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These organizations publish standards with its members listed as nations.
| Named |
Full Organization Name |
Focus |
Industry |
Geography |
| CEN |
European Committee for Standardization |
Contributing voluntary technical standards, which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement. |
Cross Industry |
European Union |
| CENELEC |
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standards |
Prepares voluntary electrotechnical standards for electrical and electronic goods and services removing barriers to trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs. |
Electrical, Electronic, Electrotechnical |
Europe |
| COPANT |
Pan American Standards Commission |
Promotes the development of technical standardization and related activities for its members bodies of the Americas region |
Cross Industry |
Pan America |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
World’s largest developer and publisher of Standards for international Trade with a network of the national standards institutes of 161 countries. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
Leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and private sector in developing networks and services. |
Telecommunications |
Global |
| PIC/S |
Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme |
Lead the international development, implementation and maintenance of harmonised Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and quality systems of inspectorates in the field of medicinal products |
Life Sciences |
Global |
| UN/CEFACT |
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business |
UNECE Programme encouraging collaboration to secure interoperability for the exchange of information between the Public and Private sectors |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| UN/EDIFACT |
United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport |
United Nations standards organization that published EDI standards and is part of the UN/ECE organization. The International Standards Organization (ISO) adopted EDIFACT’s EDI standards. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
Promote pan-European economic integration bringing together 56 countries located in the European Union, non-EU Western and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and North America. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| WCO |
World Customs Organization |
Works in areas covering the development of global standards, the simplification and harmonization of Customers procedures, trade supply chain security, the facilitation of international trade, the enhancement of Customs enforcement and compliance activities, anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives, public-private partnerships, integrity promotion, and sustainable global Customs capacity building programmes. |
Trade |
Global |
These organizations publish standards with its members listed as companies.
| Name |
Full Organization Name |
Focus |
Industry |
Geography |
| AAIA |
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association |
Develop technology standards and best practices that lower costs and increase efficiencies in the vehicle aftermarket. |
Automotive Aftermarket |
Americas |
| ABPA |
Automotive Body Parts Association |
Dedicated to serving the collision repair industry with Quality Replacement Parts, backed by Dependable Service and Fair Prices |
Automotive |
|
| ACEC |
Aftermarket Council on Electronic Commerce |
Promote the coordination of electronic commerce standardization activities between all industry segments in an effort to encourage the adoption of universal industry standards throughout the vehicle aftermarket. |
Automotive - Aftermarket |
Global |
| ACORD |
ACORD |
Facilitate the development and use of standards for the insurance, reinsurance and related financial services industries. |
Insurance and Financial Services |
Global |
| AERA |
Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association |
Specialized network of professional engine builders, rebuilders, production engine remanufacturers and installers with the expertise and connections to get you the information you need, when you need it. |
Automotive |
Americas |
| AgGateway |
Agricultural Gateway |
Helps member companies efficiently address current and future challenges in traceability, increasing government regulation and helps member companies achieve supply chain cost savings. |
Agriculture |
|
| AIA |
Aerospace Industries Association |
Represents the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, materiel, and related components, equipment, services, and information technology. |
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers |
Americas |
| AIAG |
Automotive Industry Action Group |
Where retailers, automakers, suppliers and service providers work collaboratively to drive cost & complexity from the supply chain via global standards development and harmonized business practices. |
Automotive |
North America |
| ARTS (NRF) |
Association for Retail Technology Standards |
Council of the National Retailers Federation (NRF) dedicated to reducing the costs of retail technology through standards. |
Retail |
Global |
| ASC X12 |
The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 - Chartered by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) |
Develop uniform standards for interindustry electronic interchange of business transactions – electronic data interchange (EDI). |
Defense and Security, General Manufacturing, Retail |
Global |
| ASTM |
ASTM International, originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) |
The development of high-quality, market-relevant international standards used around the globe. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| ATA |
Air Transport Association of America |
Foster a business and regulatory environment that ensures safe and secure air transportation and permits U.S. airlines to flourish, stimulating economic growth locally, nationally and internationally. |
Transportation - Airline, Aerospace & Defense |
USA |
| BoostAero |
BoostAero International Association |
Support Aerospace & Defense business processes by related BoostAero standards that facilitate seamless, efficient electronic business. |
Aerospace & Defense |
Global |
| CIDX |
Chemical Industry Data Exchange |
Mission is to improve the ease, speed and cost of securely conducting business electronically between chemical companies and their trading partners including the development of eBusiness standards, called Chem eStandards. |
Chemical |
Global |
| CIECA |
Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association |
Facilitate the implementation of Electronic Commerce and provide a forum and methods to develop and maintain objective, unbiased, and uniform Electronic Commerce standards and guidelines that encourage open competition and free choice, and are in the best interest of all entities conducting business with and within the Collision Industry. |
Collision Industry |
|
| CTIA |
The Wireless Association® |
Represents industry for regulatory and legislative efforts, coordinates industry voluntary efforts and trade shows and administers the Common Short Code (CSC) for wireless addressing for U.S. Wireless carriers. |
Wireless |
Global |
| DMG |
Data Mining Group |
Vendor led group which develops data mining standards, such as the Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) |
Software Applications - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) |
Global |
| DMTF |
Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. |
Leading the development, adoption and promotion of interoperable distributed information management standards and initiatives. |
Software Applications |
Global |
| ebIX |
The European forum for energy Business Information eXchange |
Advance, develop and standardise the use of electronic information exchange in the energy industry. |
Utilities |
Europe |
| eBSC |
eBusiness Standardization Committee |
Develops and publishes the BMEcat, an XML standard to exchange catalog information. |
Electronic |
Germany |
| eClass |
eClass -Classification and Product Description |
Defines, further develops and markets the cross-industry and international classification standard eCl@ss. |
Automotive, Chemical |
Global |
| ECMA |
ECMA International |
Standardization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Consumer Electronics (CE). |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| Energistics |
Energy Standards Resource Centre |
Facilitates the development, deployment and maintenance of collaborative technologies using open data exchange standards for the upstream oil and natural gas industry. |
Oil & Gas |
Global |
| EPCglobal |
EPCglobal - Electronic Product Code Global |
Develops industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) to support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in today's fast-moving, information rich, trading networks. |
Consumer Products and Retail |
Global |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
Produces globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies. |
Telecommunications |
Europe |
| FIATA |
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations |
Global voice for freight forwarding industry, promote and protect interests with international bodies, disseminate information, improve quality of services by developing and promoting uniform forwarding documents, standard trading conditions, and training, tools for ecommerce including EDI and barcode. |
Transportation - Freight Logistics |
|
| GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
Pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework that sets out the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| GS1 |
GS1 |
Dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve efficiency and visibility in supply and demand chains globally and across sectors. |
Consumer Products and Retail |
Global |
| GSMA |
GSMA Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) |
Ensures mobile phones and wireless services work globally and are easily accessible, enhancing their value to individual customers and national economies, while creating new business opportunities for operators and their suppliers. |
Telecommunications - Mobile phone operators |
Global |
| HDMA |
Healthcare Distribution Management Association |
Represents healthcare distributors for policy making, standards advocacy, defining electronic commerce standards, common processes and best practices. |
Healthcare |
USA |
| HieC |
Health Industry Electronic Commerce Association |
Facilitate the development and implementation of Electronic Commerce frameworks in the Canadian Health Benefits industry. Members co-operate in the development of broad standards and/or vehicles that facilitate the current and future electronic transactions in support of health benefits administration. |
Health |
Canada |
| HIMSS |
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society |
Focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. |
Healthcare |
USA & Europe |
| HL7 (ANSI) |
Health Level Seven |
Facilitate the development and implementation of Electronic Commerce frameworks in the Canadian Health Benefits industry. HL7 is an ANSI Accredited Standards Development Organization. |
Healthcare |
Global |
| HR-XML |
HR-XML Consortium |
Dedicated to the development and promotion of a standard suite of XML specifications to enable e-business and the automation of human resources-related data exchanges. |
Cross Industry, Human Resources |
Global |
| HTNG |
Hotel Technology Next Generation |
Facilitates the development of next-generation, customer-centric technologies to better meet the needs of the global hotel community. |
Professional Services, Hotel |
Global |
| IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
Responsible for the global coordination of the DNS Root, IP addressing, and other Internet protocol resources. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
Develops commercial standards for Air Transportation, simplifies business processes, represents industry for regulation and legislation, and provides its members publications, education, and consulting. |
Transportation and Airline |
Global |
| ICANN |
Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers |
Develops policy to coordinate the unique identifiers for Internet addressing. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
Prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies — collectively known as "electrotechnology". |
Electrotechnical, Electric, Electronic and related Technologies |
Global |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
Foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. |
Electrical and Electronic and Higher Education & Research |
Global |
| IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
Making the Internet work better by producing high-quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| ISA |
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society |
Develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for automation professionals in the Western Hemisphere. |
Engineering and General Manufacturing |
Global |
| ISOC |
Internet Society |
Provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and policy around the world. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
Provides a forum for the development of technical standards that are in the best interests of the industry and users, advocacy of industry policies on legislative and regulatory matters, and collection, analysis, and dissemination of industry data. |
Electrical and Medical Imaging Equipment Manufacturers; Industrial Machinery & Components |
USA |
| NRF |
National Retail Federation® |
Advance and protect the interests of the retail industry and to help retailers achieve excellence in all areas of their business. |
Retail |
Global |
| OAGi |
Open Applications Group |
Focused on building enterprise ready process-based business language standards for both B2B and A2A. |
Automotive, Defense & Security, General Manufacturing and High Tech |
Global |
| OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
Drives the development, convergence and adoption of open standards for the global information society. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| ODMG |
Object Data Management Group |
The Object Data Management Group (ODMG) completed its work on object data management standards in 2001 and was disbanded. Content hosted by ODBMS.org. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| OMG |
Object Management Group |
OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, and an even wider range of industries. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA®). |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| PIDX (API) |
Petroleum Industry Data Exchange |
American Petroleum Institute (API) committee on electronic business standards and processes. |
Oil & Gas |
Americas |
| RapidNet |
Responsible Agriculture Product and Information Distribution |
Catalyst for the implementation of Electronic Business for Agri-Business in North America. |
Agriculture and related industries |
North America |
| RosettaNet |
RosettaNet, GS1 US |
Develops universal standards for the global supply chain, implements and certifies adoption of the standards. |
High Tech, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Logistics, Telecommunications |
Global |
| SAE International |
Society for Automotive Engineers |
Resource for standards development, events, and technical information and expertise used in designing, building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space. |
Automotive (Ground Vehicle) and Aerospace. |
Global |
| STAR |
Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail |
Catalyst in fulfilling the business information needs of dealers and manufacturers while reducing the time and effort required to support related activities - the IT standards organization for the retail automotive industry. |
Automotive - Retail |
|
| SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
Catalyst to shape financial market practice, define standards and consider solutions to issues of mutual interest and provides the proprietary communications network that allow our customers to connect and exchange financial information securely and reliably. |
Finance - Banking |
Global |
| TIA (ANSI) |
Telecommunications Industry Association |
Representing the global information and communications technology (ICT) industries through standards development, government affairs, business opportunities, market intelligence, certification and world-wide environmental regulatory compliance. |
Telecommunications |
Americas |
| VICS |
Voluntary Inter-industry Commerce Solutions Association |
Engage communities of interest to sit in open, safe forums to develop standard business guidelines based on real-world needs and processes. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
Develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| WS-I |
Web Services Interoperability Organization |
Establishing Best Practices for Web services interoperability, for selected groups of Web services standards, across platforms, operating systems and programming languages. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
These groups are focused on improving ebusiness for multiple industries and do not publish standards.
| Name |
Full Organization Name |
Focus |
Industry |
Geography |
| AFEI |
Association for Enterprise Integration |
Providing a framework for collaboration between government and industry on important and timely issues related to information across the enterprise. |
Defense & Security |
USA & Belgium |
| EIC |
Enterprise Interoperability Centre (originated from the ATHENA integrated project) |
Defines and applies integration methodology and tools leveraging existing standards where possible to define common public business processes for achieving interoperability of networked organizations across multiple industries. |
Cross Industry |
European Union |
| GCI-Japan |
Global Commerce Initiative - JAPAN |
CPLS |
Consumer Products |
Japan |
| GS1 US |
GS1 US |
Dedicated to the adoption and implementation of standards-based, global supply chain solutions that are open, consensus-based, and universally endorsed. NOTE: There are over 100 other GS1 member organizations throughout the world. GS1 US is the largest GS1 member organization and is the parent organization of RosettaNet.org, a standards organization. |
Consumer Products and Retail |
USA |
| ICEB |
International Consortium for Electronic Business |
Promotes research and education in electronic business. |
Education |
Global |
| Open Group |
Open Group |
Works towards enabling access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. |
Cross Industry |
Global |
| RosettaNet - Japan |
RosettaNet Japan |
The exclusive Japanese affiliate of RosettaNet, one of the largest organizations promoting supply chain standardization in the world. |
High Tech |
Japan |
These organizations are focused on improving ebusiness and processes for one industry – they publish guidelines, use cases, reports, and coordinate industry events but do not publish standards.
| Name |
Full Organization Name |
Focus |
Industry |
Geography |
| AAIA-AWDA |
Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (Joined with AAIA in 2004) |
Provides networking and educational programs, market research and communication tools, legislative and regulatory support, consumer education, etc. |
Automotive |
Americas |
| ACI WBP |
Airports Council International (ACI) World Business Partners |
Advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations. |
Airport Transportation |
Global |
| AGA |
American Gas Association |
National trade association representing energy utilities that deliver natural gas. |
Utilities |
USA |
| APICS |
Association for Operations Management |
Providing education, certification and a source of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics. |
Industrial Machinery & Components |
Global |
| APRA |
Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association |
Providing industry collaboration and events, supports design for remanufacturing |
Automotive |
North America |
| APV |
International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology |
Scientific association that publishes journal and organizes events. |
Life Sciences |
Global |
| CompTIA |
Computer Technology Industry Association |
Provide a unified voice, global advocacy and leadership, and to advance industry growth through standards, professional competence, education and business solutions. |
Computing Technology and Information Technology (IT) |
Global |
| CTDA |
Ceramic Tile Distributors Association |
Provide educational and networking opportunities for distributors of ceramic tile and their suppliers to further the consumption of ceramic tile |
Distribution |
Global |
| EDIFICE |
European B2B Forum for the Electronics Industry |
Provides a forum for companies with interests in Computing, Electronics, and Telecommunication, which as a group, drives and enables global standardised B2B adoption in Europe. Online repository of implementation guides: http://repository.edifice.org/ |
Computing, Electronics and Telecommunications |
Europe |
| EEI |
Edison Electric Institute |
Unites companies throughout the electric marketplace, identifying emerging opportunities and driving positive outcomes. |
Utilities |
USA |
| EICTA |
European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Association |
Dedicated to improving the business environment for the European information and communications technology and consumer electronics (ICT and CE) sector, and to promoting the industry’s contribution to economic growth and social progress in the European Union. |
Information Technology, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Digital Technology |
Europe |
| ESCA |
Electronics Supply Chain Association |
dedicated to promoting dialogue throughout the Electronics Supply Chain with specific emphasis on facilitating a robust supply chain infrastructure in its member companies. |
High Tech, Electronics |
|
| ETIS |
ETIS - European Telecommunications Information Service |
Improve business performance by personal exchange of information on using Information Communication Technologies (ICT) effectively by engaging its members in various working groups, sharing best-practices, benchmarking, web-based information services, discussion forums, EU projects, workshops and conferences. |
Telecommunications |
Europe |
| GCI |
Global Commerce Initiative |
Identifies opportunities for improvement, develops best practices, endorses global standards and drives adoption throughout the retail industry. |
Retail
Consumer Goods |
Global |
| GSA |
Global Semiconductor Alliance (formerly called Fabless Semiconductor Association) |
Accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. |
Semiconductor |
Venezuela |
| IFDA |
International Foodservice Distributors Association |
Advocates the interests of the foodservice distribution community in government and industry affairs through research, education, and communication |
Wholesale |
Global |
| III |
Institute for Information Industry |
The Institute for Information Industry (III) was established in 1979 as a non-governmental organization, jointly sponsored by the Taiwan government and prominent private enterprises, for the purpose of strengthening the developments of information industry in Taiwan. |
Information Technology |
Taiwan ROC |
| ISApartners |
Industrial Supply Association |
Information portal to help members increase sales, reduce expenses and improve profitability. |
Wholesale and Industrial Supply |
USA |
| ISPE |
ISPE - International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering |
Dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry. |
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing |
Global |
| ITI |
Information Technology Industry Council |
Group of the nation's leading high-tech companies and widely recognized as the tech industry's most effective lobbying organization in Washington, in various foreign capitals, and the WTO. |
Information Technology (IT) |
USA |
| MEMA |
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association |
Offers global intelligence, leading-edge market research, international business support, government representation, industry networking and commercial services. |
Automotive |
USA |
| MHEDA |
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association |
Dedicated to improving the proficiency of the independent material handling equipment distributor. |
Distribution - Material Handling |
Regional |
| NBMDA |
North American Building Material Distribution Association |
Develops and promotes the effectiveness of distribution processes to improve member profitability and growth. |
Distribution - Building Materials |
North America |
| NEDA |
National Electronic Distributors Association |
Dedicated to the enhancement of the distributor-manufacturer relationship by providing events and publications. |
Distribution - Electronic components |
USA |
| PDA |
Parenteral Drug Association |
Provides science, technology and regulatory information and education for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical community. |
Pharmaceutical |
Global |
| PERA |
Production Engine Remanufacturers Association |
Provide its members with the opportunity to exchange the ideas, methods and procedures necessary to efficiently produce remanufactured products which are equal or superior to original products in quality and performance. |
Automotive - Engine Remanufacturing |
USA |
| PTDA |
Power Transmission Distributors Association |
Provides networking, targeted education, relevant information and leading-edge business tools to help distributors and manufacturers meet marketplace demands competitively and profitably. |
Distribution - Power Transmission |
Global |
| PWA |
Performance Warehouse Association |
Specialty automotive parts wholesalers joined together and dealing with management, financial and legislative matters. |
Automotive - Parts Wholesalers |
Americas |
| SEDA |
Safety Equipment Distributor's Association |
Provides education, product, regulatory and supply chain learning programs. |
Distribution - Safety Equipment |
Regional |
| SIA |
Semiconductor Industry Association |
Provides U.S. semiconductor companies a forum and a voice to advance the global competitiveness. |
Semiconductor |
USA |
| TSIA |
Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association |
Meets the growing demand on industrial activities to promote the cooperation and the development of Taiwan’s local semiconductor industry. |
Semiconductor |
Taiwan ROC |
| VCI |
Verband der Chemischen Industrie (German Chemical Industry Association) |
Represents over 90% of the entire German chemical industry. |
Chemicals |
German |
| WC |
World Congress |
Provides healthcare conferences, forges health care communities by convening senior executives from all segments of the industry and government policymaking. |
Healthcare |
Global |
These organizations publish standards and support international standards for their own nation.
| Nation |
Name |
Full Organization Name |
ISO Members |
| Afghanistan |
ANSA |
Afghanistan National Standardization Authority |
ISO Profile |
| Albania |
DPS |
General Directorate of Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Algeria |
IANOR |
Institut Algerien de Normalisation |
ISO Profile |
| Argentina |
IRAM |
Instituto Argentino de Normalizacion |
ISO Profile |
| Armenia |
SARM |
National Institute of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Australia |
ON |
Austrian Standards Institute |
N/A |
| Australia |
SA |
Standards Australia |
ISO Profile |
| Austria |
ASI |
Austrian Standards Institute |
ISO Profile |
| Azerbaijan |
AZSTAND |
State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Azerbaijan Republic |
ISO Profile |
| Bahrain |
BSMD |
Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate |
ISO Profile |
| Bangladesh |
BSTI |
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute |
ISO Profile |
| Barbados |
BNSI |
Barbados National Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Belarus |
BELST |
Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Belarus |
ISO Profile |
| Belgium |
NBN |
Bureau de Normalisation |
ISO Profile |
| Benin |
CEBENOR |
Centre Béninois de Normalisation et de Gestion de la Qualité |
ISO Profile |
| Bhutan |
SQCA |
Standards and Quality Control Authority |
ISO Profile |
| Bolivia |
IBNORCA |
Instituto Boliviano de Normalizacion y Calidad |
ISO Profile |
| Bosnia/Herzegovina |
BAS |
Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
ISO Profile |
| Botswana |
BOBS |
Botswana Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Brazil |
ABNT |
Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas |
ISO Profile |
| Brunei Darussalam |
CPRU |
Construction Planning and Research Unit |
ISO Profile |
| Bulgaria |
BDS |
Bulgarian Institute for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Burkina Faso |
FASONORM |
Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité |
ISO Profile |
| Burundi |
BBN |
Bureau Burundais de Normalisation et Contrôle de la Qualité |
ISO Profile |
| Cambodia |
ISC |
Department of Industrial Standards of Cambodia |
ISO Profile |
| Cameroon |
CDNQ |
Division de la Normalisation et de la Qualité |
ISO Profile |
| Canada |
SCC |
Standards Council of Canada |
ISO Profile |
| Caribbean |
CROSQ |
Caribbean Regional Organization for Standards and Quality |
N/A |
| Chile |
INN |
Instituto Nacional de Normalizacion |
ISO Profile |
| China |
SAC |
Standardization Administration of China |
ISO Profile |
| China |
MOST |
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China |
N/A |
| Colombia |
ICONTEC |
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Tecnicas y Certificacion |
ISO Profile |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
OCC |
Office Congolais de Contrôle |
ISO Profile |
| Congo, the Republic of the |
ACONOR |
Association Congolaise de Normalisation |
ISO Profile |
| Costa Rica |
INTEC |
Instituto de Normas Tecnicas de Costa Rica |
ISO Profile |
| Croatia |
HZN |
Croatian Standards Institute |
ISO Profile |
| Cuba |
NC |
Oficina Nacional de Normalización (NC) |
ISO Profile |
| Cyprus |
CYS |
Cyprus Organization for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Czech Republic |
UNMZ |
Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing |
ISO Profile |
| Côte-d'Ivoire |
CODINORM |
Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation |
ISO Profile |
| Denmark |
DS |
Dansk Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Dominica |
DBOS |
Dominica Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Dominican Republic |
DIGENOR |
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad |
ISO Profile |
| Ecuador |
INEN |
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalizacion |
ISO Profile |
| Egypt |
EOS |
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality |
ISO Profile |
| El Salvador |
CONACYT |
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología |
ISO Profile |
| Eritrea |
ESI |
Eritrean Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Estonia |
EVS |
Estonian Centre for Standardisation |
ISO Profile |
| Ethiopia |
QSAE |
Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia |
ISO Profile |
| Fiji |
FTSQCO |
Fiji Trade Standards and Quality Control Office |
ISO Profile |
| Finland |
SFS |
Finnish Standards Association SFS |
ISO Profile |
| France |
AFNOR |
French Standards Association |
ISO Profile |
| Gabon |
ANTT |
Agence de Normalisation et de Transfert de Technologies |
ISO Profile |
| Gambia |
GAMSFP |
Gambia Standards Focal Point |
ISO Profile |
| Georgia |
GEOSTM |
Georgian National Agency for Standards, Technical Regulations and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Germany |
DIN |
German Institute for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Ghana |
GSB |
Ghana Standards Board |
ISO Profile |
| Greece |
ELOT |
National Standards Organization of Greece |
ISO Profile |
| Grenada |
GDBS |
Grenada Bureau of Standards |
N/A |
| Guatemala |
COGUANOR |
Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas |
ISO Profile |
| Guatemala |
MINECO |
Ministerio de Economia de Guatemala |
N/A |
| Guinea |
IGNM |
Institut Guinéen de Normalisation et de Métrologie |
ISO Profile |
| Guyana |
GNBS |
Guyana National Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Honduras |
COHCIT |
Consejo Hondureño de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (COHCIT) |
ISO Profile |
| Hong Kong, China |
Digital 21 |
Digital 21 Strategy |
N/A |
| Hong Kong, China |
ITC |
Innovation and Technology Commission |
ISO Profile |
| Hungary |
MSZT |
Hungarian Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Iceland |
IST |
Icelandic Standards |
ISO Profile |
| India |
BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Indonesia |
BSN |
National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (Badan) |
ISO Profile |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
ISRI |
Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran |
ISO Profile |
| Iraq |
COSQC |
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control |
ISO Profile |
| Ireland |
NSAI |
National Standards Authority of Ireland |
ISO Profile |
| Israel |
SII |
Standards Institution of Israel |
ISO Profile |
| Italy |
UNI |
Italian Organization for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Jamaica |
BSJ |
Bureau of Standards Jamaica |
ISO Profile |
| Japan |
JEITA |
Japanese Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association |
N/A |
| Japan |
JETRO |
Japanese External Trade Organization |
N/A |
| Japan |
JISC |
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee |
ISO Profile |
| Japan |
JSA |
Japanese Standards Association |
N/A |
| Jordan |
JISM |
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Kazakhstan, Republic of |
KAZMEMST |
Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Kenya |
KEBS |
Kenya Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic |
CSK |
Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
ISO Profile |
| Korea, Republic of |
KATS |
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Kuwait |
PAI |
Public Authority for Industry |
ISO Profile |
| Kyrgyzstan |
NISM |
National Institute for Standards and Metrology of the Kyrgyz Republic |
ISO Profile |
| Lao People's Democratic Rep. |
DISM |
Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Latvia |
LVS |
Latvijas Standarts |
ISO Profile |
| Lebanon |
LIBNOR |
Lebanese Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Lesotho |
LSQAS |
Standards and Quality Assurance Department |
ISO Profile |
| Liberia |
LDS |
Liberia Division of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
LNCSM |
Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Lithuania |
LST |
Lithuanian Standards Board |
ISO Profile |
| Luxembourg |
ILNAS |
Institut luxembourgeois de la normalisation, de l'accréditation, de la sécurité et qualité des produits et services |
ISO Profile |
| Macau, China |
CPTTM |
Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center |
ISO Profile |
| Madagascar |
BNM |
Bureau de Normes de Madagascar |
ISO Profile |
| Malawi |
MBS |
Malawi Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Malaysia |
DSM |
Department of Standards Malaysia |
ISO Profile |
| Malaysia |
SIRIM |
Standards Malaysia (SIRIM Berhad) |
N/A |
| Malta |
MSA |
Malta Standards Authority |
ISO Profile |
| Mauritania |
DNPQ |
Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité |
ISO Profile |
| Mauritus |
MSB |
Mauritius Standards Bureau |
ISO Profile |
| Mexico |
DGN |
General Bureau of Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Moldova, Republic of |
INSM |
National Institute of Standardization and Metrology (Moldova) |
ISO Profile |
| Mongolia |
MASM |
Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Montenegro |
ISME |
Institute for Standardization of Montenegro |
ISO Profile |
| Morocco |
SNIMA (MCINET) |
Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine |
ISO Profile |
| Mozambique |
INNOQ |
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade |
ISO Profile |
| Myanmar |
MSTRD |
Myanma Scientific and Technological Research Department |
ISO Profile |
| Namibia |
NSI |
Namibian Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Nepal |
NBSM |
Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Netherlands |
NEN |
Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut |
ISO Profile |
| Netherlands |
NKN |
Normalisatie Kringen Nederland - standards society |
N/A |
| New Zealand |
SNZ |
Standards New Zealand |
ISO Profile |
| Nigeria |
SON |
Standards Organisation of Nigeria |
ISO Profile |
| Norway |
SN |
Standards Norway |
ISO Profile |
| Oman |
DGSM |
Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements |
ISO Profile |
| Pakistan |
PSQCA |
Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority |
ISO Profile |
| Palestine |
PSI |
Palestine Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Panama |
COPANIT |
Comisión Panameña de Normas Industriales y Técnicas |
ISO Profile |
| Papua New Guinea |
NISIT |
National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology |
ISO Profile |
| Paraguay |
INTN |
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología |
ISO Profile |
| Peru |
INDECOPI |
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual |
ISO Profile |
| Philippines |
BPS |
Bureau of Product Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Poland |
PKN |
Polish Committee for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Portugal |
IPQ |
Instituto Portugues da Qualidade |
ISO Profile |
| Qatar |
QS |
Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Romania |
ASRO |
Asociatia de Standardizare din România |
ISO Profile |
| Russian Federation |
GOST R |
Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Russian Federation |
Minvyazi |
Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation |
N/A |
| Rwanda |
RBS |
Rwanda Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Saint Lucia |
SLBS |
St. Lucia Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
SVGBS |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Saudi Arabia |
SASO |
Saudi Arabian Standards Organization |
ISO Profile |
| Senegal |
ASN |
Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation |
ISO Profile |
| Serbia |
ISS |
Institute for Standardization Serbia |
ISO Profile |
| Seychelles |
SBS |
Seychelles Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Sierra Leone |
SLSB |
Sierra Leone Standards Bureau |
ISO Profile |
| Singapore |
SPRING |
The Singapore Standardisation Programme |
ISO Profile |
| Slovakia |
SUTN |
Slovak Standards Institute |
ISO Profile |
| Slovenia |
SIST |
Slovenian Institute for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| South Africa |
SABS |
South African Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Spain |
AENOR |
Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification |
ISO Profile |
| Sri Lanka |
SLSI |
Sri Lanka Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Sudan |
SSMO |
Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization |
ISO Profile |
| Suriname |
SSB |
Suriname Standards Bureau |
ISO Profile |
| Swaziland |
SWASA |
Swaziland Standards Authority |
ISO Profile |
| Sweden |
SIS |
Swedish Standards Institute |
ISO Profile |
| Switzerland |
SNV |
Swiss Association for Standardization |
ISO Profile |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
SASMO |
Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| Taiwan ROC |
BSMI |
Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, M.O.E.A., R.O.C |
N/A |
| Tajikistan |
TJKSTN |
Agency of Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection |
ISO Profile |
| Tanzania, United Republic of |
TBS |
Tanzania Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Thailand |
TISI |
Thai Industrial Standards Institute - Ministry of Industry |
ISO Profile |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
ISRM |
Standardization Institute of the Republic of Macedonia |
ISO Profile |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
TTBS |
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Tunisia |
INNORPI |
Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle |
ISO Profile |
| Turkey |
TSE |
Turkish Standards Institution |
ISO Profile |
| Turkmenistan |
MSST |
The Major State Service "Turkmenstandartlary" |
ISO Profile |
| Uganda |
UNBS |
Uganda National Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Ukraine |
DSSU |
State Committee on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy of Ukraine |
ISO Profile |
| United Arab Emirates |
ESMA |
Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology |
ISO Profile |
| United Kingdom |
BSI Group |
British Standards Institute |
ISO Profile |
| United States of America |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
ISO Profile |
| United States of America |
DPAPSS |
Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing |
N/A |
| United States of America |
FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
N/A |
| United States of America |
NIST |
National Institute of Science and Technology |
N/A |
| Uruguay |
UNIT |
Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Tecnicas |
ISO Profile |
| Uzbekistan |
UZSTANDARD |
Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Uzbekistan |
ISO Profile |
| Venezuela |
FONDONORMA |
Fondo Para La Normaizacio y Certificacion de Calidad |
ISO Profile |
| Viet Nam |
STAMEQ (TCVN) |
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality |
ISO Profile |
| Yemen |
YSMO |
Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Organization |
ISO Profile |
| Zambia |
ZABS |
Zambia Bureau of Standards |
ISO Profile |
| Zimbabwe |
SAZ |
Standards Association of Zimbabwe
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ISO Profile
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These groups establish legislation that impacts global trade.
| Name |
Full Organization Name |
Focus |
Industry |
Geography |
| FSIO |
U.S. Financial Systems Integration Office |
Develop performance measures, standard business processes, data specifications and business rules for core financial management functions. |
Defense & Security |
USA |
| HIPAA (HHS) |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
Establish national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addressed the security and privacy of health data – HIPPA was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
Healthcare |
USA |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
Dealing with the rules of trade between nations to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. |
Producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers |
Global |
These groups are focused on the broader aspects of economic development and electronic business is only a part of their overall objectives.
| Name |
Full Organization Name |
Focus |
Industry |
Geography |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to promote regional peace and stability |
Cross Industry |
Asia |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
Economic Development and world trade |
Statistics, analysis and research for trade, environment, agriculture, technology and fiscal policy. |
Global |
| The World Bank |
The World Bank |
Global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards |
n/a |
Global |
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