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India wins the International Electro technical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term held recently in San Francisco

Highlights:

• It is international standards organization
• Legal status: Swiss association
• Purpose: Standardization for electrical technology, electronics and related fields collectively known as “electrotechnology”
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Standardization Management Board (SMB) is an apex governance body of IEC responsible for technical policy matters.