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* [[Wikitext standard]] efforts | * [[Wikitext standard]] efforts | ||
::''(note: [[Meta-Wikipedia]] is now devoted to [[software imperialism]] and [[mediawiki]] hegemony, and cannot be considered a valid forum to discuss any such "standard"; As an example of a failed attempt to organize against a cabal, see the[http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Wikipedias_Forum United Wikipedias Forum] - how to get a huge 40-language project governed in [[Simple English]] without a cabal taking it over completely. Obviously this has failed.'' | ::''(note: [[Meta-Wikipedia]] is now devoted to [[software imperialism]] and [[mediawiki]] hegemony, and cannot be considered a valid forum to discuss any such "standard"; As an example of a failed attempt to organize against a cabal, see the[http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Wikipedias_Forum United Wikipedias Forum] - how to get a huge 40-language project governed in [[Simple English]] without a cabal taking it over completely. Obviously this has failed.'' | ||
* [http://www.unece.org/ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)] - Agenda: Environment and Human Settlements, Transport, Statistics, Economic Analysis, Population Analysis, Industrial Restructuring, Energy and Enterprise Development, Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development, Timber, '''Agricultural Standards''', Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities, Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme. 10 pages of different types of [[Apple]]s, need I say more. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. | |||
* [http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/service/main.htm UN/LOCODE] by [[UNECE]] [[w:UN/LOCODE|UN/LOCODE]] provides code elements for more than 36.000 names of pots, airports, rail and road terminals, postal exchange offices, border crossing points and other locations used in trade and transport in 234 countries. | |||
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== Consum(er)ium list of interesting organizations == | == Consum(er)ium list of other interesting organizations == | ||
=== International Institutions === | === International Institutions === | ||
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* [http://www.un.org United Nations] - Agenda: World peace and prosperity by getting heavily armed nation-states to cooperate. | * [http://www.un.org United Nations] - Agenda: World peace and prosperity by getting heavily armed nation-states to cooperate. | ||
* [http://www.unece.org/cefact/ United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business] - Tons and Tons of [[trade]] specifications/advisories. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. | * [http://www.unece.org/cefact/ United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business] - Tons and Tons of [[trade]] specifications/advisories. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. | ||
* [http://www.unspsc.org/ United Nations Standard Products and Services Code] ([[UNSPSC]]) - by United Nations Development Programme ([[UNDP]]) Now technically managed by [[UCC]]. | * [http://www.unspsc.org/ United Nations Standard Products and Services Code] ([[UNSPSC]]) - by United Nations Development Programme ([[UNDP]]) Now technically managed by [[UCC]]. | ||
* International Organization for Standardization [[ISO]] [http://www.iso.org (.org)]] - They have a bad practice of charging lots of money for any [[reference]]-quality data. See [[w:List of ISO standards]] for a quick overview of their scope | * International Organization for Standardization [[ISO]] [http://www.iso.org (.org)]] - They have a bad practice of charging lots of money for any [[reference]]-quality data. See [[w:List of ISO standards]] for a quick overview of their scope | ||
* [[w:The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements]] (IFOAM) is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. ( Wikipedia ) | * [[w:The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements]] (IFOAM) is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. ( Wikipedia ) | ||