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The president's message

Upon entering the New Millennium, our economy awaits a full flight towards the New 21st Century after recovery from the financial crisis in 1997. Just like the New Millennium, the New Century will in essence unfold a wholly different economic paradigm than the previous one. Economic globalization is transforming the world into a Single Open Market

The Korean Standards Association (KSA) is a special corporation established in 1962 under the Industrial Standards Act and it focuses on industrial education, R&D, KS.ISO certification, publication/practice of local & international standards in relation to industrial standardization and quality management.

Over the years, KSA has provided professional education to 1 million people, field supervision to about 5,000 corporations. It has also established unparalleled reputation as an institution specializing in national standardization/quality by building a unique cooperation system with overseas quality/standardization related organizations such as resources sharing and exchange of management techniques.

In order to fulfill its duty as the nation's only standardization & quality management group, KSA is providing top quality information and service to over 4,000 member companies as well as all clients visiting us. KSA promises to remain your partner as the nation's leading quality management & standardization through the 21st century as well as a specialized industrial educator fostering excellent professionals and a management/technical information service provider leading future corporations.

President of Korean Standards Association