1. 1 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 www.iso.org International Organization for Standardization

2. 2 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Sources of information on standardization and standards by Evgueni Patrikeev Director, Information and Related Support Services IFAN workshop, Beijing, 25-26 October 2006

3. 3 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Media for standards information sources Traditional Paper Telephone Optical and magnetic support (CD, DVD, etc.) New Internet (Web network, e-mail)

4. 4 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Standards information sources on the Internet WSSN ISONET Directory ISO/IEC Information Centre ISO and IEC Web sites Global standards distributors (e.g. IHS, SAI GLOBAL) Bilateral standards bodies Web arrangements (e.g. ANSI-SAC)

5. 5 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WSSN Front office to universe of information on standards and regulations

6. 6 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27WSSN WSSN is a network of WWW servers publicly accessible through the Internet, which provide information on international, regional and national standardization and related matters, as well as the ordering and delivery of standards. URL: www.wssn.net

7. 7 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WSSN Objective To facilitate user access to standards information worldwide by: providing a single gateway to standards information offering an harmonized environment and aids to navigate and search for relevant information

8. 8 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WSSN Content Listings International standards and standardizing bodies Regional standards and standardizing bodies National standards organizations (ISO and IEC members) Other organizations with standards related activities (IFAN, ILAC, WTO, …) Structured index Direct links to catalogues, technical programmes, contact information of bodies in WSSN ISONET Directory

9. 9 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27WSSN

10. 10 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Coordinate and channel the flow of information on standards, technical regulations and standards-type documents both internationally and nationally, by linking the information centres of the ISONET members into a coherent information system. ISONET (ISO Information Network) Objectives

11. 11 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Members of ISONET are bodies competent to contribute to the flow of information on standardization and related matters which have agreed to abide by the provisions of the ISONET Principles and Procedures Each ISONET member shall belong to one of three categories: national members associate members international members ISONET Membership

12. 12 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Each member of ISONET is responsible for the dissemination of information within its own territory or competence, and acts as a reference point for other ISONET members. ISONET Responsibility

13. 13 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISONET Participation

14. 14 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISONET Directory

15. 15 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISONET Directory

16. 16 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Role of the ISO/IEC Information Centre To ensure the dissemination of accurate, complete, up-to- date information on ISO standards and ISO's activities and to provide permanent access to ISO documents through participation in ISONET, by replying to information enquiries, by creating and maintaining electronic information systems, by providing access to ISO and IEC standards and other publications via the ISO/IEC Library; To develop information products and services To provide information services to the WTO Secretariat

17. 17 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Provided by: IEC Customer Service Centre ISO Information and Related Support Services in accordance with their respective areas of competence Via traditional means: Telephone calls Letters and faxes E-mails Via Web FAQs Enquiry channelling system Enquiry service

18. 18 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Enquiry service Enquiry channelling system (1)

19. 19 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Enquiry service Enquiry channelling system (2)

20. 20 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Enquiry service Enquiry channelling system (3)

21. 21 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Enquiry service ISO statistics

22. 22 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WSSN ( www.wssn.net) ISO/IEC Information Centre Web site ( www.standardsinfo.net ) ISO Web site ( www.iso.org ) IEC Web site ( www.iec.ch ) Electronic information systems Electronic information systems

23. 23 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO I About standardization and conformity assessment WTO, ISO, IEC and world trade Standards and publications Enquiry service Reference publications Library Links ISO Web site IEC Web site World Standards Services Network (WSSN) ISO/IEC Information Centre Web site Content

24. 24 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO I ISO/IEC Information Centre Web site

25. 25 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WTO TBT Code of Good Practice E. The standardizing body shall ensure that standards are not prepared, adopted or applied with a view to, or with the effect of, creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade. F. Where international standards exist or their completion is imminent, the standardizing body shall use them, or the relevant parts of them, as a basis for the standards it develops, except …

26. 26 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WTO TBT Code of Good Practice C. Standardizing bodies that have accepted or withdrawn from this Code shall notify this fact to the ISO/IEC Information Centre in Geneva. … J. At least once every six months, the standardizing body shall publish a work programme … No later than at the time of publication of its work programme, the standardizing body shall notify the existence thereof to the ISO/IEC Information Centre in Geneva. …

27. 27 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Registration of notifications on: acceptance of the WTO TBT Code of Good Practice availability of technical programmes Publication of WTO TBT Standards Code Directory Updating of information on acceptance of the WTO TBT Code of Good Practice ISO/IEC Information Centre Information services to WTO

28. 28 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WTO TBT Standards Code Directory

29. 29 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WTO TBT Standards Code Directory

30. 30 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 WTO TBT Standards Code Directory

31. 31 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Growth of the number of standardizing bodies having accepted the Code Information service to WTO (cont.) Information service to WTO (cont.) Acceptance of the Standards Code Statistics

32. 32 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO Online (ISO Web site) The electronic information system ISO Online is designated for dissemination of information on ISO standardization and related activities Distributes ISO standards via the ISO Web store Serves as a portal to other ISO Web sites and servers

33. 33 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO Online Users General public Industry Consumers Governments Academia Press Experts of technical committees ISO members ISO Central Secretariat

34. 34 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Listings generated from databases - updated dayly International Standards, Technical programme ISO members Technical committees, Participations, International liaisons ISO meeting calendar Static HTML information pages and links About ISO, ISO 9000/ISO 14000, FAQs, Enquiry channelling system, Communication centre, etc. Links ISOTC, ISODOC, ISOSTD, Networking ISO Online Content

35. 35 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO Online Home page

36. 36 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO Online Catalogue

37. 37 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 ISO Online Web store

38. 38 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Global standards distributors IHS

39. 39 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Global standards distributors SAI GLOBAL

40. 40 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 Bilateral standards bodies Web arrangements (ANSI-SAC)

41. 41 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 www.wssn.net www.standardsinfo.net www.iso.org www.iec.ch ISO/IEC Library Standards on the Internet Useful Web addresses

42. 42 Sources of information on standardization and standards INFO 2006-09-27 http://www.iso.org Thank you for your attention !