What is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?
“Iso” is a word, derived from the Greek isos, meaning “equal”. The name ISO is used around the world to denote the International Organization for Standardization. The use of this word, rather than an acronym such as IOS, avoids the plethora of acronyms resulting from the translation of “International Organization for Standardization” into different languages. The International Organization for Standardization is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 140 countries. According to its website, its mission is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. The International Organization for Standardization’s work results in international agreements that are published as international standards. For more information, visit the International Organiza
As countries and cultures become more global and less isolated, standards in everything from science, measurement, quality, manufacturing, environmental sciences, safety and trade are required for ease of trade, travel and collaboration. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the child of two separate organizations, the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA), which was founded in 1926 in New York, and the United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee (UNSCC). In 1946, 25 countries sent delegates to London to meet at the Institute of Civil Engineers, in the hopes of establishing an international agency that could collaboratively created industrial standards that could be adopted internationally. On 23 February 1947, ISO was created and began its work. In the last six decades, the ISO has created and established more than 16,500 standards. Freight containers, banking and telephone cards, computer protocols and testing methods are
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