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How Are ISO Standards Made?

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How Are ISO Standards Made?

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Two of the main organisations are ISO (the International Organisation for Standardisation) and the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). For the production of information technology standards these bodies have formed Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1). Within ISO/IEC JTC 1 are several Sub Committees (SCs) responsible for specific areas of IT standardisation. These SCs are then divided into Working Groups (WGs). Through their national standards organisations (for example, the BSI for the UK or ANSI for the USA), countries belong to these committees as either participating or observing members. Apart from at the very highest levels within ISO and the IEC, all the individuals and experts who participate in the production of standards, work for businesses, academia or national standards organisations – their time and expenses being contributed freely by their employers. Frequently, individuals from competing companies work together for the benefit of their industry.