International Electrotechnical Commission

Summary

International Electrotechnical Commission is a standards organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of standards_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• International Electrotechnical Commission was a member of Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology^[3].
• International Electrotechnical Commission is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's image is recorded as International Electrotechnical Commission - Central Office - Geneva.jpg^[5].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's instance of is recorded as standards organization^[6].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization^[7].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's official language is recorded as French^[9].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's logo image is recorded as International Electrotechnical Commission Logo.svg^[10].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[11].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119561631^[12].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's ISNI is recorded as 0000000095331398^[13].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133254239^[14].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's GND ID is recorded as 7235-7^[15].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81008302^[16].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11875169k^[17].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's IdRef ID is recorded as 026518600^[18].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01869075^[19].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00288441^[20].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's Commons category is recorded as International Electrotechnical Commission^[21].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35230267^[22].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's has part is recorded as ISO/IEC JTC 1^[23].
• +1906-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Electrotechnical Commission^[24].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.221135662468534, 'lon': 6.139043167289269}^[25].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03x9w^[26].
• International Electrotechnical Commission's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2003181180^[27].

Body

Founding

+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Electrotechnical Commission^[24].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IEC'}^[28] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CEI'}^[29].

Operations

International Electrotechnical Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[11].

Why It Matters

International Electrotechnical Commission ranks in the top 8% of standards_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Works attributed to it include IEC 61508^[32], an IEC standard^[33], written by it^[34].