Show Notes
Standards affect all of us every day, everywhere. By defining good practice, they help people and organizations do things better. For all sorts of things, from nanotechnology to Net Zero guidance.
And these standards are made by standards-makers – tens of thousands of people from around the world - who get together to agree good practice to the way things are made and done. All helping to make life easier, safer, and more enjoyable.
In this episode, Matthew speaks with Yussuf Shoyoye, a Standards and Compliance Engineer with SKA Observatory, an international organization building the world’s most powerful radio telescope to study the Universe.
In 2025 he represented the UK, BSI and its partners on the IEC Young Professionals Programme – the prestigious professional development initiative that brings together the next generation of expert engineers, technicians, and managers from around the globe.
Yussuf shares his motivations for getting involved in standards, the impact standards-making is having on his career, and his advice to anyone considering getting involved in standards.
Series | Why I am a standards-maker
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