The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) gave Toshi Hasegawa, an employee of Yokogawa Electric Corporation, the IEC 1906 Award on October 8. This award, which is granted to individuals who have significantly contributed to the IEC’s establishment of standards in the disciplines of electrical and electronic technology, has been won by a Yokogawa employee for the second year in a row.
29 alone are from Japan out of 228 recipients of this prize in 2024.Others hail from 25 different nations. Mr. Hasegawa has been contributing to the development of industrial process measurement control standards on the IEC/TC 65 technical committee as an expert in field instrumentation for industrial use wireless devices.
For the steady use of wireless technology in manufacturing facilities, they include wireless coexistence management standards and industrial wireless communications standards. This honor is given to him in appreciation of the many years of contributions he has made to these standardization efforts. Yokogawa is committed to playing a proactive role in worldwide standardization efforts, thereby advancing industry progress.
The IEC 1906 Award Honors Outstanding Recent Accomplishments By Experts
The IEC 1906 Award is given in honor of outstanding recent individual accomplishments, such as a project or other particular contribution, that have made a major contribution to the advancement of IEC activities.
The recipient of the prize will be current TC/SC and IEC Conformity Assessment System specialists.
Every year, beginning in January, IEC National Committees, as well as the Chairs of the IEC CA Systems and all of the Chairs and Secretaries of technical committees and subcommittees, are eligible to submit candidates.
The deadline for IEC 1906 Award is March 31st. A maximum of five Awards may be given annually each CA System, including its subgroups, and per TC/SC. The Award(s) are presented at a suitable national occasion by the President of the relevant National Committee.
