Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference Louisville, Kentucky

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U.S. Participation in the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference
  Louisville, Kentucky

Presented by Robert W. Noth Manager, Engineering
Standards Deere Company 2005-02-15
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Overview of ISO Organizational Structure
U.S. Participation in the International
Organization for Standardization February 15,
2005 AETC Conference
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International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)

• The ISO is a non-government organization and
  network of the national standards institutes of
  countries, one member per country, with a Central
  Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that
  coordinates the system
• The purpose of ISO (founded in 1947) is to
  facilitate the internationalization and
  unification of standards and related activities
  over almost the entire range of technology
  (except that covered by the International
  Electrotechnical Commission (IEC))

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ISOs National Member Bodies
Algeria (IANOR) Argentina (IRAM) Armenia (SARM)
Australia (SA) Austria (ON) Azerbaijan
(AZSTAND) Bahrain (BSMD) Bangladesh (BSTI)
Barbados (BNSI) Belarus (BELST) Belgium (IBN)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BASMP) Botswana (BOBS)
Brazil (ABNT) Bulgaria (BDS) Canada (SCC)
Chile (INN) China (SAC) Colombia (ICONTEC)
Costa Rica (INTECO) Croatia (DZNM) Cuba (NC)
Cyprus (CYS) Czech Republic (CSNI)
Côte-d'Ivoire (CODINORM) Danemark (DS) Ecuador
(INEN)

• Egypt (EOS)
• Ethiopia (QSAE)
• Finland (SFS)
• France (AFNOR)
• Germany (DIN)
• Ghana (GSB)
• Greece (ELOT)
• Hungary (MSZT)
• Iceland (IST)
• India (BIS)
• Indonesia (BSN)
• Iran, Islamic Republic of (ISIRI)
• Iraq (COSQC)
• Ireland (NSAI)
• Israel (SII)
• Italy (UNI)
• Jamaica (JBS)
• Japan (JISC)
• Jordan (JISM)

Luxembourg (SEE) Malaysia (DSM) Malta (MSA)
Mauritius (MSB) Mexico (DGN) Mongolia (MASM)
Morocco (SNIMA) Netherlands (NEN) New Zealand
(SNZ) Nigeria (SON) Norway (SN) Oman (DGSM)
Pakistan (PSQCA) Panama (COPANIT) Philippines
(BPS) Poland (PKN) Portugal (IPQ) Qatar (QS)
Romania (ASRO) Russian Federation (GOST R)
Saint Lucia (SLBS) Saudi Arabia (SASO) Serbia
and Montenegro (ISSM) Singapore (SPRING SG)
Slovakia (SUTN) Slovenia (SIST)
South Africa (SABS) Spain (AENOR) Sri Lanka
(SLSI) Sweden (SIS) Switzerland (SNV) Syrian
Arab Republic (SASMO) Tanzania, United Republic
of (TBS) Thailand (TISI) The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia (ISRM) Trinidad and Tobago
(TTBS) Tunisia (INORPI) Turkey (TSE) USA
(ANSI) Ukraine (DSSU) United Arab Emirates
(ESMA) United Kingdom (BSI) Uruguay (UNIT)
Uzbekistan (UZSTANDARD) Venezuela (FONDONORMA)
Viet Nam (TCVN) Zimbabwe (SAZ)
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• The American National Standards Institute (ANSI),
  is the official U.S. member of the ISO and other
  related international and regional
  standardization bodies
• The ANSI mission is to enhance the global
  competitiveness of U.S. business and the American
  quality of life by promoting and facilitating
  voluntary consensus standards and conformity
  assessment systems and ensuring their integrity

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The ANSI ISO Council is responsible for
developing ANSI policy positions on issues
exclusive to the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) as well as preparing ANSI
delegations to the ISO General Assembly, ISO
Council and ISO Technical Management Board
(ISO/TMB).
U.S. Participation in the International
Organization for Standardization February 15,
2005 AETC Conference
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ANSI IPC MISSION

• Develop and maintain ANSIs international
  strategies and goals for standards and conformity
  assessment to achieve these objectives
•          Foster global trade
•          Meet societal needs related to
  security, safety, health, and the environment
•          Promote fair play and equitable
  national treatment within global standardization
  infrastructures
•          Promote effective leadership and
  technical expertise in international and regional
  organizations
•          Protect intellectual property rights
•          Enhance global competitiveness of U.S.
  business.
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ANSI IPC STRATEGIES

• Encourage international adoption of US sector
  supported standards or new work item proposals to
  facilitate trade in goods and delivery of
  services in the manner preferred by the business
  sectors involved.
• Advance the ANSI Cardinal Principles of openness,
  transparency, balance of interests and voluntary
  consensus in international, regional and national
  standards development
• Promote continuous improvement in the efficiency
  and cost effectiveness of standards development
  and conformity assessment processes around the
  world, including coordination on emerging and
  converging technologies.
• Encourage participation and diversity to improve
  the balance of stakeholder interests in national,
  regional and international standards and
  conformity assessment activities

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ANSI IPC STRATEGIES

• Identify, recruit and support qualified
  individuals to serve in leadership and technical
  expert positions in the international standards
  and conformity assessment arenas
• Develop and maintain cooperative, collaborative
  and credible partnerships with organizations
  related to international commerce and public
  interest
• Support and mentor developing nations to focus on
  standards participation in sectors key to their
  national economy.
• Establish effective communications processes and
  educational programs.

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ANSI AIC STRATEGIES

• Identify specific policy and procedural needs of
  differing sectors.
• Advocate policy and procedural flexibility in
  international and regional standards
  organizations to support the needs of different
  sectors.
• Consider establishing mechanisms in international
  and regional standards organizations for sectors
  to fund special services supporting technical
  work.
• Promote the understanding that the term
  international standard is not limited to only
  those developed by ISO, IEC and ITU-T.

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ANSI AIC STRATEGIES

• Establish cooperative and procedural frameworks
  to coordinate the work programs of various
  organizations to realize one international
  standard on a given subject and to minimize
  resource burdens for stakeholders.
• Ensure ISO, IEC and ITU-T properly respect the
  rights and commercial property of partners or
  other organizations developing globally relevant
  standards
• Continually provide for effective communications
  and promotion on global relevance to ensure
  consistent implementation.

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• GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Principal officers
• Delegates of
• - Member bodies
• - Correspondent Members
• - Subscriber Members

• Policy development
• committees, standing committees, and ad hoc
  advisory groups
• STRATEGIES
• FINANCE
• CASCO
• COPOLCO
• DEVCO
• INFCO

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
COUNCIL

• Committees on general
• standardization
• principles
• REMCO

CENTRAL SECRETARIAT
Technical advisory groups
Technical Committees
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• GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Principal officers
• Delegates of
• - Member bodies
• - Correspondent Members
• - Subscriber Members

• Policy development
• committees, standing committees, and ad hoc
  advisory groups
• STRATEGIES
• FINANCE
• CASCO
• COPOLCO
• DEVCO
• INFCO

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
COUNCIL

• Committees on general
• standardization
• principles
• REMCO

CENTRAL SECRETARIAT
Technical advisory groups
Technical Committees
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• GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Principal officers
• Delegates of
• - Member bodies
• - Correspondent Members
• - Subscriber Members

• Policy development
• committees, standing committees, and ad hoc
  advisory groups
• STRATEGIES
• FINANCE
• CASCO
• COPOLCO
• DEVCO
• INFCO

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
COUNCIL

• Committees on general
• standardization
• principles
• REMCO

CENTRAL SECRETARIAT
Technical advisory groups
Technical Committees
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• GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Principal officers
• Delegates of
• - Member bodies
• - Correspondent Members
• - Subscriber Members

• Policy development
• committees, standing committees, and ad hoc
  advisory groups
• STRATEGIES
• FINANCE
• CASCO
• COPOLCO
• DEVCO
• INFCO

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
COUNCIL

• Committees on general
• standardization
• principles
• REMCO

CENTRAL SECRETARIAT
Technical advisory groups
Technical Committees
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Technical Committees (TC)

• Responsible for conducting technical work of ISO
• Formed when new area of technical work is
  identified and if . . .
• at least two thirds (2/3) majority of the ISO
  member bodies submitting votes in favor
• at least five (5) ISO member bodies express their
  intention to actively participate
• Established by the Technical Management Board
• TMB determines title and scope
• The scope defines the limits of the work of the
  TC
• TMB assigns Secretariat
• TMB ratifies (endorses) selection of Chairman
  (this action may be taken at a later date)

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Subcommittees (SC)

• Established and dissolved by the parent TC,
  subject to ratification by the ISO TMB
• Responsible for progressing the technical
  activities of a more narrowly defined aspect of
  the TCs program of work
• Title and scope defined by the TC
• Within the scope of the TC
• At least five (5) members of the TC are willing
  to participate actively

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Training Resources and Contact Information
U.S. Participation in the International
Organization for Standardization February 15,
2005 AETC Conference
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ANSIs E-Learning Programs www.StandardsLearn.org

• E-learning (www.StandardsLearn.org)
• No-fee, public service programs
• Each course is self-paced and includes
  assignments, links, exercises and exams
• Current courses include
• Why Standards Matter
• U.S. Standards Today and Tomorrow
• Under development
• International Standards Development(expected in
  late 2004)
• More than 2,300 participants have taken courses
  on the ANSI education portal since its launch in
  2002

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ANSI Instructor-led Trainingwww.ansi.org/educatio
n

• Core classroom training courses focus on content
  unique to the standards and conformity assessment
  community
• National and international standards development
• Administrative (TAG or Secretariat) operations
• Effective participation (delegate training)
• Leadership techniques
• Standardization principles and practices
• Strategic standardization management

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Contact Information
For further information on . . . International
Secretariats Sally Seitz 1.212.642.4918 sseitz_at_
ansi.org U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Operations Henrietta Scully 1.212.642.4946 hscul
ly_at_ansi.org
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Contact Information
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