ISO initiatives on Education and Innovation COPANT - April 2014 Kevin McKinley ISO Deputy Secretary-General 1

2 Why bother? Standards - the best thing the younger generation have never heard of economic, environmental, societal sustainability specifications best practice Standards - a way of getting academic research to market Standards - a way of helping academic institutions become more efficient and effective Standards – a way of helping students learn

3 Teaching standardization Knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience in standardization add value to professions and roles in many fields Increased students' awareness of the nature, impact and benefits of standards to markets and society, improves their ability to contribute to company performance and public welfare

4 ISO Collaboration with Academia ISO recognizes essential contribution from academia & has developed initiatives to: −Demonstrate appreciation of academia’s work −Encourage & support broader engagement of academia in standardization −Promote cooperation at many levels Today’s students are the managers and professionals of the future!

5 Topics for today in-education.htm

6 A repository of resources and teaching materials.

7 Repository of teaching materials COPANT General Meeting April 2014

8 Initiatives in education about standardization

9 Organization (in partnership with IEC and ITU) of the World Standards Cooperation academic days.

10 WSC Academic Day & ICES Conference

80 participants 20+ universities, including 10 Management Schools 15 CEOs and senior managers of National Standards Bodies 35 senior managers representing Industry, Government and North-American Standards Developing Organizations WSC Roundtable – Washington DC

12 Promoting cooperation between standards bodies and education institutions in developing countries.

13 ISO/SABS /KATS regional workshop, Centurion, South Africa, November 2013 COPANT General Meeting April 2014 ISO/KATS regional workshop, Bali, 7-9 May 2012 ISO Contribution to the workshop “Standards for Africa - ANOR/RNF /COMNOR workshop, Yaoundé, Cameroon, February, 2013 ISO/ABNT /KATS regional workshop, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2013

14 New ISO publication in development Guidance on good practices and success factors in developing or strengthening education about standardization. Developed on basis of information, ideas & recommendations from regional workshops – see previous slide

15 Contribution to postgraduate courses

16 COPANT General Meeting April 2014

17 Programme outline 1. Quantitative Methods 2. Methodologies of Public Policy Assessment 3. Development 4. Economics of Globalization 5. The Socioeconomic Impact of Globalization 6. International Political Economy of Standards Setting 7. Sociology of Contemporary Capitalism Foundations 8. Participatory Governance 9. Governance of Global Supply Chains 10. Environmental Policy 11. Health Policy 12. Labour Market Policy 13. Organizations 14. Corporate citenzship 15. Voluntary Consensus-Based Standards Operational systems MandatoryMandatory ElectElect 16. Strategic Planning of Sustainable Business 17. Management Systems Standards for Sustainablity 18. Impact Assessment and Risk Management 19. Conformity Assessment 5 Elective Courses15 CREDITS Internship + Thesis18 CREDITS 12 CREDITS 45 CREDITS

18 Internship and thesis Internship with International organizations, multinational companies and NGOs available to students after 1 year Supervision by company / organization & professor from University of Geneva Outcome - an internship report / dissertation

19 First Graduates in June-July students (of the first, pilot edition) 5 now employed:  World Bank  UNEP  SR Consulting  NGO  Leading Chinese retailer One completing his military service

20 ISO Deliverables Five courses (each one worth 3-credits, for 24 lecture hours) Over 2,000 PPT slides About 2,000 pages of selected reading material Contributions of ~20 external experts including senior managers from international organizations, companies, NGOs and professors from other universities All available to ISO members

21 New developments Trisakti University and BSN (Indonesia) launching Masters programme on standardization, using ISO materials ESSTIC Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication, Yaoundé, Cameroon, developing Masters programme with regional scope, in partnership with ANOR and ISO Cooperation ongoing with Technical University of Berlin (Germany), Tokyo University (Japan), George Washington University (USA), Northwestern University (USA) and others

22 –Developed between March and August 2013 –Over 260 publications selected and referenced –Main sources: -ISO/CS internal information -ISO members -Contributions from various experts education/education_innovation-list.htm

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24 Courses developed and managed by ISO (1) Notion of “standard” and its various characterizations Classification of different types of standards, standards developing organizations and analysis of different standardization systems History of modern standardization Standards development processes and procedures Standards in economics, and International trade The value of standards and how ot measure it Standards and public policies Standars and innovation Voluntary, consensus based standards

25 Courses developed and managed by ISO (2) Notion of “sustainable development” and its historical evolution Key concepts related to sustainable development (e.g. Human Well- being, Carrying Capacity, Ecological Footprint, Triple Bottom Line, …) The «Capital approach» to sustainable development – operationalizing sustainability management The contribution of standards to sustainability Social Responsibility and the ISO standard Sustainability in the framework of company strategy Strategic planning of sustainable business

26 Courses developed and managed by ISO (3) Notion and characteristics of “management systems” Overview of the historical development of management systems and related standards Detailed analysis of four management systems and of the related ISO standards:  Quality management system (QMS, ISO 9001)  Environmental management system (EMS, ISO 14001)  Food safety management system (FSMS, ISO 22000)  Energy management system (EnMS, ISO 50001) Implementation of management system standards in different subject areas, industry sectors and types of companies (through case studies) Management systems standards for sustainability

27 Courses developed and managed by ISO (4) Notion of “risk”, typology of risks and associated key concepts Analysis of the core principles of risk management and description of the framework and generic process for managing any type of risk in a transparent and systematic manner – as set forth by the ISO standard Risk management -- Principles and guidelines. Detailed analysis of the risk assessment and risk treatment processes, with related techniques and tools Analysis of assessment and treatment of risk in different industries (through case studies) Introduction to “impact assessment” as a discipline, description of impact assessment techniques with an overview of its various applications Impact Assessment and Risk Management

28 Courses developed and managed by ISO (5) Notion of “conformity assessment” and its various characterizations (for products, systems, services) Relevant definitions regarding conformity assessment and the practices associated to it Role of conformity assessment in the framework of national quality infrastructures Overview of the conformity assessment landscape, covering:  the various conformity assessment activities (testing, inspection, certification, etc.) and the plurality of conformity assessment schemes  the key institutions and the various types of organizations involved in conformity assessment  the most important standards and guides covering conformity assessment practices, with particular attention to those from ISO and IEC Conformity Assessment