SPIC (the Society for the Promotion of Information Technology) in Chandigarh, India has been influential in the development of a smart grid for industry standardization. In Europe, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) “provides a platform to companies, industries and governments for meeting, discussing and developing the international standards they require. Over 10,000 experts from industry, commerce, government, test and research labs, academia australia mobile number list free and consumer groups participate in IEC Standardization work.”11 The IEC works in conjunction with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to integrate and unify global standards and to amalgamate knowledge from industry experts around the world.
The ever-present threat of cyber-attack, hacking, and espionage will continue to shape and dictate the future evolution of NERC standards and related industry measures designed to secure the energy infrastructure. Other countries, governments, and hostile political/religious factions can potentially target North America and our bulk power system.