American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) serves as the national governing body responsible for overseeing the development of voluntary consensus standards across industries in the United States. ANSI represents the U.S. in international standards organizations ISO and IEC. The organization coordinates the creation of standards related to information technology including programming languages, EDI, telecom, and physical media properties. ANSI drives standardization efforts that aim to facilitate technological innovation and global commerce.
