Develops and sponsors international standards for electrotechnology, including some related to computer hardware. The ITU is a treaty organization of the United Nations . The V, X, and Z series are particularly relevant to computing systems. Most of the recommendations are low-level and hardware oriented, but some have software implications. NATO develops and endorses standards and standardization agreements useful in the international military community.
Actual development is done in various technical committees.
Computer-related standards are developed through the IEEE Computer Society. Actual development is carried out by Working Groups organized under a number of Standards Committees. A professional organization and ANSI ASC which develops standards for electronic hardware. Official U.S. Government agency for government-related standardization. The JTA is a comprehensive profile of standards to be used for defense-related projects.