International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Organisation internationale de normalisation
Organización Internacional de Normalización
Internationale Organisation für Normung
Mezdunarodnaja Organizacija po Standartizacii
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URL: https://www.iso.org/
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Founded
1947-02 Geneva Switzerland
History
Established to follow up the work of H-XH0134 - International Federation of National Standardizing Associations (ISA), 1926-1942, and of H-XH4857 - United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee, 1944-1946.
Aims
Promote development of standardization and related activities worldwide with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.
Events
2025-09-29 | Kigali, Rwanda – General Assembly2024-10-20 | Nara, Japan – Technical Committee Meeting on Rubber and Rubber Products
2024-09-09 | Cartagena de Indias, Colombia – General Assembly
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Activities
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General Assembly (annual); Council; Technical Management Board; Central Secretariat. Technical Committees (TCs) for each domain dealt with (190 TCs), including ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee on Information Technology (JTC 1). Membership limited to one member per country.
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UIA Org ID
XB2314
Last News
2023
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