International Organization for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization
  • Organisation internationale de normalisation (French)
  • Международная организация по стандартизации (Russian)
AbbreviationISO
PredecessorInternational Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA)
Formation23 February 1947 (1947-02-23)
TypeNon-governmental organization
PurposeInternational standards development
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Membership170 members (39 correspondents and 4 subscribers)[1]
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • Russian[2]
President
Sung Hwan Cho
Websitewww.iso.org
RemarksUID: 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) 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]

  1. ^ "ISO members". International Organization for Standardization. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "How to use the ISO Catalogue". International Organization for Standardization. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007.
  3. ^ Dare to dream BIG: Standards empower innovators (EN, ES, FR). ISO. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ Staff writer (2024). "International Organization for Standardization (ISO)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. ^ "ISO Membership Manual". ISO. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c "About ISO". ISO. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023.
  8. ^ "New 'net zero' standards could transform the climate – unless they're derailed". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Health sector standards". ISO. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Transport sector standards". ISO. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
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