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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> 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 as Recommendations. 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.The '''DEVCO Committee''' was established in 1961 in response to the needs of its members from developing nations.In 1968, the '''Correspondent Member''' was created as a category for organizations from countries that do not have a fully developed national standards. These members do no participate in the technical and policy development work of the ISO but received full information on issues relevant to their organization. <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_developing_countries.htm Developing Countries]</ref> <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_members/correspondent_members.htm Correspndent Member]</ref> In 1992, the '''Subscriber Member''' was created for a minimum fee to enable very small economy countries to become part of the ISO.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_members/subscriber_members.htm Subscriber Member]</ref> In 1971, ISO started to publish its technical works  as International Standards. This paved the way to the expansion of the organization and became actively involved in international communities and became an international specialized organization.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/expansion.pdf The Expansion of the ISO]</ref> At present, ISO is one of the three primary organizations providing international standardization together with the International Electrotechnical Commission ([[IEC]]) and International Telecommunication Union ([[ITU]]}. ISO maintains that its international standards comply with the [[WTO]] '''Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade'''.<ref>[http://www.standardsinfo.net/info/inttrade.html ISO Information Centre]</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 as Recommendations. The first general assembly of the ISO was held in Paris in 1949. 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.The '''DEVCO Committee''' was established in 1961 in response to the needs of its members from developing nations.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_early_years.htm The Early Years]</ref>

 

In 1968, the '''Correspondent Member''' was created as a category for organizations from countries that do not have a fully developed national standards. These members do no participate in the technical and policy development work of the ISO but received full information on issues relevant to their organization. <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_developing_countries.htm Developing Countries]</ref> <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_members/correspondent_members.htm Correspndent Member]</ref>  

 

In 1971, ISO started to publish its technical works  as International Standards. This paved the way to the expansion of the organization and became actively involved in international communities and became an international specialized organization.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/expansion.pdf The Expansion of the ISO]</ref>

 

 

 

At present, ISO is one of the three primary organizations providing international standardization together with the International Electrotechnical Commission ([[IEC]]) and International Telecommunication Union ([[ITU]]}. ISO maintains that its' international standards comply with the [[WTO]] '''Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade'''.<ref>[http://www.standardsinfo.net/info/inttrade.html ISO Information Centre]</ref>

==Governance & Operation==

==Governance & Operation==