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==Historical Background==

==Historical Background==

ISO was officially established on February 23, 1947. The establishment of the organization was a result of the meeting in London which ws attended by delegates from 25 countries. ISO was basically formed  when the '''International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA)''' and the '''United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee (UNSCC)''' combined.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/founding.pdf The Founding of ISO]</ref>

ISO was officially established on February 23, 1947. The establishment of the organization was a result of the meeting in London which ws attended by delegates from 25 countries. ISO was basically formed  when the '''International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA)''' and the '''United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee (UNSCC)''' combined.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/founding.pdf The Founding of ISO]</ref> Upon its establishment in 1947, a meeting in Paris was held and 67 ISO technical committees were recommended. During that time, the early members idea for international standardization was to base it from the existing standards and re-implement it nationally. The first general assembly of the ISO was held in Paris in 1949.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_early_years.htm The Early Years]</ref> ISO's membership started to increase from developing countries within the next ten years. The International standards that was created in the 1950s to 60s were highly beneficial to developing countries because it offers a vast information about technology however, developing countries were unable to use these international standards because they don't have established industrial infrastructures, related technical components and adequate financial and technical resources.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_developing_countries.htm Developing Countries]</ref>

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