ISO Action Plan for developing countries 2016-2020

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ISO and developing countries

International Standards bring technological, economic and societal benefits. They help to harmonize technical specifications of products and services making industry more efficient and breaking down barriers to international trade.

For developing countries, International Standards are an important source of technological know-how. Developing countries can use International Standards to access knowledge in areas where they may lack expertise and/or resources.

In addition, International Standards can improve access to global markets. As they define the characteristics that products and services have to meet on export markets, International Standards help developing countries take part fairly in international trade.

ISO and developing countries

Getting involved in standards development

Developing countries can also benefit from actively taking part in the development of International Standards. Standards are developed in an open process and reflect the views of many stakeholders including technical experts, government representatives, academics and consumers. Being actively involved in this process brings widespread benefits, including:

· influencing the technical content of standards to make sure they reflect specific needs

· gaining hands on experience in standardization work that can help build up national infrastructures, and

· giving early access to information and technological knowledge

Playing an active role in the ISO community, promoting the national use of International Standards and taking part in their development, helps developing countries realize their full potential.

What does ISO do for developing countries?

With, over three quarters of our 163 members from developing countries, we are committed to helping them get the most out of International Standards.

As part of our Action Plan for Developing Countries, we offer a number of programmes to increase their capacity and involvement in standardization, improve awareness of the benefits and to help strengthen regional cooperation.

Recent examples of our work include:

· The MENA STAR project to strengthen institutional infrastructure on standards and regulations in the Middle East and North Africa

· The SR MENA project on the use of ISO 26000 for social responsibility in the Middle East and North Africa regions

· An institutional strengthening project in Myanmar

· Involvement in a UNIDO project to boost capacity in trade

We also offer training and educational opportunities through the ISO Academy.

Twinning relationships is one of the actions ISO has taken to support participation from developing country members. A twinning relationship means that members can work together to build capacity of a developing country. For more information please read this Guidance on Twinning or contact the Technical Management Board at tmb@iso.org.

Leading ISO’s work on developing countries is DEVCO, ISO’s Committee on developing country issues. Find out more about DEVCO.

ISO standards-related initiatives

Many published ISO standards, standards projects and initiatives related to them - such as workshops aiming at sharing information and transferring knowledge - are of particular interest for developing countries.

Examples include:

Drip Irrigation: Seminar organized in conjunction with the ISO Workshop Agreement (IWA) meeting in Stockholm, on 31 August 2016

ISO's Action Plan maps out how ISO aims to contribute to improving developing countries' economic growth and access to world markets and helping to achieve sustainable development.

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