We're ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. We develop and publish International Standards.

What does ISO mean? ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning …

Standardization is one of the main elements of the national quality-infrastructure in a country, the others being metrology, accreditation, conformity-assessment services and market surveillance.

We promote the teaching of standardization, by participating directly in a joint masters program, helping our members to set up similar programs and by maintaining a database of materials …

Covering almost every product, process or service imaginable, ISO makes standards used everywhere.

Find out how the ISO process bring together global experts to create standards that are chosen the world over.

Our research and education initiatives aim to achieve two key goals: showcasing the transformative impact of standards and identifying emerging opportunities for international …

A four page introduction that shows how metrology, standardization and conformity assessment are the three pillars of knowledge for developing a technical infrastructure, and there by …

The book presents knowledge on standardization for sustainable management, describes measures that can be taken to stimulate it, and highlights strategies for teaching and …

The scope of ISO covers standardization in all fields except electrical and electronic engineering, which are the responsibility of the IEC, and telecommunications covered by the ITU. The three …