International Electrotechnical Commission

Summary

International Electrotechnical Commission is a standards organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of standards_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,275 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• International Electrotechnical Commission was a member of Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology^[3].
• International Electrotechnical Commission is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's instance of is recorded as standards organization^[5].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization^[6].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's official language is recorded as English^[7].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's official language is recorded as French^[8].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[9].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's Commons category is recorded as International Electrotechnical Commission^[10].
• International Electrotechnical Commission comprises ISO/IEC JTC 1^[11].
• 1906 marks the founding of International Electrotechnical Commission^[12].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.221135662468534, 'lon': 6.139043167289269}^[13].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's official website is recorded as https://www.iec.ch^[14].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Electrotechnical Commission^[15].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's has characteristic is recorded as United Nations General Consultative Status^[16].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IEC'}^[17].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CEI'}^[18].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[19].

Body

Founding

1906 marks the founding of International Electrotechnical Commission^[12].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IEC'}^[17] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CEI'}^[18].

Operations

International Electrotechnical Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[9].

Why It Matters

International Electrotechnical Commission ranks in the top 8% of standards_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,275 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Works attributed to it include IEC 61508^[22], an IEC standard^[23].