How International Organization for Standardization Helps

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental organization. Founded in 1947, its mission is to encourage worldwide standardization and related activities in support of the global economy. It is the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards and facilitates world trade by providing common standards between nations. Over two thousand, five hundred members from more than one hundred countries participate in ISO’s work. These include most of the world’s industrialised countries as well as governments, trade associations, non-governmental organizations and consumer bodies.

Through their involvement with ISO, member bodies are able to influence international standards that may affect national policies on standards or conformity assessment or both. The secretariat of ISO is hosted by the national body of a member country.

In the United States, ISO standards are voluntary technical specifications that may be adopted by any interested organization or business using a consensus process. When a developer of a specification is not a member of ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1), one or more American National Standards Institute (ANSI) members must form part of the JTC1 subcommittee developing the standard. Non-government organizations may participate without voting rights in the development of an international standard, but they must join as an observer if they wish to vote on draft International Standards.

International Organization for Standardization works with its members and other stakeholders to help world trade flow smoothly by providing common standards between nations. They also their members influence international standards that may affect national policies on standards or conformity assessment.

The secretariat of ISO is hosted by the national body of a member country.

International Organization for Standardization works with its members and other stakeholders to help world trade flow smoothly by providing common standards between nations, as well as influencing international standards that may affect national policies on standards or conformity assessment.

International Organization for Standardization helps people the world over by providing common standards between nations, as well as influencing international standards that may affect national policies on standards or conformity assessment. They are non-government organizations helping their members influence international standards that may affect national policies.