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''''International Standards Organization (ISO)''' is a non-government organization composed of a network of national standards institute from | ''''International Standards Organization (ISO)''' is a non-government organization composed of a network of national standards institute from 163 countries.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_in_figures.htm ISO in figures for the year 2010]</ref> ISO develops, publishes and holds the largest repository of international standards. The founders of the ISO derived the name of the organization from the greek word "isos" which means equal. English, French and Russian are the official languages used by ISO. Its headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about.htm About ISO]</ref> | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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==Governance & Operation== | ==Governance & Operation== | ||
A five-year strategic plan approved by its members serves as a guideline in the operations of the organization. The membership of the organization is divided into three categories: <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | A five-year strategic plan approved by its members serves as a guideline in the operations of the organization. The membership of the organization is divided into three categories: <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | ||
* Members Bodies which has the only right to vote | * Members Bodies which has the only right to vote. | ||
* Correspondent Members | * Correspondent Members | ||
* Subscriber Members. | * Subscriber Members. | ||
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The '''ISO Central Secretariat''' has 154 full-time staffs from 124 countries who are tasked to provide administrative and technical support to the ISO Members.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_in_figures.htm ISO in figures for the year 2010]</ref> It is also responsible in coordinating and publishing the output of the decentralized standards' development program and serves as the secretariat of the governing bodies, policy development committees and their subsidiary bodies.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | The '''ISO Central Secretariat''' has 154 full-time staffs from 124 countries who are tasked to provide administrative and technical support to the ISO Members.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_in_figures.htm ISO in figures for the year 2010]</ref> It is also responsible in coordinating and publishing the output of the decentralized standards' development program and serves as the secretariat of the governing bodies, policy development committees and their subsidiary bodies.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | ||
==ISO Standards== | |||
ISO publishes around 1100 new standards every year. More than 18,500 international standards was already developed and published by the organization in different subjects. The Best selling ISO standards include:<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue.htm ISO Standards]</ref> | |||
* '''ISO 26000:2010'''-Guidance on Social Responsibility | |||
* '''ISO 31000:2009'''-Risk management - Principles and Guidelines | |||
* '''ISO 14001:2004'''-Environmental management systems - Requirements with Guidance for Use | |||
==references== | ==references== | ||