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April 22, 2019

ISO Issues Guide to Prevent Cyberattacks

GENEVA, Switzerland—The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has issued new guidelines to help manufacturers prevent cyberattacks and other digital threats that are becoming increasingly common. ISO/IEC TS 27008 […]
April 22, 2019

Raising new ISO standards for saving the planet

Floods, droughts, record-breaking temperatures – the evidence indicates that addressing climate change has become one of the world’s most pressing issues, which is why the publication of […]
April 16, 2019

ISO Technical Report Helps Assess Nanomaterials’ Environmental Impacts

ISO TR 21386 was developed by ISO TC 229, Working Group 3, Health, safety and environment. WG 3 is U.S. led, operating under the leadership of […]
April 16, 2019

ISO Publishes Standard on Matrix of Properties and Measurement Techniques for Graphene and Related 2D Materials

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published standard ISO/TR 19733:2019, “Nanotechnologies — Matrix of properties and measurement techniques for graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) materials.”  […]
April 10, 2019

The quality of national libraries contained in new ISO standard

National libraries are amazing resources, community assets and treasure troves of knowledge. But what makes them so amazing? A new ISO standard helps to find that […]
April 10, 2019

ISO standards support health for all

At least half of the world’s population still do not have full coverage of healthcare services. Even more, where you live in the world can have […]
April 5, 2019

Standards cooperation is key to making AI and smart cities a reality

Every year, a dozen organizations come together to focus on global standards collaboration in the area of information and communication technology. This year’s meeting, GSC-22, was held in […]
April 3, 2019

Professional farmer organizations: new guidelines for a well-fed world

Providing nutritious food for one in every nine people who are going hungry today means rethinking how we grow, share and consume food. With pressures such […]
April 1, 2019

The ISO International Standard that keeps us all up to date

Today’s sophisticated and ever-changing technologies have made the world smaller and opened up new ways of communicating. The publication of a revised International Standard ensures that […]