Importance of International

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Importance of International Standardization and
the Latest Trends of ISO
Akira Aoki Vice - President (policy) International
Organization for Standardization
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One must look to the past in order to know the
future.
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Hierarchy of standardization
International
National
Association
Company
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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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Success stories

• Film speed and dimensions,
• ISBN Book Numbers, Credit card,
• Freight Containers,
• ISO9000, 14000
• Paper Sizes...

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Environmental changes and new developments
Environmental Changes Socioeconomic Technological

ISOs New systems, New deliverables, Discipline
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World Trade and 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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ISO's long-range strategies 1999-2001
Value - Partnership - Optimization
1. Increasing ISOs 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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To implement LRS

• Flexible Approach
• Internet - centred Approach
• - others as by-products
• Virtual Organization

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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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ISOs 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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The Closure
Harmony for Prosperity
(Our slogan for 2000)
ISO/IEC World Standards Day 14 October 2000