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The Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) was founded in 1972 (USA) in order to strengthen the engagement and participation of the region in the international standardization system.

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PASC’s primary role is to support the region’s engagement in the international standardisation system for the advancement of economic, societal and environmental well-being.

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1.Strengthen international standardization programs of ISO and IEC and interact with other standardization's bodies: industry, consumers and government
2 Work with APEC to Support free trade within the region and with economies in other regions
3.Consider strategic issues in international standardization and examine possible changes,  approaches that may be necessary to meet future requirements
4.Support and promote adherence to the provisions of relevant WTO agreements

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-Annual General Meeting (AGM) and workshops in Vladivostok, Russia posponed to May 2021.
-Fiji was supposed to be 2021 host but moved to 2022.
-PASC Strategic Plan 2021-2025 and ISO/IEC elections would be addressed in a virtual meeting of members in coming months.
-Standards organizations have played a leading role in their countries to help combat the virus.
-Standards bodies support local government and business.

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Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) is an independent and voluntary organization of Pacific Rim National Standards Bodies.
Currently, it has 25 members. The members of PASC have adopted by consensus a number of important resolutions concerning international standardization, the work of ISO and IEC, and communication and interrelationships among PASC members. PASC is concerned not only with standards preparation but also with conformance to standards.(https://pascnet.org/about-us/pasc-members/)

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Standards bodies support against COVID-19 

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Standards bodies support against COVID-19 

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Example: National Institute of Quality – Peru (INACAL)
-Created a national technical committee to focus on the emergency they met virtually.
-Provided free access to stakeholders and public.

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- José Alvarado
- Alessandra Galli
- Mirella Lara
- Valeria Ramos
- Romina Pari