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International Organization for Standardization www. iso. org ANSI 2005 1

Demystifying the ISO/TMB by Ziva Patir Vice-President, Technical management Chair of the ISO/TMB Phoenix, Arizona, 9 -10 November 2005 ANSI 2005 2

Placement of TMB and Technical Programme within ISO ANSI 2005 3

TMB addressing ISO Strategy 2005 - 2010 ♦ Seven key strategic objectives ♦ Alignment of TMB business plan ♦ Project champions ♦ 70 recommendations ANSI 2005 4

DIRECTIVES RESOURCES ISO STRATEGIC PLAN TOP DOWN TMB BUSINESS PLAN BOTTOM UP NEEDS MARKET TRENDS INITIATIVES ANSI 2005 5

TMB business plan Global relevance Participation by developing countries Twinning arrangements: Vice-chairs (TC 207 and its SCs) Secretariats (WG SR and TC 228 Tourism and related services) P-members: AFNOR and SNIMA in TC 224 (Water services) ANSI 2005 6

Global Relevance Are We Globally Relevant? “The Proof is in the Pudding” ANSI 2005 7

Global Relevance (cont’d 1) We were in the past ! ♦ ISO 668 – Freight Containers ♦ ISO 10202 – Credit Cards ♦ ISO/TC 67 – Oil and Gas Industry (Shell Survey) ANSI 2005 8

Global Relevance (cont’d 2) And we are now! Þ Þ Þ Þ Security Social Responsibility MSS Food Safety Tourism and related services Nanotechnology Second hand goods ANSI 2005 9

Security Ø ISO/IEC Strategic Advisory Group Ø Natural disasters Ø Supply chain security management Ø Emergency preparedness Ø Risk management Tsunami Disaster 11 September ANSI 2005 10

Social Responsibility Ø New work approved by a large majority Ø WG established with twinned leadership (Brazil/Sweden) Ø Memorandum of Understanding with ILO Ø First meeting Salvador de Bahia, Brazil March 2005 – (300 participants) Ø Second meeting Bangkok, Sep 2005 Ø Third meeting Portugal, Q 2 2006 Ø Targeting publication in 2008 ANSI 2005 11

Management System Standards (MSS) MSS study Understanding future of new and sectoral management system standards to serve users (quality, environment, food safety, OH&S …) Assessing market needs via targeted surveys Final report for TMB meeting in February 2006 ANSI 2005 12

TMB business plan (cont’d) Reviews of TC/SC organizational structure and participation (liaison organizations) Standards development procedures Range of deliverables Guide to the use of standards as support of or as an alternative to technical regulation ANSI 2005 13

TC Chairs Conference Geneva 16 -17 June 2005 Six main themes Demystifying the TMB Global relevance Developing countries and stakeholder engagement Using IT from development to delivery Communication and promotion ISO/CS services and support ANSI 2005 14

Promoting Standards Through Art A new project every year Promoting standards to the young generation ANSI 2005 15

ISO/TMB – IEC/SMB Technical Collaboration Highlights • On-going work of ISO/IEC JTC 1 • ISO/IEC SAG on security • ISO/IEC/ITU-T Task Force on medical technologies • ISO/IEC Directives Maintenance Team (met February 2005) • Nanotechnology • Proposed joint session of TMB/SMB in February 2006 ANSI 2005 16

ISO/CEN Joint Coordination Group Global relevance/options in standards Benchmarking/key performance indicators Alignment of stage codes ANSI 2005 17

IMD Competitiveness List of Criteria • Economic Performance • Government Efficiency • Business Efficiency • Infrastructure ANSI 2005 18

Competitiveness Scoreboard 2005 ANSI 2005 19

IMD Competitiveness (cont’d 1) Can we link the ranking of countries based on their activity in ISO and/or their adoption and use of International Standards? ANSI 2005 20

Thank You! ANSI 2005 21