• Standardization Environmental Scan: Semiconductors & Microelectronics

    The Standardization Environmental Scan: Semiconductors & Microelectronics report provides a comprehensive overview of the current industry standardization landscape, identifying key stakeholders, existing standards activity, and the pre-standardization gaps most critical to sustained U.S. leadership in the field. Developed by the ASCET Center of Excellence, the scan synthesizes publicly available standards databases, strategic documents, and input from industry, government, and academia.

    The report goes beyond cataloging existing standards by examining the critical pre-standardization ecosystem including the activities that create the technical foundation for future standards. These efforts include developing interoperable design rules, validating advanced packaging processes, and establishing secure supply chain protocols.

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  • Standardization Environmental Scan: Biotechnology

    The Standardization Environmental Scan: Biotechnology report provides a comprehensive overview of the current biotechnology standardization landscape, identifying key stakeholders, existing standards activity, and the pre-standardization gaps most critical to sustained U.S. leadership in the field. Developed by the ASCET Center of Excellence, the scan synthesizes publicly available standards databases, strategic documents, and input from industry, government, and academia.

    The report maps ongoing efforts across key biotechnology domains—including biomanufacturing, synthetic biology, and bioinformatics—examining where standards are emerging and where fragmentation, interoperability challenges, and deployment barriers remain. It highlights the growing importance of pre-standardization activities—such as developing interoperable bioprocessing protocols, validating single-use systems, establishing metrology frameworks, and creating benchmarking datasets—in enabling the transition from research to scalable, reliable, and reproducible systems.

    By providing a structured view of the biotechnology ecosystem, the scan is designed to help stakeholders better understand where engagement is needed, align their efforts with broader national priorities, and identify opportunities to contribute to the development of international biotechnology standards.

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  • Standardization Environmental Scan: Quantum Technologies

    The Standardization Environmental Scan: Quantum Technologies report provides a comprehensive overview of the current quantum standardization landscape, identifying key stakeholders, existing standards activity, and the pre-standardization gaps most critical to sustained U.S. leadership in the field. Developed by the ASCET Center of Excellence, the scan synthesizes publicly available standards databases, strategic documents, and input from industry, government, and academia.

    The report maps ongoing efforts across quantum computing, communication, and sensing, examining where standards are taking shape and where fragmentation, benchmarking challenges, and deployment barriers remain. It highlights the growing importance of pre-standardization activities—including testbed development, reproducibility, and performance evaluation—in enabling the transition from research to scalable, interoperable systems.

    By providing a structured view of the ecosystem, the scan is designed to help stakeholders better understand where engagement is needed, align their efforts with broader initiatives, and identify opportunities to contribute to the development of international quantum standards.

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  • Early Signals From the QED-C Quantum Workshop

    The Early Signals From the QED-C Quantum Workshop report insights brief summarizes key observations from ASCET’s inaugural workshop on quantum technology standardization, held during the 2025 QED-C Annual Meeting. The session convened representatives from industry, startups, academia, standards organizations, and other stakeholders to explore emerging challenges related to quantum standards development, workforce readiness, and barriers to participation in the standards ecosystem.

    Through facilitated discussions and breakout groups, participants examined foundational gaps in terminology, benchmarking, and performance metrics across the quantum ecosystem, as well as practical barriers that limit engagement in standards activities. The workshop also highlighted early workforce considerations, including the need for interdisciplinary training and greater awareness of the role standards play in accelerating innovation and market adoption.

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  • Early Signals from the ASCET–Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) March 2026 Workshop

    The Early Signals from the ASCET–Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) March 2026 Workshop report summarizes findings from a March 31, 2026 workshop hosted by ASCET and the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), which convened leaders from industry, academia, and government to examine how standards can support quantum commercialization and U.S. competitiveness. Discussions focused on system-level challenges across the quantum ecosystem, including inconsistent terminology, interoperability gaps between quantum and classical systems, and workforce and organizational readiness barriers that may slow adoption. The report highlights the urgency of coordinated standards development and clearer pathways for participation, emphasizing that early engagement can reduce implementation risk and help organizations shape future requirements. Overall, the brief positions standardization as a key enabler of collaboration, market readiness, and responsible growth across the quantum sector.

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  • Standardization Environmental Scan: Artificial Intelligence

    This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of AI-related standards and standardization activities. Developed by the ASCET Center of Excellence, the report examines the organizations, initiatives, and frameworks shaping the development and use of AI standards across industry, government, and academia.

    The environmental scan identifies key standards development organizations, existing standards and guidance documents, policy and roadmap efforts, and emerging areas where additional coordination or new standards may be needed. By mapping these activities, the report helps clarify how standards are evolving to support the responsible development, interoperability, and deployment of AI technologies across sectors. This report is intended to help stakeholders—including technology developers, policymakers, researchers, and standards organizations—better understand the AI standards ecosystem and identify opportunities for engagement in future standardization efforts.

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  • Inaugural Report: Launch of the ASCET Center of Excellence

    We’re excited to share the newly released summary report from the inaugural Advancing Standardization for Critical and Emerging Technologies (ASCET) Workshop, held May 14–15, 2025, in Bethesda, MD. This event marked the official launch of the ASCET Center of Excellence — a collaborative initiative between ASTM International and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to accelerate standards development for critical and emerging technologies.

    The workshop convened leaders from industry, government, standards development organizations (SDOs), and academia to identify key priorities and opportunities for impactful standardization. The summary report captures the insights, themes, and next steps that emerged from these discussions.

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