A series of standards that map the information technology needs of cities is underway. With increasing urbanization and population growth, the future of cities depends on sustainable solutions that support their evolution while improving the well-being of all. The role of information communication technology (ICT) is fundamental, underpinning many aspects [...]
The DIN Consumer Council has high hopes for a new standard that protects consumers and helps them get the most from their purchases. Two of the world’s biggest names in standardization, the IEC and the IEEE, joined forces with ISO to update an essential standard for consumers. IEC/IEEE 82079-1, Preparation of [...]
A new committee for safes and vaults has just been created. Humans have long needed safe places to store their most precious goods, and with natural disasters and increasingly cunning burglars, hiding them under the mattress is no longer a reliable strategy. Luckily, there are banks with safes and vaults, [...]
By Clare Naden on 20 August 2020 In our globetrotting society, beach safety signs and flags need to be understood in a language that everyone can speak. Internationally agreed illustrations and protocols are key, and the International Standard for that has just been updated. Good things happen when the world [...]
A new expert committee on biodiversity just formed. Biodiversity ensures life. It creates the air that we breathe, the food that we eat, the medicines that save lives and the water we so badly rely on. But over-exploitation of land and species, intensive farming, pollution and climate change have eroded [...]
The construction sector has a huge role to play in making our world sustainable, not only because it represents a large part of our physical environment, but because it is an industry that impacts all areas of society. ISO’s International Standard for sustainability in this sector has just been updated. [...]
In a bid to reduce emissions from shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a target of January 2020 for the implementation of a new policy that limits the sulfur content of maritime fuel to 0.50 %. No mean feat when the current maximum is 3.50 % and high-sulfur fuel has [...]
ISO International Standards help support tourism and contribute to the objective of this year’s theme “Tourism and jobs: a better future for all”. One of the fastest-growing economic sectors in the world, tourism is also one of the leading sectors for employment, accounting for about 10 % of jobs worldwide [1]. According [...]
One of the most effective ways of preventing fires in buildings is to reduce the level of oxygen in the air. The world’s first International Standard for oxygen reduction systems has just been published. Prevention is always better than cure, and there are few better examples than with fires. If [...]
It’s holiday time in many parts of the world, and for a lot of people that means getting away. More than 1.4 billion tourists went somewhere last year, and that number is due to grow by 3-4 % by the end of 20191), making tourism one of the fastest growing economic sectors [...]