International Organization for Standardization
international standards development organization
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Summary
International Organization for Standardization is a standards organization[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of standards organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,930 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Notable work: ISO standard[3]
- Member of: Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Instance of: international non-governmental organization[6], non-governmental organization[7]
- Official language: English[8], French[9], Russian[10]
- Headquarters location: Vernier[11]
- Child organization or unit: ISO/IEC JTC 1[12], SPRING SG[13]
- Commons category: ISO[14]
- Inception: February 23, 1947[15]
- Official website: https://www.iso.org/[16], https://www.iso.org/fr/[17], https://www.iso.org/ru/[18], https://iso.ch[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Organization for Standardization[20]
- Email address: mailto:customerservice@iso.org[21], mailto:central@iso.org[22], mailto:DataProtectionOfficer@iso.org[23]
- Phone number: +41-22-7490111[24]
- Replaces: International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations[25]
- Topic has template: Template:ISO standards[26]
- Has characteristic: United Nations General Consultative Status[27]
- Short name: ISO[28], ИСО[29]
- Different from: ISO[30], International Sugar Organization[31]
- Member count: 165 country[32]
- Partnership with: International Civil Aviation Organization[33], UNESCO[34]
- Fax number: +41-22-7333430[35]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for International Organization for Standardization include World Standards Day[36], a world day[37], founded in 1970[38].
Why It Matters
International Organization for Standardization has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Works attributed to it include ISO 26262[41], an ISO standard[42] and ISO 15118[43], an ISO standard[44]. Entities named for it include World Standards Day[36], a world day[37], founded in 1970[38].