| Formation | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standards organization |
| Purpose | Development of worldwide information and communications technology (ICT) standards for business and consumer applications |
| Location | |
Region served | Worldwide |
Chairperson | Phil Wennblom[1] |
Parent organization | International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
| Website | jtc1info |
ISO/IEC JTC 1, entitled "Information technology", is a joint technical committee (JTC) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its purpose is to develop, maintain and promote standards in the fields of information and communications technology (ICT).
JTC 1 has been responsible for many critical IT standards, ranging from the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image formats and Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) audio and video formats[a] to the C and C++ programming languages.[b]
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