Organisation internationale de normalisation | |
Abbreviation | ISO |
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Formation | 23 February 1947 |
Type | Non-governmental organization |
Purpose | International standards development |
Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Membership | 170 members (39 correspondents and 4 subscribers) |
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President | Sung Hwan Cho |
Website | www |
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO /ˈaɪsoʊ/[3]) is an independent, non-governmental, 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]
ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of January 2024[update]) it has published over 25,000 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. It has over 800 technical committees (TCs) and subcommittees (SCs) to take care of standards development.[6]
The organization develops and publishes international standards for easeness on end-user or commoners market, like availablity in technical and nontechnical fields, including everything from manufactured products and technology to food safety, transport, IT, agriculture, and healthcare.[7][8][9][10] More specialized topics like electrical and electronic engineering are instead handled by the International Electrotechnical Commission.[11] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.[7] The three official languages of ISO are English, French, and Russian.[1]