1. Importance of International Standardization
and the Latest Trends of ISO
Akira Aoki
Vice - President (policy)
International Organization for Standardization
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2. “One must look to the past in order to know the future.”
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3. Hierarchy of standardization
International
National
Association
Company
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4. Present status of ISO Non-governmental organization
Staff: 161 full-time staff at the CS
Members: 135
Committees: 2,800 (187 TCs, 572 SCs, WGs)
Standards: 12,524
Scope: expanding
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5. Success stories Film speed and dimensions,
ISBN Book Numbers, Credit card,
Freight Containers,
ISO9000, 14000…
Paper Sizes...
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6. Environmental Changes
and new developments
Environmental Changes
Socioeconomic
Technological
ISO’s
New systems,
New deliverables,
Discipline
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7. World Trade and ISO ISO Globalization of Economy, Industry...
Global Competition
and Problem solving
Global Rules
ISO
Standards: optimum degree of order
Products, Processes and Services
including;
Standards for services
Standards for management systems
Quality, Environment, Personal financial
planning…
Fair Trade Practice (WTO)
Policy Recommendationｓ（OECD)
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8. ISO's long-range strategies
“Value - Partnership - Optimization”
1. Increasing ISO’s market relevance
2. Promoting the ISO systems and its standards
3. Optimizing the use of resources
4. Stimulating new self-sustaining technical
program elements
5. Upgrading national standards infrastructures
in developing countries
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9. - others as “by-products”
To implement LRS
Flexible Approach
Internet - centred Approach
- others as “by-products”
Virtual Organization
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10. Strategic Agenda 2000 - Priority items to implement for the year -
Priority one items
Pilot sector differentiation
Sales analysis and measurement of
other market-relevance indicators
TC business plan
TC/SC training program
Action in the framework of the SGM Forum
Coordination of IT activities
ICT support action for developing countries
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11. ISO’s commitment to ICT - General Assembly Resolution 5/2000 -
e-balloting system by the end of 2001
Electronic-only distribution of
all standards from 2003
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12. ISO/IEC World Standards Day
The Closure:
“Harmony for Prosperity”
(Our slogan for 2000)
ISO/IEC World Standards Day
14 October 2000
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