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| Abbreviation | ISO |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA) |
| Formation | 23 February 1947 |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | International standards development |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Membership | 170 members (39 correspondents and 4 subscribers)[1] |
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President | Sung Hwan Cho |
| Website | www |
| Remarks | UID: CHE-105.816.788 CH-ID: CH-660-3098013-3 |
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO /ˈaɪsoʊ/;[3] French: Organisation internationale de normalisation; Russian: Международная организация по стандартизации) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.[4][5]
Membership requirements are given in Article 3 of the ISO Statutes.[6]
ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of July 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.[7]
The organization develops and publishes international standards 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.[2]
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- ^ ISO Statutes (PDF) (in English, French, and Russian) (20th ed.). Geneva: International Organization for Standardization. 2022. ISBN 978-92-67-02040-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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- ^ "Health sector standards". ISO. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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- ^ Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 3 June 2021. "International Organization for Standardization". Archived 12 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-04-26.