme brings together the world’s up-and-coming expert

Growing the next generation. IEC National Committees from thirty five countries selected nearly 70 representatives for the 2015 IEC Young Professionals Programme. These up-and-coming experts participated in the annual IEC Young Professionals Programme workshop held in Minsk, Belarus,

The IEC General Meeting  starts today and you can follow it on Twitter under #IECGM hashtag. Here are our favourite first tweets from the event in Minsk: Dedicated #IECGM busses bringing experts to meetings at the IEC General Meeting 2015 in Minsk, Belarus. pic.twitter.com/K6J3Tnhbpw

The IEC General Meeting is hosted in Minsk this year and some of our participants are already there. We have prepared a Storify collection to help you follow the updates from Minsk. If you are participating, please share your notes under our usual General Meeting hashtag #IECGM and we