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 “equal” – reflecting our …

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 related to …

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.

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

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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of more than 160 national standards bodies.

Our membership consists of national standardization bodies from all over the world, and is co-ordinated by our Central Secretariat (CS), which is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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ISO is an independent, non-governmental organization made up of members from the national standards bodies of 175 countries. Our members play a vital role in how we operate, meeting once a …