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There is only one member per country.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-xl-4 width-500"><div class="statistic "> <div class="quantity"> <span class="number"><a href="/technical-committees.html">842</a></span> </div> <div class="description"><p><strong>Technical committees and subcommittees</strong> to take care of standards development.</p> </div></div></div></div></div> </section><section class=" "> <div class="container"> <h2>The ISO way</h2><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-xs-2 row-cols-sm-3 row-cols-xl-5 g-4 justify-content-center text-xs-center " > <div class="col"><figure class="width-100pct inColCustom fig-srcset landscape "> <div class="img-container "> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/img/ISO_Illustration__About%20us_Inclusive.svg" alt="" class="" /> </div> </figure><h3 class="mt-0">Inclusive</h3> <p>ISO’s consensus-based standards development process ensures that comments from all stakeholders are taken into account</p></div> <div class="col"><figure class="width-100pct inColCustom fig-srcset landscape "> <div class="img-container "> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/img/ISO_Illustration__About%20us_ValueDriven.svg" alt="" class="" /> </div> </figure><h3 class="mt-0">Value-driven</h3> <p>ISO standards serve one purpose: Making lives easier, safer and better. <a href="/strategy2030.html" title="strategy-2030">Learn about our vision. </a></p></div> <div class="col"><figure class="width-100pct inColCustom fig-srcset landscape "> <div class="img-container "> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/img/ISO_Illustration__About%20us_Independent.svg" alt="" class="" /> </div> </figure><h3 class="mt-0">Independent</h3> <p>Selling our standards allows us to finance their development and maintenance in a neutral environment. </p></div> <div class="col"><figure class="width-100pct inColCustom fig-srcset landscape "> <div class="img-container "> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/img/ISO_Illustration__About%20us_Cando.svg" alt="" class="" /> </div> </figure><h3 class="mt-0">Can-do</h3> <p>ISO standards are all about identifying the best solutions to global challenges.</p></div> <div class="col"><figure class="width-100pct inColCustom fig-srcset landscape "> <div class="img-container "> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/img/ISO_Illustration__About%20us_Global.svg" alt="" class="" /> </div> </figure><h3 class="mt-0">Global</h3> <p>ISO members from all regions of the world nominate experts and vote on draft standards. The Central Secretariat coordinates and facilitates broad participation. </p></div></div></div> </section><section class=" "> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="650" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=14-vYeUt082PfK9zPwU2w3b2yFRMeEgFKSZXNsUzuJgQ&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650" title="The history of ISO" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe></p></section><section class=" readable"> <div class="container"> <h2>Many languages, one name: ISO </h2> <p>Because “International Organization for Standardization” would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), its founders opted for the short form “ISO”. The story goes that ISO is derived from the Greek word “isos”, meaning equal.</p> <p class="lead">Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO. </p></div> </section><section id="section-sectors" class=" "> <div class="container"> <h3>Solutions for your challenges </h3> <p>Find out what standards the ISO community has developed to address the needs of your sector! </p> <p><a href="/standards.html" title="standards">What is a standard?</a></p><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-xs-2 row-cols-sm-3 row-cols-md-4 row-cols-xl-6 g-4 text-xs-center " > <div class="col"><div class="card card-link hover-zoom h-100" data-href="/sectors/it-technologies" role="link" tabindex="0"> <div class="card-body"> <svg class="isoicon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 96 96"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:none;stroke:#000;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:2px;}</style></defs><polyline class="cls-1" points="33 85 33 53 20 53"/><polyline class="cls-1" points="43 74 43 36 29 36"/><line 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d="m78,53.24c.99-1,1.99-2,2.98-3,4.5-4.56,7.07-10.02,7.02-16.55-.02-9.66-6.49-18.11-15.78-20.58-7.93-2.08-14.99-.24-20.95,5.49-1.09,1.05-2.06,2.23-3.27,3.54-1.2-1.31-2.17-2.49-3.27-3.54-5.96-5.73-13.03-7.57-20.95-5.49-9.29,2.47-15.76,10.91-15.78,20.58-.05,6.53,2.52,11.99,7.02,16.55,7.89,8,15.83,15.94,23.75,23.92l9.25,9.33c2.71-2.75,5.35-5.43,7.98-8.09"/></svg><p class="mb-0"><strong>Health</strong></p></div> </div></div> <div class="col"><div class="card card-link hover-zoom h-100" data-href="/sectors/transport" role="link" tabindex="0"> <div class="card-body"> <svg class="isoicon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 96 96"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:none;stroke:#000;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:2px;}</style></defs><path class="cls-1" d="m86,54l-32-22V14c0-3.32-2.68-6-6-6s-6,2.68-6,6v18L10,54"/><path class="cls-1" d="m10,64l32-10v18l-10,10v6l16-4,16,4v-6l-10-10v-18l32,10"/></svg><p class="mb-0"><strong>Transport</strong></p></div> </div></div> <div class="col"><div class="card card-link hover-zoom h-100" data-href="/sectors/management-services" role="link" tabindex="0"> <div class="card-body"> <svg class="isoicon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 96 96"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:none;stroke:#000;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:2px;}</style></defs><polyline class="cls-1" points="68 70 36 70 36 80.21 8 59 36 37.79 36 43.08 36 48 41 48 60 48 60 58.21 88 37 60 15.79 60 26 26 26"/></svg><p class="mb-0"><b>Management and services</b></p></div> </div></div> <div class="col"><div class="card card-link hover-zoom h-100" data-href="/sectors/environment" role="link" tabindex="0"> <div class="card-body"> <svg class="isoicon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 96 96"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:none;stroke:#000;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:2px;}</style></defs><line class="cls-1" x1="48" y1="88" x2="48" y2="49"/><polyline class="cls-1" points="64 27 48 43 32 27"/><line class="cls-1" x1="48" y1="68" x2="72" y2="44"/><line 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class="cls-1" x1="60" y1="33" x2="82" y2="33"/><path class="cls-1" d="m76,32.68v13.32h12v-20H17.03s-.03.01-.03.03v6.97h37v49"/><rect class="cls-1" x="8" y="45" width="18" height="17"/><polyline class="cls-1" points="11 45 17 41 23 45"/><polyline class="cls-1" points="54.48 26 68 26 68 14 54 14 17 26 17 32.68 17 41"/><line class="cls-1" x1="54" y1="14" x2="54" y2="26.53"/></svg><p class="mb-0"><strong>Building and construction</strong></p></div> </div></div> <div class="col"><div class="card opacity-25 card-link opacity-25 h-100" > <div class="card-body"> <svg class="isoicon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 96 96"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:none;stroke:#000;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:2px;}</style></defs><path class="cls-1" d="m48,8l-32,15v21.36c-.01,20.18,13.65,39.05,32,43.64,18.35-4.58,31.99-23.45,32-43.64v-21.36l-32-15Z"/><line class="cls-1" x1="48" y1="8.29" x2="48" y2="30"/><line class="cls-1" x1="48" y1="42" x2="48" y2="88"/><line class="cls-1" x1="15.99" 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