International Organization for Standardization

Summary

International Organization for Standardization is a standards organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of standards_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,816 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to International Organization for Standardization is ISO standard^[3].
• International Organization for Standardization was a member of Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology^[4].
• International Organization for Standardization is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• International Organization for Standardization's instance of is recorded as standards organization^[6].
• International Organization for Standardization's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization^[7].
• International Organization for Standardization's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization^[8].
• International Organization for Standardization's official language is recorded as English^[9].
• International Organization for Standardization's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• International Organization for Standardization's official language is recorded as Russian^[11].
• International Organization for Standardization's headquarters location is recorded as Vernier^[12].
• International Organization for Standardization's child organization or unit is recorded as ISO/IEC JTC 1^[13].
• International Organization for Standardization's child organization or unit is recorded as Q1295787^[14].
• International Organization for Standardization's Commons category is recorded as ISO^[15].
• February 23, 1947 marks the founding of International Organization for Standardization^[16].
• International Organization for Standardization's official website is recorded as https://www.iso.org/^[17].
• International Organization for Standardization's official website is recorded as https://www.iso.org/fr/^[18].
• International Organization for Standardization's official website is recorded as https://www.iso.org/ru/^[19].
• International Organization for Standardization's official website is recorded as https://iso.ch^[20].
• International Organization for Standardization's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Organization for Standardization^[21].
• International Organization for Standardization's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[22].
• International Organization for Standardization's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[23].
• International Organization for Standardization's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[24].
• International Organization for Standardization's phone number is recorded as +41-22-7490111^[25].
• International Organization for Standardization's replaces is recorded as International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations^[26].
• International Organization for Standardization's topic has template is recorded as Template:ISO standards^[27].

Body

Founding

February 23, 1947 marks the founding of International Organization for Standardization^[16].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'ISO'}^[28], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ИСО'}^[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ISO'}^[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISO'}^[31].

Operations

International Organization for Standardization's headquarters location is recorded as Vernier^[12]. Subsidiaries include ISO/IEC JTC 1^[13], a technical committee^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1986^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35] and Q1295787^[14], an organization^[36], in Singapore^[37].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for International Organization for Standardization include World Standards Day^[38], a world day^[39], founded in 1970^[40].

Why It Matters

International Organization for Standardization ranks in the top 2% of standards_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,816 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Works attributed to it include ISO 26262^[43], an ISO standard^[44] and ISO 15118^[45], an ISO standard^[46]. Entities named for it include World Standards Day^[38], a world day^[39], founded in 1970^[40].