ISO, UNIDO Publish Book on Organizing Standardization to Assist Developing, Transition Economies
September 10, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) published a book targeted at helping developing countries and economies in transition develop the optimal organization and use of a national standardization infrastructure as a lever for their economic development, trading capacity and a support for consumer, social and environmental protection.
Fast forward - National Standards Bodies in Developing Countries is intended as an introduction and tool for people who are tasked with the establishment, upgrading and management of a national standards body (NSB) in a developing country or transition economy.
The book explains the role of standardization in industrial development, trade facilitation and improving access to global markets. It describes how standardization is interlinked with the disciplines of metrology and conformity assessment.
It also describes how the three form essential building blocks for developing a quality infrastructure that enables sustainable development can lead to participation in international trade and satisfies the technical requirements of the multilateral trading system.
Other topics covered include:
- The World Trade Organization and its influence on standardization.
- A closer look at standards.
- International, regional and national standard bodies.
- Activities and structure of an NSB.
- Information, sales and promotion.
- International and regional relations.
"Realities and priorities in developing countries are different from those that pertain to the developed world; a typical standards body structure and mode of operation that work well and meet the needs of stakeholders in a developed country are unlikely to be the perfect answer in the developing world," said UNIDO Director-General Kandeh K.Yumkella and ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden in the preface of the book.
To order the 88-page book, go to http://www.iso.org.
Source: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).