International Organization for Standardization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

International Organization for Standardization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The International Organization for Standardization (French: Organisation internationale de normalisation, Russian: Международная организация по стандартизации, tr. Mezhdunarodnaya organizaciya po standartizacii),^[1] widely known as ISO, is an international-standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial standards. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.^[3] While ISO defines itself as a non-governmental organization, its ability to set standards that often become law, either through treaties or national standards, makes it more powerful than most non-governmental organizations.^{[citation needed]} In practice, ISO acts as a consortium with strong links to governments.^{[citation needed]}

Contents [hide] 1 Name and abbreviation 2 History 3 International Standards and other publications 4 Standardization process 5 ISO document copyright 6 Members 7 Products named after ISO 8 ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 9 IWA document 10 Criticism 11 See also 12 References 13 External links International Organization for Standardization Organisation internationale de normalisation Международная организация по стандартизации [1] English language logo of the ISO List of members Formation 23 February 1947 Type NGO Purpose/focus International standardization Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland Membership 163 members[2] Official languages English, French and Russian Website www.iso.org