International Regulations and Standards Body

The ‘International Regulations and Standards Body (IRSB, Olosijejvizdadromkanlajzjanfos in Malaszec) is an international advisory board that publishes and licenses industrial standards for commercial and government use. It was founded in Dorovec, Malaszec in 2027 after the formation of the Malaszec Federation to standardize commercial protocols between the Erothenian Bloc and the former Socialist Friendship Convention. The organization and its subcommittees are notable for maintaining the Metric Unit System, the standard time zones, and the ISCS protocol.

History

The collapse of Communist Malaszec and the formation of the Malaszec Federation signaled the end of the cold war, with the Socialist Friendship Convention dismantled and nations of the two major blocs engaging in more open trade. The sudden increase in trade among nations who formerly restricted trade with each other meant that commercial standards needed to be adopted for efficient commerce. Thus the IRSB was founded in Dorovec shortly after the formation of the Federation in 2027 as a subcommittee of the Malaszec legislature, the Chamber of Commerce. Over time, it grew in the number of members advising in all its industrial standards, with a vastly different governing structure and operating procedure.

Notable subcommittees

• IRSB Metric (METRIC): Governs the IRSB Metric Unit System
• IRSB MagReg (MAGREG): Governs standards for magical products and materials
• IRSB Internet Engineering (INTERNET): Governs standards for internet technologies
• IRSB ISCS (ISCS): Governs the blockchain and data storage protocol for the International Social Credit System
• IRSB Temporal (TEMPORAL): Governs standards for time zones and timekeeping

Notable standards

IRSB Metric

• IRSB-METRIC-1 Core specification for the Metric Unit System. Created to standardize quantities and measures.

IRSB MagReg

• IRSB-MAGREG-572 Composition of Anti-Forgery and Anti-Cheating Handwriting Media. Created after the University of Serszec Entrance Exam scandal. Defines the composition of magical ink and paper with anti-forgery and anti-cheating properties.

IRSB Internet Engineering

• IRSB-INTERNET-18 Core specification for the International Network Protocol. Created to connect computer networks between nations.
• IRSB-INTERNET-1320 Core specification for the Network Chat Protocol. Created to standardize chat protocols over a network. The protocol is commonly known as the Netchat protocol.

IRSB Temporal

• IRSB-TEMPORAL-1 Core specification for Coordinated Szamara Time and Time Zones. Created to establish a universal coordinated time and standardize time zones. Coordinated Szamara Time (CST) is the same as Malaszec Standard Time (MST), its more common name.
• IRSB-TEMPORAL-4 Display of Date and Time. Created to standardize the display of date and time across different time zones and locales.