International organization for standardization

What Is ISO? The There are three ISO member categories, each with a different level of access and influence over the ISO system: • Full members (or member bodies) influence ISO standards development and strategy by participating and voting in ISO technical and policy meetings. They also sell and adopt ISO International Standards nationally. • Correspondent members observe the development of ISO standards and strategy by attending ISO technical and policy meetings as observers. They too can sell and adopt ISO International Standards nationally. • Subscriber members keep up to date on ISO’s work but cannot participate in it, nor can they sell or adopt ISO International Standards nationally. The rules that govern the work procedures of ISO and the ANSI is the sole U.S. representative and dues-paying full member of ISO, and, as a founding member, plays an active role in ISO’s governance and technical work. Through ANSI, the U.S. has immediate access to the ISO standards development processes. ANSI currently participates in 79% of all active ISO technical committees and holds the international Secretariat position in 15% of those committees. U.S. participation in ISO’s international activities is coordinated through ANSI-accredited ANSI also promotes the use of U.S. standards internationally, advocates U.S. policy and technical positions in other international and regional standards organizations, and encourages the adoption of international standards as national standards wher...

ISO standards are internationally agreed by experts Think of them as a formula that describes the best way of doing something. It could be about making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials – standards cover a huge range of activities. Standards are the distilled wisdom of people with expertise in their subject matter and who know the needs of the organizations they represent – people such as manufacturers, sellers, buyers, customers, trade associations, users or regulators. For instance, We are committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to everyone. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please All ISO publications and materials are protected by copyright and are subject to the user’s acceptance of ISO’s conditions of copyright. Any use, including reproduction requires our written permission. All copyright requests should be addressed to

• Afrikaans • العربية • অসমীয়া • Asturianu • Avañe'ẽ • Авар • Azərbaycanca • বাংলা • Bân-lâm-gú • Башҡортса • Беларуская • Беларуская (тарашкевіца) • भोजपुरी • Български • Bosanski • Brezhoneg • Català • Čeština • Cymraeg • Dansk • Deutsch • Eesti • Ελληνικά • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Føroyskt • Français • Frysk • Gaeilge • Gàidhlig • Galego • Gĩkũyũ • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Hrvatski • Ido • Ilokano • Bahasa Indonesia • Íslenska • Italiano • עברית • Jawa • ಕನ್ನಡ • ქართული • Қазақша • Kiswahili • Latina • Latviešu • Lietuvių • Magyar • Македонски • മലയാളം • मराठी • მარგალური • مصرى • Bahasa Melayu • Монгол • Nederlands • 日本語 • Nordfriisk • Norsk bokmål • Norsk nynorsk • Occitan • Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • پښتو • Plattdüütsch • Polski • Português • Română • Русский • Shqip • Sicilianu • සිංහල • Simple English • سنڌي • Slovenčina • Slovenščina • کوردی • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Suomi • Svenska • Tagalog • தமிழ் • Tarandíne • Татарча / tatarça • ไทย • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • Vèneto • Tiếng Việt • 吴语 • ייִדיש • Yorùbá • 粵語 • 中文 President Ulrika Francke Website .iso .org The International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ˈ aɪ s oʊ/ ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of November 2022) it has published over 24,500 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. It has 811 Technical committees and sub committees to take care of standards development. Overview [ ] The...

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. • Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives. • In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. • In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. • In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history. • Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. • While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today. • Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. • Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century. Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! • Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space! Standardization affects units of measurement; alphabetization and transliteration; specifications for parts, materials, surfaces, processes, tools, methods of testing, and machines; and even the form in which specifications are presented. ISO standards cover a variety of sectors, ranging from food safety to manufa...

• Afrikaans • Alemannisch • العربية • অসমীয়া • Asturianu • বাংলা • Башҡортса • Беларуская • Беларуская (тарашкевіца) • Bikol Central • Български • Boarisch • Bosanski • Català • Čeština • Chi-Chewa • ChiTumbuka • Cymraeg • Dansk • Deutsch • Dolnoserbski • Eesti • Ελληνικά • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Føroyskt • Français • Frysk • Galego • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Hornjoserbsce • Hrvatski • Igbo • Ilokano • বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী • Bahasa Indonesia • Íslenska • Italiano • עברית • Jawa • ಕನ್ನಡ • ქართული • Kaszëbsczi • Қазақша • Ikinyarwanda • Kiswahili • Kurdî • Кыргызча • Latviešu • Lëtzebuergesch • Lietuvių • Limburgs • Magyar • Македонски • Malagasy • Malti • मराठी • مصرى • Bahasa Melayu • Монгол • Nederlands • Nedersaksies • 日本語 • Nordfriisk • Norsk bokmål • Occitan • Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • پښتو • ភាសាខ្មែរ • Plattdüütsch • Polski • Português • Qaraqalpaqsha • Română • Rumantsch • Русиньскый • Русский • Саха тыла • Shqip • සිංහල • Simple English • Slovenčina • Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ • کوردی • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Sunda • Suomi • Svenska • தமிழ் • Taqbaylit • Tarandíne • Татарча / tatarça • తెలుగు • ไทย • ትግርኛ • Тоҷикӣ • Удмурт • Українська • اردو • ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche • Vèneto • Tiếng Việt • 吴语 • Yorùbá • 粵語 • 中文 Published ISO standard ISO 3166-1 ( Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, depende...

What Is ISO? The There are three ISO member categories, each with a different level of access and influence over the ISO system: • Full members (or member bodies) influence ISO standards development and strategy by participating and voting in ISO technical and policy meetings. They also sell and adopt ISO International Standards nationally. • Correspondent members observe the development of ISO standards and strategy by attending ISO technical and policy meetings as observers. They too can sell and adopt ISO International Standards nationally. • Subscriber members keep up to date on ISO’s work but cannot participate in it, nor can they sell or adopt ISO International Standards nationally. The rules that govern the work procedures of ISO and the ANSI is the sole U.S. representative and dues-paying full member of ISO, and, as a founding member, plays an active role in ISO’s governance and technical work. Through ANSI, the U.S. has immediate access to the ISO standards development processes. ANSI currently participates in 79% of all active ISO technical committees and holds the international Secretariat position in 15% of those committees. U.S. participation in ISO’s international activities is coordinated through ANSI-accredited ANSI also promotes the use of U.S. standards internationally, advocates U.S. policy and technical positions in other international and regional standards organizations, and encourages the adoption of international standards as national standards wher...

• Afrikaans • Alemannisch • العربية • অসমীয়া • Asturianu • বাংলা • Башҡортса • Беларуская • Беларуская (тарашкевіца) • Bikol Central • Български • Boarisch • Bosanski • Català • Čeština • Chi-Chewa • ChiTumbuka • Cymraeg • Dansk • Deutsch • Dolnoserbski • Eesti • Ελληνικά • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Føroyskt • Français • Frysk • Galego • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Hornjoserbsce • Hrvatski • Igbo • Ilokano • বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী • Bahasa Indonesia • Íslenska • Italiano • עברית • Jawa • ಕನ್ನಡ • ქართული • Kaszëbsczi • Қазақша • Ikinyarwanda • Kiswahili • Kurdî • Кыргызча • Latviešu • Lëtzebuergesch • Lietuvių • Limburgs • Magyar • Македонски • Malagasy • Malti • मराठी • مصرى • Bahasa Melayu • Монгол • Nederlands • Nedersaksies • 日本語 • Nordfriisk • Norsk bokmål • Occitan • Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • پښتو • ភាសាខ្មែរ • Plattdüütsch • Polski • Português • Qaraqalpaqsha • Română • Rumantsch • Русиньскый • Русский • Саха тыла • Shqip • සිංහල • Simple English • Slovenčina • Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ • کوردی • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Sunda • Suomi • Svenska • தமிழ் • Taqbaylit • Tarandíne • Татарча / tatarça • తెలుగు • ไทย • ትግርኛ • Тоҷикӣ • Удмурт • Українська • اردو • ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche • Vèneto • Tiếng Việt • 吴语 • Yorùbá • 粵語 • 中文 Published ISO standard ISO 3166-1 ( Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, depende...

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. • Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives. • In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. • In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. • In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history. • Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. • While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today. • Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. • Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century. Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! • Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space! Standardization affects units of measurement; alphabetization and transliteration; specifications for parts, materials, surfaces, processes, tools, methods of testing, and machines; and even the form in which specifications are presented. ISO standards cover a variety of sectors, ranging from food safety to manufa...

• Afrikaans • العربية • অসমীয়া • Asturianu • Avañe'ẽ • Авар • Azərbaycanca • বাংলা • Bân-lâm-gú • Башҡортса • Беларуская • Беларуская (тарашкевіца) • भोजपुरी • Български • Bosanski • Brezhoneg • Català • Čeština • Cymraeg • Dansk • Deutsch • Eesti • Ελληνικά • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Føroyskt • Français • Frysk • Gaeilge • Gàidhlig • Galego • Gĩkũyũ • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Hrvatski • Ido • Ilokano • Bahasa Indonesia • Íslenska • Italiano • עברית • Jawa • ಕನ್ನಡ • ქართული • Қазақша • Kiswahili • Latina • Latviešu • Lietuvių • Magyar • Македонски • മലയാളം • मराठी • მარგალური • مصرى • Bahasa Melayu • Монгол • Nederlands • 日本語 • Nordfriisk • Norsk bokmål • Norsk nynorsk • Occitan • Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • پښتو • Plattdüütsch • Polski • Português • Română • Русский • Shqip • Sicilianu • සිංහල • Simple English • سنڌي • Slovenčina • Slovenščina • کوردی • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Suomi • Svenska • Tagalog • தமிழ் • Tarandíne • Татарча / tatarça • ไทย • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • Vèneto • Tiếng Việt • 吴语 • ייִדיש • Yorùbá • 粵語 • 中文 President Ulrika Francke Website .iso .org The International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ˈ aɪ s oʊ/ ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of November 2022) it has published over 24,500 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. It has 811 Technical committees and sub committees to take care of standards development. Overview [ ] The...

ISO(International Organization for Standardization)is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 168 Through itsmembers, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. You’llfind our It’s all in the name Because “International Organization for Standardization”would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek “isos”, meaning equal. Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO. In 2021, we put ISO standards on the frontline of the climate battle. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt lives and businesses around the world, we built on the lessons we learned in 2020 and turned our attention to pressing global problems of climate and sustainability. We’re delivering on our strategy and helping others to step up and take climate action through the London Declaration We are committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to everyone. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please All ISO publications and materials are protected by copyright and are subject to the user’s acceptance of ISO’s conditions of copyright. Any use, including reproduction requires our...