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In 1968, the Correspondent Member was created as a category for organizations from countries without fully-developed national standards. Correspondent Members do no participate in the technical and policy development work of the ISO but received full information on issues relevant to their organization.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_developing_countries.htm Developing Countries]</ref><ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_members/correspondent_members.htm Correspndent Member]</ref> | In 1968, the Correspondent Member was created as a category for organizations from countries without fully-developed national standards. Correspondent Members do no participate in the technical and policy development work of the ISO but received full information on issues relevant to their organization.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_developing_countries.htm Developing Countries]</ref><ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_members/correspondent_members.htm Correspndent Member]</ref> | ||
In 1971, ISO | In 1971, ISO began publishing its technical works as International Standards. This paved the way to the expansion of the organization, which became an international specialized organization actively involved in international communities.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/expansion.pdf The Expansion of the ISO]</ref> | ||
In 1979, the ISO Technical Committee (TC) 176, Quality Management and Quality Assurance was established. In 1986, the ISO/TC 176 released ISO 8402 as its first standard defining the standard terminology for quality management. Subsequently in 1987, TC 176 published ISO 9001, IS0 9002, ISO 9003 and 1SOP 9004; a complete a requirement and guidance for quality management systems including Research & Development used by different organizations.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_quality_management_standards.htm Quality Management Standards]</ref> | In 1979, the ISO Technical Committee (TC) 176, Quality Management and Quality Assurance was established. In 1986, the ISO/TC 176 released ISO 8402 as its first standard defining the standard terminology for quality management. Subsequently in 1987, TC 176 published ISO 9001, IS0 9002, ISO 9003 and 1SOP 9004; a complete a requirement and guidance for quality management systems including Research & Development used by different organizations.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/the_iso_story/iso_story_quality_management_standards.htm Quality Management Standards]</ref> | ||
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==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
A five-year strategic plan approved by the ISO members serves as a guideline in the operations of the organization | A five-year strategic plan approved by the ISO members serves as a guideline in the operations of the organization.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | ||
The General Assembly is the highest authority of the organization, which is composed of its Principal officers and delegates appointed by the member bodies. Members of the General Assembly meet every year and the President is the Chairman. The membership of the General Assembly is divided into three categories: | The General Assembly is the highest authority of the organization, which is composed of its Principal officers and delegates appointed by the member bodies. Members of the General Assembly meet every year and the President is the Chairman. The membership of the General Assembly is divided into three categories: | ||
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The ISO Central Secretariat has 154 full-time staff from 124 countries who are tasked to provide administrative and technical support to ISO Members.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_in_figures.htm ISO in figures for the year 2010]</ref> It is also responsible for coordinating and publishing the output of the decentralized standards development program and serves as the secretariat of the governing bodies, policy development committees and their subsidiary bodies.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | The ISO Central Secretariat has 154 full-time staff from 124 countries who are tasked to provide administrative and technical support to ISO Members.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_in_figures.htm ISO in figures for the year 2010]</ref> It is also responsible for coordinating and publishing the output of the decentralized standards development program and serves as the secretariat of the governing bodies, policy development committees and their subsidiary bodies.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref> | ||
==Development of ISO Standards== | |||
New ISO Standards are developed when a proposal is submitted by sectors or stakeholders and then approved by the majority members of the Technical Committee, which identifies the global relevance of the proposal. The three policy development committees of the ISO also submit recommendations to develop new international standards for their stakeholder groups.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/how_iso_develops_standards.htm How ISO Decides to Develop Standards]</ref> | New ISO Standards are developed when a proposal is submitted by sectors or stakeholders and then approved by the majority members of the Technical Committee, which identifies the global relevance of the proposal. The three policy development committees of the ISO also submit recommendations to develop new international standards for their stakeholder groups.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/how_iso_develops_standards.htm How ISO Decides to Develop Standards]</ref> | ||
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==ISO and ICANN== | ==ISO and ICANN== | ||
Country Code Top Level Domain Names ([[ccTLD]]s) were introduced and implemented by [[Jon Postel]], then head of the Internet Names and Number Authority ([[IANA]]), through RFC 920 <ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc920.txt Domain Requirements]</ref> & RFC 1591, which stated that the two-letter country codes are based on ISO 3166-1.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1591.txt?number=1591 Domain Name System Structure and Delegation]</ref><ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/background_on_iso_3166/iso_3166-1_and_cctlds.htm ISO 3166-1 and country coded Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)]</ref> In September 2000, the [[ICANN Board]] approved a resolution confirming that the alpha-2 codes under ISO-3166-1 can be delegated as ccTLDs, unless the code is reserved by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency.<ref>[http://books.google.com/booksid=H_iyRLuCVc8C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=ICANN+implements+the+ISO+3166+ccTLD&source=bl&ots=KI2G51_jGz&sig=Cr9hBYSoHZXP6hJ-R_bGidwOtNg&hl=en&ei=cox1TpjfNdPTiALO4_2zAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false E-Commerce and Development Report 2002, page 29]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Organizations]] | [[Category:Organizations]] | ||