The International Organization for Standardization (ISO /ˈaɪsoʊ/[3]) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.[4] Membership requirements are given in Article 3 of the ISO Statutes.[5]
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| Abbreviation | ISO |
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| Formation | 23 February 1947 |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | International standards development |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Membership | 168 members (39 correspondents and 4 subscribers) |
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President | Ulrika Francke |
| Website | www |
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ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of November 2022[update]) 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.[6] The organization develops and publishes standardization in all technical and nontechnical fields other than electrical and electronic engineering, which is handled by the IEC.[7] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland,[8] and works in 167 countries as of 2023[update]. The three official languages of the ISO are English, French, and Russian.[1]
OverviewScience portal
Engineering portal
Technology portal- AP Stylebook – Book on English usage by Associated Press
- Countries in the International Organization for Standardization – Members of ISO
- Ecma International – Standards organization for information and communication systems
- European Committee for Standardization (CEN) – Standards organization
- Global Reporting Initiative – International standards organization – for sustainability information and linking up with reporting on their 17#GlobalGoals indicators
- GOST – CIS technical standards – a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology, and Certification
- IEEE Standards Association – Operating unit within IEEE
- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
- Interface 2010 – the Interface Marketing Supplier Integration Institute
- International Classification for Standards – Classification system for technical standards
- The International Customer Service Institute
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – International standards organization
- International healthcare accreditation – something there is a growing interest in
- International Telecommunication Union – Specialized agency of the United Nations
- Internet Engineering Task Force – Open Internet standards organization
- List of ISO standards – List of standards by the International Organization for Standardization
- Standardization – Implementation of technical standards based on the consensus of different parties
- Standards organization – Organization that develops standards
- Terminology planning policy
ISO divisions "How to use the ISO Catalogue". ISO.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007.
- "ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1: Procedures for the technical work" (PDF). ISO/IEC. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2: Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards" (PDF). ISO/IEC. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
The lack of free online availability has effectively made ISO standard irrelevant to the (home/hacker section of the) Open Source community.