parson becomes member of IDiS

November 11, 2021

We are pleased to announce that parson has become a member of the German network "Initiative Digitale Standards" (IDiS). We will actively participate in the "Use Cases" workgroup.

IDiS-Teilnehmende — Source: https://www.dke.de/de/normen-standards/deutsche-normungsstrategie/idis, last accessed on: 11 November 2021.

DKE and DIN founded the network to drive forward the digitization of standards. DKE is the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. DIN is the German Institute for Standardisation.

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