We're ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. We develop and publish International Standards.

Standardization is the activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of …

Dec 11, 2025 · The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) welcomes the report’s call to harness standards as strategic tools to drive economic growth, and to strengthen global …

What does ISO mean? ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning …

Covering almost every product, process or service imaginable, ISO makes standards used everywhere.

The ISO publication on Good Standardization Practices (GSP) is based on applying the concept of a “value chain” to a national standards body (NSB) that identifies its core activities, i.e. the …

This module provides an introduction to standards and standardization. Chapter 1 introduces the phenomenon, provides a short historical overview and talks about the use of standards, giving …

Find out how the ISO process bring together global experts to create standards that are chosen the world over.

We promote the teaching of standardization, by participating directly in a joint masters program, helping our members to set up similar programs and by maintaining a database of materials …

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