2019年10月14日，是第50届世界标准日，今年活动的主题被定为“视频标准创造全球舞台”。

世界标准日，是国际标准化组织（ISO)成立纪念日。从1970年开始，每年的10月14日这一天被选定为世界标准日，今年是50届纪念日。

世界标准日的目的是提高对国际标准化在世界经济活动中重要性的认识，以促进国际标准化工作适应世界范围内的商业、工业、政府和消费者的需要。国际标准化组织（ISO)、国际电工委员会（IEC）和国际电信联盟（ITU）三大组织每年确定一个宣传主题，今年世界标准日的主题是，视频标准创造全球舞台。 

2019年世界标准日“视频标准创造全球舞台”官方宣传：

World Standards Cooperation

World Standards Day

World Standards Day 2019 is themed “Video standards create a global stage”. Learn more about the theme in this message from IEC, ISO and ITU.

Each year on 14 October, the members of IEC, ISO and ITU celebrate World Standards Day, which is a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
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World Standards Day 2019

Video standards create a global stage

The innovation of recent decades has driven a huge leap forward in video quality. And video has also become more accessible, helping people worldwide to share their stories in vivid, moving pictures. These gains in both the sophistication and accessibility of video are built on International Standards.Video is the modern medium of expression. Advances in the technology have changed our world, revolutionizing entertainment, connecting friends and families across the globe, enriching our communications experiences and enabling major improvements in medical care and education.

The video compression algorithms standardized in collaboration by IEC, ISO and ITU have been honoured with two Primetime Emmy Awards, recognizing that these standards are central to industry’s ability to meet rising demand for video, one of the most bandwidth-intensive applications running over global networks.

International Standards meet industry demand for powerful compression capabilities. They also enable smooth transitions to the next generation of video compression technology, helping industry to maximize return on each wave of investment.

Having standards recognized and respected all over the world means that video encoded on one device can be decoded by another, regardless of the device being used. This introduces economies of scale that help to grow the market, giving innovators the confidence to invest in new video applications and services.